The Health Information Centre is a self-serve patient library devoted to responding to all health information requests. The Centre has 200 books and 100 videos offered for loan. Health education CDs as well as the Internet health search is available to visitors. All pamphlets are free of charge.

The Centre is situated on the main floor of the Main Clinic. Assistance is offered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Feel free to browse the resources.

Recommended Internet Medical Sites

The following is just a few of the thousands of medical sites on the Web. We’ve included these on our list because they either come from highly reputable organizations, offer Canadian content, or provide a good general introduction to health information on the Internet.

MEDLINE   www.nlm.nih.gov/ a list of medical journals for current information

Canadian Health Network www.canadian-health-network.ca health web links

Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca public health and health policy information as well as a consumer oriented section www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/hpo/index.html

Healthfinder www.healthfinder.gov online publications, web sites and support groups

Healthyway Canada healthyway.sympatico.ca Canadian wellness, health and medical sites

College of Family Physicians of Canada www.cfpc.ca/programs/education/edumain.asp has online information that is easy to access  and print

InteliHealth www.intelihealth.com men’s and women’s health, online quizzes

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis www.mayohealth.org various health categories

Canadian Holistic Health World www.saskworld.com/holistic  a variety of complementary medicine topics

RxMed www.rxmed.com/index.html a coalition of Family Physicians of Ontario offer information on illnesses as well as a travel clinic

Here are two sites that attempt to alert consumers to health information fraud: National Council Against Health Fraud www.ncahf.org and Quackwatch www.quackwatch.com.

These search engines are dedicated to finding health topics: Medical World Search www.mwsearch.com, Health on the Net www.hon.ch, or a health guide such as Achoo www.achoo.com, or Healthyway www.healthyway.sympatico.ca. 

What older women want: http://www.wowhealth.ca/ 

Please remember, on-line information can be useful, but when it comes to diagnosing and treating illness, it can’t replace consulting your own doctor. 

Also, available in the Health Information Centre is the book A Parent’s Guide to The Internet – Step by Step Project Oriented Guide to Family Internet Use. It may be borrowed for three weeks. The Internet can be a family hobby as well as a source of learning.