Health and Medical Links |
| |
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
|
| Your resource for leadership and adapted physical education ideas. |
American Tinnitus Association
|
| Provides information and support for people with tinnitus. |
Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC)
|
| Promotes the provision of community-based primary care and illness prevention services across Ontario.Information on the factors that determine an individual's health and position documents on a wide variety of health-related issues. |
Autism Society of Ontario
|
| Autism Society Ontario is the leading source of information and referral on autism and one of the largest collective voices representing the autism community.
The website has an extensive lising of autism related web-sites. |
Autism Society Sarnia/Lambton Chapter
|
| Sarnia/Lambton ASO is one of thirty-one chapters of Autism Society of Ontario, a
province wide registered charitable organization, and the leading source of information and
referral on autism. ASO is one of the largest collective voices representing the autism
community. |
Bloorview MacMillan Centre
|
| The Bloorview MacMillan Centre in Toronto, Ontario is an international "Centre of Excellence" in specialized pediatric services. It provides a school, inpatient hospital, outpatient clinics/service programs dedicated to the needs of physically challenged children and young adults. The Centre is also well known for its provision and research of orthotic and prosthetic devices such as the Hart Walker Orthosis. |
Bone and Joint Decade Canada
|
| Promoting Bone and Joint Health in Canada. The goal of the Bone and Joint Decade Canada is to promote the preservation of bone and joint health across the lifespan and to improve the health-related quality of life for people with musculoskeletal disorders. |
Canadian Academy of Audiology
|
| Provides resources and links for comsumers and professionals about hearing and hearing loss |
Canadian Hearing Society
|
|
Child and Family Canada
|
| A site of 30 Canadian non-profit organizations all about child care and development, parenting, health, family life, learning, social issues, special needs and more. |
Child Physiology
|
| The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has developed an animated interactive website that helps explain how organs normally perform. |
Developmental Disabilities Program
|
| An excellent starting point for searching for information on developmental disabilities from the University of Western Ontario. |
Down Syndrome Research Foundation
|
| Dedicated to improving life for people with Down syndrome through research and dissemination of information. This site compiles both specific and introductory information on Down syndrome.
|
EnableLink
|
| Linking people with disabilities to a world of resources. |
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
|
|
Hanen Provincial Preschool Speech and Language Initiative
|
| Website provides easy access to information about Hanen workshops and services in Ontario. Also contains links to Preschool Initiatives and other relevant websites for professionals and familes. |
Head Injury Association - Sarnia Lambton
|
| A community association of the Ontario Brain Injury Association |
Lambton Community Health Services Department
|
| Provides community health programs delivered by specially qualified professional staff.
|
Medic Alert
|
|
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada
|
| Provides relevant and current information about many types of neuromuscular disorders in an easy to understand format. |
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
|
| A federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service. |
OncoLink
|
| The first multimedia oncology information resource placed on the Internet and is run by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Its objectives include the dissemination of information, and the education of health care personnel, patients, and families. |
Ontario Brain Injury Association
|
| A charity dedicated to preventing traumatic brain injuries and to improving the quality of life for survivors of acquired brain injury, their families and the community.
|
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
|
| The Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy is a non-profit charitable orgranization with a mandate to address the changing needs for people in Ontario with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities. |
Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
|
| A province-wide network of community organizations and provincial associations in Ontario. Provides resources, training and communication services to achieve social, environmental, economic and physical well-being for individuals, communities, and local governments throughout Ontario. |
Ontario Services Information Database
|
| an information and referral program for people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, their families, care givers, and agencies supporting them. |
Parkinson Foundation of Canada
|
| Supports research into the cause, treatment and cure of Parkinson's. The Foundation provides information and counselling, to educate and heighten awareness. |
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
|
| Promotes and develops the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research. |
SoundStart
|
| SoundStart provides access to all preschool children in Lambton County to speech and language services. |
South West Regional Austism Program for Preschoolers
|
| An early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (I.B.I) program for children with autism. |
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario
|
| Mission statement of SBHAO is "To improve the quality of life of all individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, through research, awareness, care and advocacy." |
Sympatico Health
|
| Sympatico's health section features a number of Health Channels such as cancer, children's health, diabetes, and mental health. |
Voice
|
| For hearing impaired children |
WebMD Canada
|
|
Women's Health Matters
|
| The Centre for Research in Women's Health an the Women's College Campus of Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre - latest information, news and research findings on women's health, disease and lifestyle. |
Workers Health and Safety Centre
|
| The only worker-driven health and safety delivery organization in the province of Ontario. Promotes workplace prevention measures that reduce occupational disease, disability and death. |
Your Child's Health
|
| Dedicated to health and wellness of mothers, newborns and children. Developed by the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
|
| |
| Community Education Government |
