Public health

	Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Safety Association
	Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Safety Association was delegated by the Province of Alberta in May of 1996 to administer specified safety services in accord with regulations make under Alberta's Safety Codes Act pertaining to elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, freight platform lifts, manlifts, personnel hoists, lifts for persons with physical disabilities and amusement rides.
	American Indoor Air Quality Council
	A non-profit association for IAQ professionals and technicians, the American Indoor Air Quality Council promotes awareness, education, and certification in the field of Indoor Air Quality through sharing, learning, and networking.
	BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
	To be a leader in the production and transfer of injury prevention knowledge and the integration of evidence-based injury prevention practices in the daily lives of those at risk, those who care for them and those with a mandate for public health and safety in British Columbia.
	BC Nurseline
	BC NurseLine provides 24-hour, confidential health information and advice. Anywhere in the province, call BC NurseLine to speak to a registered nurse 24-hours or a pharmacist from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. every day. Specially trained nurses answer questions about health topics and procedures, identify symptoms, and help you decide when to see a health professional. Information and referrals are also provided to other services.
	Better Hearing Institute
	The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is a not-for-profit corporation that educates the public about the neglected problem of hearing loss and what can be done about it.
	Canadian Best Practices System for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
	The Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention is a central and early component of the Canadian Best Practices System. Finding and using best practices is one part of delivering effective initiatives. The Population Health Approach (learn more) provides a systematic approach to planning.
	Canadian Health Network (CHN)
	A national, non-profit, bilingual web-based health information service to help Canadians find the information they're looking for on how to stay healthy and prevent disease and injury. CHN does this through a unique collaboration - one of the most dynamic and comprehensive networks anywhere in the world. This network of health information providers includes the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada and national and provincial/territorial non-profit organizations, as well as universities, hospitals, libraries and community organizations.
	Canadian Network of Substance Abuse and Allied Professionals
	The Canadian Network of Substance Abuse and Allied Professionals is the first national website developed specifically for Canada’s substance abuse workforce. This resource aims to facilitate the adoption of evidence-informed practice across the continuum of care and to encourage and support ongoing learning with particular emphasis on emerging trends, quality assurance and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
	Canadian Public Health Association
	The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national not-for-profit association incorporated in 1912. CPHA is composed of health professionals from over 25 health disciplines and is active in conducting and supporting health and social programs both nationally and internationally.
	Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (University of Minnesota)
	CIDRAP's mission is to prevent illness and death from infectious diseases through epidemiological research and the rapid translation of scientific information into real-world practical applications and solutions.
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves.
	Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
	The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the promotion of environmental health and the dissemination of knowledge about environmental health issues for the benefit of the public. It is also responsible for the training and professional development of environmental health officers and provides educational services to the profession.
	Community and Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada
	CHICA–Canada is a national, multi-disciplinary, voluntary association of Infection Control Professionals (ICPs) dedicated to the health of Canadians by promoting excellence in the practice of infection prevention and control.
	Concordia University College of Alberta: Bachelor of Environmental Health
	The Bachelor of Environmental Health is an intensive 15-month program designed to prepare students for careers in public health inspection or in other areas of environmental health practice, or for graduate studies in environmental and public health. The program incorporates classroom instruction, field experiences, mentoring opportunities, and a 12-week field experience or an applied research project completed in association with organizations from the public or private sector.
	G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education: Occupational Health and Safety Program
	Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is an acknowledged leader in OHS training and development. They offer two certificate programs including the Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and the Certificate in Advanced Safety Management.
	Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
	Healthy Schools Network, Inc. is a not for profit education and research organization dedicated to securing policies and actions that will create schools that are environmentally responsible to children, personnel, and to their communities. Centered on children's environmental health, Healthy Schools Network activities include information, education, and coalition building.
	Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
	The Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) is a government organization founded in 1998 to improve the coordination, development and use of expertise in public health. Its creation involved uniting the province's principal public health laboratories and centres of expertise and transferring and assigning staff from a number of regional public health departments and from the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux.
	International Labour Organization Publications
	ILO publications provide relevant research and practical resources for policy-makers and other individuals concerned with occupational safety and health, labour and employment, industrial relations, women at work and much more.
	International Programme on Chemical Safety (INTOX)
	Database that is an essential tool for poison centres and related units concerned with preventing, recording, evaluation, diagnosing, treating and reporting on chemical emergencies.
	International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
	ISID is committed to improving the care of patients with infectious diseases, the training of clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology, and the control of infectious diseases around the world.
	London Hazards Centre
	A resource centre for Londoners fighting health and safety hazards in their workplace and community. This site is for union and community organisers anywhere who need health and safety information.
	National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
	The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) strives to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases or deaths that result from interactions between people and their environment.
	Nova Scotia Environmental Health Centre
	The Nova Scotia Environmental Health Centre is dedicated to care of people with chronic illness related to the environment; research into causes and effective treatments and education.
	Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic: St. Michael's Hospital
	The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) contributes to the prevention of occupational and environmental injury and illness and provides exemplary care to those who are suffering from occupational and environmental injury and disease.
