Health Watch - Health Services in Canada

HEALTH IN CANADA
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HEALTH WATCH INSTITUTIONS ARTHRITIS The Arthritis Society 393 University Avenue, Suite 1700 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E6 Phone: (416) 979-7228, 1-800-321-1433 Fax: (416) 979-6366 Website: www.arthritis.ca Give Rheumatoid Arthritis Children Encouragement (G.R.A.C.E.) 50 Wood Street St. Annes, U.K. FY8 1QG Website: www.fyldecoast.co.uk/grace/grace.htm ASTHMA Allergy/Asthama Information Association 30 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 750 Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3E7 Phone: (905) 712-2242, 1-800-611-7011 Fax: (905) 712-2245 Asthma Society of Canada 130 Bridgeland Ave., Suite 425 Toronto, Ontario M6A 1Z4 Phone: (416) 787-4050, 1-800-787-4050 Fax; (416) 707-5807 Website: asthma@myne.com Canadian Lung Association 1900 City park Drive, Suite 508 Gloucester, Ontario K1J 1A3 Phone: (613) 747-6776, 1-888-566-LUNG BREAST CANCER Canadian Cancer Society 10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M4V 3B1 Phone: (416) 961-7223, 1-888-939-3333 Fax: (416) 961-4189 Website: www.cancer.ca Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation 790 Bay street, Suite 1000 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1N8 Phone: (416) 596-6773, 1-800-387-9816 Fax: (416) 596-7857 e-mail: cbcf@cbcf.org Website: www.cbcf.orga CHOLESTEROL Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 222 Queen Street, Suite 1402 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V9 Phone: (613) 569-4361, 1-888-473-4636 Fax: (613) 569-3278 Website: www.hsf.ca DIABETES Canadian Diabetes Association 15 Toronto Street, Suite 800 Toronto, Ontario M5C 2E3 Phone: (416) 363-3393, 1-800-226-8464 Fax: (416) 363-3373 Website: www.diabetes.ca Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 89 Granton Drive Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 2N5 Phone: (905) 889-4171, 1-800-668-0274 Fax: (905) 889-4209 EMOTIONAL HEALTH Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention 1615 10^th Avenue SW, Suite 210 Calgary, Alberta T3C 0J7 Phone: (403) 245-3900 Fax: (403) 245-0299 Canadian Mental Health Association 2160 Yonge Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M4S 2Z3 Phone: (416) 484-7750 Fax: (416) 484-4617 Website: www.sympatico.ca/cmha.toronto FOOD & CONTACT ALLERGIES Allergy/Asthama Information Association 30 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 750 Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3E7 Phone: (905) 712-2242, 1-800-611-7011 Fax: (905) 712-2245 Canadian Lung Association 1900 City park Drive, Suite 508 Gloucester, Ontario K1J 1A3 Phone: (613) 747-6776, 1-888-566-LUNG Medica Alert Phone: (416) 696-0267, 1-800-825-785 Fax: (416) 696-0156 Website: www.medicalalert.org/ HEADACHE The Migraine Association of Canada 365 Bloor Street East, Suite 1912 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3L4 Phone: (416) 920-4916, 1-800-663-3557 Fax: (416) 920-3677 Website: www.migraine.ca American Council for Headache Education Website: www.achenet.org HEART HEALTH Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 222 Queen Street, Suite 1402 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V9 Phone: (613) 569-4361, 1-888-473-4636 Fax: (613) 569-3278 Website: www.hsf.ca HEPATITIS Canadian Liver Foundation 365 Bloor Street East, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3L4 Phone: (416) 964-1953, 1-800-563-5483 Fax: (416) 964-0024 Website: www.liver.ca The Hepatitis Information Network Website: www.hepnet.com HIV & AIDS Canadian AIDS Society 100 Sparks St., Suite 400 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5B7 Phone: (613) 230-3580, 1-800-499-1986 Fax: (613) 563-4998 Website: CASinfo@cdnaids.ca Canadian Foundation for Aids Research 165 University Ave., Suite 800 Toronto, Ontario M5H 3B9 Phone: (416) 361-628, 1-800-563-2873 Fax: (416) 361-5736 Website: www.canfar.com Canadian National AIDS Clearinghouse 1565 Carling Ave., Suite 400 Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 8R1 Phone: (613) 725-3769, 1-800-874-2572 Fax: (613) 725-9826 Website: www.CPHA.ca HYPERTENSION Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 222 Queen Street, Suite 1402 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V9 Phone: (613) 569-4361, 1-888-473-4636 Fax: (613) 569-3278 Website: www.hsf.ca MENOPAUSE Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 222 Queen Street, Suite 1402 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V9 Phone: (613) 569-4361, 1-888-473-4636 Fax: (613) 569-3278 Website: www.hsf.ca Osteoporosis Society of Canada 33 Laird Drive Toronto, Ontario M4G 3S9, 1-800-463-6842 The North American Menopause Society P.O. Box 94527 Cleveland, OH 44101 Phone: (216) 844-8748 Fax: (216) 844-8708 Website: www.menopause.org PROSTATE HEALTH Canadian Cancer Society 10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M4V 3B1 Phone: (416) 961-7223, 1-888-939-3333 Fax: (416) 961-4189 Website: www.cancer.ca Prostatitis Foundation 1063 30^th Street, Box 8 Smithshire, Illinois 61478 Phone: (309) 325-7184, 1-888-891-4200 Fax: (309) 325-7184 Website: www.prostate.org RESPIRATORY ALLERGIES Allergy/Asthama Information Association 30 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 750 Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3E7 Phone: (905) 712-2242, 1-800-611-7011 Fax: (905) 712-2245 Canadian Lung Association 1900 City park Drive, Suite 508 Gloucester, Ontario K1J 1A3 Phone: (613) 747-6776, 1-888-566-LUNG *Health Services in Canada* Health Services in Canada gives in details the health services that are available to the Canadian residents. It is a great privilege to have free medical care for all the residents in Canada. Almost all the services are covered by the government of Canada except a for few that have been termed as unnecessary. Health Services in Canada provides the procedure to apply for a Health Card by the new immigrants as well as the procedure to be followed for the change in information on the Health Card. Permanent residents are eligible for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for which they have to make an application. Health Services in Canada gives a list of Ministry of Health Offices with their contact addresses and phone numbers. Health Services in Canada also covers an important aspect of medical examination of would-be residents in Canada. Medical examination requirements and the procedure to be followed by them has been included in this section. Health Watch Institutions provide addresses and contact numbers of the specializing institutions in certain diseases. Their web addresses have been added wherever available.
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