Health Care Assistant

• HealthLinkBC
  • Go to Illness and Conditions   to learn about common health concerns and how to prevent or treat them
• BC Ministry of Health
  • Clinical practice guidelines and protocols in British Columbia (BC Guidelines for health practitioners & professionals).
  • Browse by alphabetical listing. Download PDF Guides for Patients
• BC Centre for Disease Control
  • Health Info > Disease types
• Health Canada
  • Diseases and conditions
• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Chronic diseases
  • Infectious diseases
• Merck manual: The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy  (Professional & Consumer Versions)
• MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine)
  • Health topics with Patient Handouts
• Mayo Clinic
  • Go to Patient Care and Health Information then Diseases and Conditions
• US Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  • Diseases & conditions
• US National Institutes of Health
  • Health information

BC Health Authorities including Interior Health Authority [IHA]

BC Ministry of Health

Canada Benefits (use the benefits finder tool on this website)

Health Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada (Aging & Seniors)

Service Canada (Programs and Initiatives for seniors)

Veterans Affairs Canada

• ALS Society of BC
• Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Arthritis Society  (BC/Yukon)
• BC Schizophrenia Society
• Canadian Association of Retired Persons [CARP]
• Canadian Association on Gerontology
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Canadian Celiac Association
• Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging
• Canadian Liver Foundation
• Canadian National Institute of the Blind [CNIB]
• Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
• Crohn's & Colitis Canada
• Diabetes Canada
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Hypertension Canada
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Lung Association of Canada    British Columbia Lung Association
• Lupus Canada    Lupus Society (BC)
• Muscular Dystrophy Canada
• Osteoporosis Canada
• Parkinson Canada          American Parkinson Disease Association [APDA]
• Stroke Recovery Association of BC
• Thyroid Foundation of Canada

For a list of disease-specific organizations in BC, you may also check Self-Management British Columbia Community Resources