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Health Information You Can Trust!
It's hard to know if information on the Internet is reliable or not! To get you started, here are links to a some of our favourite sources for reliable patient information to help answer health-related questions.
Please remember -- these websites do not replace seeing your doctor or nurse practitioner and getting personalized health advice!
General Health Information
Patient Education Program - Canadian College of Family Physicians
Health Information for the Whole Family - American Academy of Family Physicians
Pregnancy-related Information
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Pregnancy Weekly - a weekly email program with lots of good information
Ontario Multiple Marker Screening (MMS) Program - an excellent source of information regarding your genetic screening options
Child Health Issues
Caring for Kids - Information from the Canadian Pediatric Society
Best Start - Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre
General Nutrition Links
Dietitians of Canada - nutrition resource center (tips, frequently asked questions and fact sheets)
Health Canada - Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating, Food Labeling and Health or Nutrition Content Claims...
Canadian Health Network - Healthy Eating (Public Health Agency of Canada)
SFHC Groups - Spring 2012