	OSH Answers
	This is a collection of frequently asked health and safety questions, presented by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).
	Pandemic Influenza Portal
	This new web portal provides one stop access to online information from several Government of Canada departments and agencies about pandemic influenza, avian flu, seasonal flu and related matters.
	Pandemic Planning (CCOHS site)
	Browse the Pandemic Planning site for helpful documents and tools. Use the Links section to find out more information on various aspects of this situation.
	Pesticide Action Network of North America
	PANNA (Pesticide Action Network North America) works to replace pesticide use with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. The PAN Pesticides Database is of interest (http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Index.html).
	Pesticide Action Network - Pesticides Database
	The Pesticide Action Network - Pesticides Database brings together a wide range of information on pesticides from many different sources, providing ecotoxicity, human toxicity (chronic and acute) and regulatory information for over 5,000 pesticide active ingredients and their transformation products.
	Powerwatch
	Powerwatch is an independent organization with a central role in the UK Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Radiation health debate. We work closely with decision-makers in government and business, and with other like-minded groups, promoting policies for a safer environment.
	Public Health Agency of Canada: Injury Section
	The mission of the Public Health Agency of Canada is to promote and protect the health of Canadians through leadership, partnership, innovation and action in public health. This site provides information and access to a variety of Canadian injury sites.
	Right to Know Network
	The Right-to-Know Network (RTK NET), a service provided by OMB Watch, provides free access to numerous environmental databases. With the information available on RTK NET, you can identify specific factories and their environmental effects, and assess the people and communities affected.
	Telehealth Ontario: Ask an Expert
	HealthyOntario.com's Ask An Expert service allows you to direct non-emergency medical inquiries regarding hot health topics to a health information expert. All inquiries and responses are processed by Prescient Digital Media Ltd. under the supervision of HealthyOntario.com's Chief Medical Editor. This service is operated by the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and managed by Prescient Digital Media. Inquiries are currently being taken in regards to six issues crucial to the wellness of Ontarians: Arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, smoking cessation, and weight loss.
	World Health Organization
	The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. This is the occupational health page of the WHO site.
	Agence de la santé publique du Canada: Section des blessures
	Un site interactif renfermant des données statistiques sur les blessures au Canada.
	Association canadienne de radioprotection (ACRP)
	L'Association canadienne de radioprotection (ACRP) est une organisation professionnelle qui supporte le développement et l'implémentation de programmes de radioprotection dans les secteurs de lxindustrie, de la médecine, de la recherche et de l'environnement. Elle le fait grâce à l'apport scientifique, l'implication du public et l'interaction avec les autorités locales, provinciales, fédérales et internationales.
	Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
	L'Institut national de santé publique du Québec vise à être le centre d'expertise et de référence en matière de santé publique au Québec. Son objectif est de faire progresser les connaissances et de proposer des stratégies et des actions intersectorielles susceptibles d'améliorer l'état de santé et de bien être de la population.
	Pandémie D'Influenza
	Accès centralisé à de l'information fournie par les ministères et organismes du gouvernement du Canada sur l'influenza pandémique, la grippe aviaire et la grippe saisonnière.
	Planification de pandémie (CCHST)
	Consultez le site sur la planification en cas de pandémie, qui présente des documents et des outils utiles. N’oubliez pas d’utiliser la section Liens pour obtenir des renseignements additionnels.
	Portail canadien des pratiques exemplaires pour la promotion de la santé et la prevention des maladies chroniques
	Les objectifs à long terme du Système canadien des pratiques exemplaires de l’ASPC sont d’améliorer la santé, de réduire le fardeau des maladies chroniques et de diminuer les coûts de santé.
	Réponses SST
	Ce service gratuit est offert par le Service des demandes de renseignements du Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST). Le mandat du CCHST est de promouvoir la santé et la sécurité des lieux de travail en fournissant de l'information pratique en réponse aux questions qui s'y posent.
	Réseau canadien de la santé (RCS)
	Le Réseau canadien de la santé (RCS) est un programme national de promotion de la santé bilingue offert sur Internet à www.reseau-canadien-sante.ca. Le RCS vise essentiellement à aider les Canadiennes et Canadiens à trouver l'information dont ils ont besoin pour rester en santé et prévenir la maladie.
	Réseau canadien des professionnels en toxicomanie et de domaines connexes
	Le Réseau canadien des professionnels en toxicomanie et de domaines connexes est le premier site Web national s’adressant expressément aux intervenants canadiens en toxicomanie. Il vise à faciliter l’application de pratiques fondées sur des données probantes dans tout le continuum de soins et à favoriser et appuyer la formation continue, et ce, en mettant l’accent sur les nouvelles tendances, l’assurance de la qualité et la collaboration transdisciplinaire.
	SantéOntario.com: Demandez à un expert
	Le service Avis d’expert de SantéOntario.com permet d’envoyer directement une demande d’information médicale non urgente à un expert dans le domaine de la santé.