Health and Medicine

BC Health Guide Provides one page fact sheets on a variety of health and safety topics, and provides access to the BC First Nations Health Handbook. Use your postal code to search for medications, medical tests, and local health practitioners.

Public Health Agency of Canada This network of health information providers includes Health Canada as well as national and provincial/territorial non-profit organizations. It also includes universities, hospitals, libraries and community organizations.

Care Guide This site helps you to make informed decisions about seniors' housing, care services and other related issues.

Dietitians of Canada Learn about healthy eating and nutrition using this fun and interactive site.

Directory of Addiction Services Search the directory to locate various programs and services in British Columbia. Search by the type of addiction, the service provided, the target treatment group, or the service location. http://www.kaiserfoundation.ca

Interior Health Authority Browse the health services offered by Interior Health. Use the directory to locate a medical professional near you. Explore the eMedicaLibrary provided by Stanford University (enter your Care Card number at the prompt). Explore the medical reference links to locate additional BC and Canadian services and information sources.

In Your Grasp A regional and provincial database of community resources for children, youth and families.

Medline Plus Health information from the world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It includes extensive information on over 650 diseases and conditions.

Nutrition Data Search for facts about various food items including fast foods and processed foods. Determine BMI (Body Mass Index), calories burned during exercise, daily nutritional requirements, as well as search for items high in specific nutrients. A number of related topics such as weight loss, food additives, food fullness, glycemic index are also covered.

Quit Now Is an Internet-based quit smoking service, available free-of-charge for all British Columbians.

Surgical Wait Times Information on non-emergency surgery waitlists in BC