Useful websites – links
1. Alberta government funded associations
- Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
- Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative
Brochure, July 2008 - Alberta Centre for Active Living
- Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research
- Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
- Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)
- Alberta International Medical Graduate (AIMG) Program
- Alberta Research Council
- Canada Northwest FASD Partnership
- Clean Air Strategic Alliance
- Centre's of Excellence
- Health Information Standards Committee for Alberta (HISCA)
- Health Quality Council of Alberta
- Healthy Alberta – Healthy U
- Heart and Stoke Foundation of Alberta
- Institute of Health Economics
- Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
- HBA Services (Health Boards of Alberta)
- Rural Physician Action Plan
2. Alberta government – related departments
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Children and Youth Services
- Environment
- Employment and Immigration
- Education
- Seniors and Community Supports
3. Disease and conditions organizations and sources
- Alberta Asthma Centre
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Arthritis Society of Canada
- Asthma Society of Canada
- Canadian Blood Services
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- Canadian Diabetes Association
- Canadian Immunization Awareness Program
- Canadian Liver Foundation
- Canadian Lung Association
- Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation (bones and joints)
- Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada
- Depression Canada
- Dietitians of Canada
- Epilepsy Associations in Alberta
- Erectile Dysfunction Canada
- Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Huntington Society of Canada
- Menopause Canada
- Migraine Canada
- Persons with Developmental Disabilities
- Schizophrenia Society of Canada
- Suicide Information and Educational Centre
4. Federal and provincial governments
- B.C. Ministry of Health
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Canadian Medical Protective Association
- Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
- Health Canada
- Health Canada Inuit and First Nations Health
- Manitoba Ministry of Health
- New Brunswick Ministry of Health and Wellness
- Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry Health and Community Services
- Northwest Territories Ministry of Health and Social Programs
- Nova Scotia Ministry of Health
- Nunavut Ministry of Health and Social Services
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Prince Edward Island Ministry of Health and Social Services
- Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
- Yukon Ministry of Health and Social Services
5. Funding sources for health research
- Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
- Alberta Research and Innovation Organizations
- Alberta Science and Research Authority
- Canadian Foundation for Innovation
- Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
- Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
6. Health information
- Air Quality Health Index – Alberta Environment
- Bed bugs info – Government of Ontario
- Canada Health Infoway – Electronic Health Records
- Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
- Canadian Immunization Awareness Program
- Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute
- Canadian Paediatric Society – Caring for Kids
- Canadian Society for International Health
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Canadian Women's Health Network
- Childhood obesity
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative Foundation
- Health Law Institute
- Health Jobs in Alberta
- Health Map – Global disease alert map
- Healthy Canadians
- Healthy U – Healthy Alberta
- How Healthy are Canadians? – Statistics Canada 2002–2005
- Institute of Health Economics
- Internet Mental Health (BC)
- Med Effect – Health Canada Health product safety information
- Natural Health Products Directorate
- Poison and Drug Information (PADIS)
- Provincial Health Ethics Network
- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Microbiology)
- Safer Healthcare Now! – Canadian Patient Safety Institute
7. Health professions – member associations
8. Health professions – regulatory colleges
9. Health regions / zones
Please note: On May 15, 2008, one provincial governance board replaced Alberta’s nine regional health authority boards, the Alberta Mental Health Board, Alberta Cancer Board and Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC).
10. International resources
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry – US
- American National Institute of Mental Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – US
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Medline Plus – National Institutes of Health and the U.S. National Library of Medicine
- MedicineNet.com – US
- NOAH: New York Online Access to Health – US
- Healthfinder – US
- KidsHealth – US
- United Kingdom Department of Health – UK
- NHS Direct Online – UK
- World Health Organization
