Health Canada
Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health.Health Canada strives to improve the health of all Canada's people, while respecting individual choices and circumstances, and therefore seeks to put Canada among the countries with the healthiest people in the world.

Canadian Health Network
CHN is a national, non-profit, bilingual web-based health information service. This network of health information providers includes Health Canada and national and provincial/territorial non-profit organizations, as well as universities, hospitals, libraries and community organizations.

Canadian Institute for Health Information
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, pan-Canadian, not-for-profit organization working to improve the health of Canadians and the health care system by providing quality, reliable and timely health information.

Canadian Institute of Child Health
Dedicated to promoting and protecting the health, well-being and rights of all children and youth through monitoring, education and advocacy.

Canadian Mental Health Association
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) exists to promote the mental health of all people and to serve mental health consumers, their families and friends. Founded in 1918, it is one of the oldest voluntary organizations in Canada.

Canadian Public Health Association
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. CPHA's members believe in universal and equitable access to the basic conditions which are necessary to achieve health for all Canadians.

Canadian Women's Health Network
The CWHN is committed to building regional and national links among organizations and individuals who care about women's health.

Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
The Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada has made recommendations on sustaining a publicly-funded health system that balances investments in prevention and health maintenance with those directed to care and treatment.

Disability Issues
Do you or someone you know have a disability ? Here is a collection of links to helpful and informative web sites.

Diseases & Conditions
One of Health Canada's mandates is to reduce the incidence of disease, conditions and personal injuries. This is carried out by many Health Canada science and health experts who monitor such diseases, provide up-to-date research on disease surveillance and statistics to various levels of government and public officials, while evaluating the prevention and control programs currently in place.

Health Canada, Childhood and Adolescence
The Division Childhood and Adolescence is a focal point for policy development, research, and strategic analysis of trends regarding broad determinants of health regarding children and youth in Canada.

Health Canada, Food Guide to Healthy Eating
The ONPP promotes the nutritional health and well being of Canadians by collaboratively defining, promoting and implementing evidence-based nutrition policies. Taking advantage of research from various sources in Canada and abroad, the ONPP acts a central hub for current, reliable nutrition information.

Health Canada, Health Act
The five principles of the Canada Health Act are the cornerstone of the Canadian health care system, and have iconic status for Canadians. This legislation, passed unanimously by Parliament in 1984, affirms the federal government's commitment to a universal, accessible, comprehensive, portable and publicly administered health insurance system.

Health Protection
Health Canada collaborates internationally and with its provincial and territorial counterparts to protect the health of Canadians against current and emerging health threats.

Healthy Living
Keeping yourself informed to make healthy food and lifestyle choices is an important way to improve your overall health and sense of well-being. Encouraging Canadians to take a more active role in their health is one way that Health Canada helps the people of Canada maintain and improve their health.

Its Your Health
Many factors can influence our health from our family history to our social, physical and economic environment to our own individual coping skills. Some of these factors are, to varying degrees within our control, but one area where people can influence their health positively is through their own personal health practices.

National Aboriginal Health Organization
The National Aboriginal Health Organization, an Aboriginal designed and controlled body, will influence and advance the health and well-being of Aboriginal Peoples through carrying out knowledge-based strategies.

Physical Activity Guide for Kids
A guide to help you make wise choices about physical activity. Choices that will improve your health, help prevent disease, and allow you to get the most out of life.

Ten Myths about Canadian Medicare
The release of the Romanow Report has rekindled the public discussion around creating effective healthcare policy. This backgrounder puts the spotlight on these 10 popular myths about Canada’s Medicare system.

The Canadian Centre for
Occupational Health & Safety
CCOHS is a Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario, which serves to support the vision of eliminating all Canadian work-related illnesses and injuries.

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