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HLST 200: Introduction to Human Health (I) Report a Broken Link

Anyone can produce a health information website. But just because the information appears on an Internet website, it does not mean that the information is correct. For example, while the website Wikipedia contains a lot of information, the accuracy of the material cannot be verified. Therefore such sites should not be used as academic references.

The websites listed in this Digital Resource Room offer reliable health information for Canadians.

Supplementary Readings

Unit 1

Health and Wellness
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative
Canadian Health Network
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Public Health Association
Friends of Medicare
Health Canada
Health Canada: First Nations and Inuit Health
Health World Online
Informed Health Online
Keep Medicare Public
MedicineNet.com (Medical Dictionary)
Public Health Agency of Canada: Healthy Living
Speakwell.com
Statistics Canada
Women’s Health Matters
World Health Organization

Unit 2

Sexuality
BC Council for Families
Canadian Institute of Child Health
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Canadian Youth, Sexual Health and AIDS Study 2002
Egale Canada (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere)
Family Service Canada
Motherisk
Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada
Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)
Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy
Statistics Canada: National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
The Vanier Institute of the Family
Women’s Health Matters

Unit 3

Reproductive Choices and Pregnancy
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
Adoption Council of Canada, Canada’s Waiting Kids
Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth (ASAC)
Canadian Urological Association
Health Canada: Therapeutic Products Directorate
Infertility Awareness Association of Canada (IAAC)
IVF Canada & the LIFE Program
Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada
Sexual Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)
Statistics Canada: National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
The Vanier Institute of the Family: About VIF
Women’s Health Matters

Unit 4

Nutrition
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN/CCAN)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education
Dietitians of Canada
Dietitians of Canada: Eating+Activity Tracker
Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide: First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Health Canada
Health Canada: Food & Nutrition (Canada’s Food Guide)
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives: Healthy Vegetarian Diets

Unit 5

Weight
BodySense: Promoting Positive Body Image In Sport
Canada on the Move.ca
Eating Disorders Mirror Mirror
Health Canada: Body Mass Index (BMI) Nomogram
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (nedic)
St. Paul’s Hospital Providence Healthcare, Eating Disorders Program

Unit 6

Active Living
Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (ALCOA)
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES)
Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP)
Certified Professional Trainers Network (CPTN) Inc.
Fitness Business Canada, Certification and Training in Canada
Health Canada: Vitality
Public Health Agency of Canada: Physical Activity Guide

Unit 7

Alcohol
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC)
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA · CCLAT)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (camh)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Women for Sobriety, Inc.

Unit 8

Tobacco and Caffeine
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA · CCLAT)
Canadian Council for Tobacco Control
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (camh)
Health Canada: Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS)
Health Canada: Health Canada’s Tobacco Control Programme
Heart and Stroke Foundation
The Lung Association
Tobacco Facts

Unit 9

Heart Health and Disease
Canadian Heart Health Database Centre
Global Cardiovascular Infobase
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Hsfpe.org (Heart & Stroke Foundation Professional Education)

Unit 10

Cancer and Non-Infectious Conditions
Asthma.ca (Asthma Society of Canada)
Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Diabetes Association
Canadian Paediatric Society
CBI Health (Canadian Back Institute)
ChronicPainCanada.org (Chronic Pain Association of Canada)
eyesite.ca (Canadian Ophthalmological Society)
National Aboriginal Diabetes Association
Osteoporosis Canada
The Arthritis Society
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
The Lung Association

Unit 11

Communicable Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections
AIDS Clock
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Canadian AIDS Society
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE)
Canadian Hemophilia Society
Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Canadian Liver Foundation
Canadian Treatment Action Council (CTAC)
Canadian Youth, Sexual Health and AIDS Study 2002
Infertility Awareness Association of Canada (IAAC)
Public Health Agency of Canada: “Acute Hepatitis B” Incidence in Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada: Canadian Immunization Guide
Public Health Agency of Canada: HIV/AIDS
Public Health Agency of Canada: HIV/AIDS–Epi Updates–2005
Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)
Toronto General Hospital: HIV Info
Women’s Health Matters

Unit 12

Aging
Active2010
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA)
Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute: Successful Aging
Osteoporosis Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada: Aging and Seniors
Wellness Health Care Information Resources