Resource Links

General Resources

Crisis Line - if you or somebody you know is experiencing serious mental health problems

Connex Ontario - Access to Addiction, Mental Health and Problem Gambling Services

Renfrew County Addiction Treatment System

Do you want to Quit Smoking? List of Renfrew County Stop Smoking Groups

beadonor.ca

Consumer Safety Guide

Healthy Canadians

Information on the West Nile Virus

Information on Zika Virus

Breathing Easier

Canadian Arthritis Society

Canadian Diabetes Association

Senior Resources

A Senior's Guide for Healthy Eating

Assisted Living Program

Ontario Senior Secretariat - Advance Care Planning Guide

Lifeline Systems of Canada

Power of Attorney for Personal Care

Power of Attorney and Living Wills - questions and answers

Power of Attorney Kit Online (Property)

By Mail: Call 1-800-366-0335 to have a copy sent to you via letter mail.

In person: Any of our local "Government Information Centre" offices carries the Guide of Advance Care Planning as well as the Power of Attorney Kit (closest centres to RVH are at 316 Plaunt Street, Renfrew and 31 Riverside Drive, Pembroke).

Ontario Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse

Advocacy Care for the Elderly

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• Canadian Cancer Society
• BC Cancer Agency
• Cancer Care Ontario
• National Cancer Institute
• Talking about Cancer: A Kids Guide
• Oncolink - University of Pennsylvania Cancer Link
• Harvard Cancer Center
• The Couple's Guide to Intimacy for Prostate Cancer Survivors
• The Mesothelioma Group (understanding cancer)
• American Childhood Cancer Society

Champlainhealthline

Connect with local health care services in Renfrew County; Ottawa; Prescott and Russell; Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry; North Lanard and North Grenville.

• Health Care Facilities
• Health Care Professionals
• Support Groups
• Home Health Care
• Clinics and Classes
• Disease Associations

Canadian Suicide Prevention Association

Canadian Hemochromatosis Society

Consumer & Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS)

Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation

Centers for Disease Control

Drug Information

Diabetes

Healthline provides a very comprehensive overview of Type 2 Diabetes as a critical starting point for individuals and/or their loved ones. For more information, visit: healthline

Global Health 2000

Health Canada Online

Heart and Stroke

• American Heart Association
• Canadian Stroke Network
• University of Ottawa Heart Institute
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• National Stroke Association
• American Stroke Association

Women's Health Matters

American Hemochromatosis Society

Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

Mayo Clinic Health Information

Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation

Canadian Mental Health Association

McMaster University

Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition

National Institutes of Health

NHS Centre for Reviews & Dissemination

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre

Ontario Renal Network

Osteoporosis Society of Canada

Osteoporosis Defined: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Renfrew County and District Health Unit

Royal Ottawa Hospital Foundation for Mental Health

Parkinson's support groups in Renfrew County 2018

Sleep Problems

Sleep Products