Key Links

BC Health Resources

• ActNow BC
• BC HealthGuide
• Regional Health Authorities
• Northern Health Authority
• Interior Health Authority
• Vancouver Island Health Authority
• Vancouver Coastal Authority
• Fraser Health Authority
• Provincial Health Services Authority
• British Columbia Medical Association
• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
• Healthy Heart Society
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and Yukon
• Osteoporosis Society Canada, BC Division
• Alzheimer Society of B.C.
• BC Lung Association
• The Arthritis Society, B.C. and Yukon Division
• BC Healthy Living Alliance
• Pacific Blue Cross
• Society of General Practitioners
• Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee
• BC Pharmacy Association
• Dietitians of Canada, B.C. Region
• College of Physician and Surgeons
• British Columbia College of Family Physicians
• College of Registered Nurses of BC
• College of Midwives of BC
• College of Pharmacists of BC
• UBC Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing and Continuing Medical Education
• UVic Centre on Aging
• Preventative Health Programs
• UBC's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research's (CHSPR)
• See the BC Healthy Heart Society web site for information about the Congestive Heart Failure Collaborative
• Business Plan for the Congestive Heart Failure Initiative (PDF 305Kb)
• A Snapshot of Diabetes Care in British Columbia 2003/2004 (PDF 231Kb)
• BC Diabetes Collaborative
• See the BC Healthy Heart Society web site for information about the Business Case for Diabetes (PDF 1163Kb)
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Health Resources in Other Provinces

• Alberta Health 
• Saskatchewan Health - Primary Health Services
• Manitoba Health
• Ontario Ministry of Health & Long Term Care
• Québec Santé et Services sociaux
• New Brunswick Health and Wellness - Health Care Renewal
• Nova Scotia Department of Health - PHC Renewal
• Prince Edward Island Health and Social Services
• Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services
  • The Family Physician's Role in a Continuum of Care Framework for Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF 525Kb)
• Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services
• Nunavut Ministry of Health & Social Services
• Yukon Department of Health

National Health Resources

• Arthritis Self-Management Program.
• Canadian College of Health Services Executives
• Canadian Council for Tobacco Control
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
  • The Path for Restructuring Primary Healthcare Services in Canada
• Canadian Institute for Health Information
• Health Canada
  • Primary Health Care in Canada
  • Health Canada
• National Primary Health Care Awareness Strategy
• Sympatico Health Page
• Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
• College of Family Physicians of Canada
  • The Need for an Institute of Primary Care Research within the CIHI
  • Primary Care and Family Medicine in Canada - A Prescription for Renewal
• Ontario College of Family Physicians - Publications
• Canada Health InfoWay

International Health Resources

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement - United States
• Johns Hopkins ACG Case-Mix System - United States
• Improving Chronic Illness Care - United States
  • Report: ACT - Accelerating Change Today
• National Health Service - United Kingdom
• UK Department of Health - Expert Patient Program (PDF 207Kb) - United Kingdom
• Australian Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
• Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development - Australia
• Primary Care Initiative: Enhanced Primary Care Package - Australia
• New Zealand Ministry of Health - PHC Strategy - New Zealand

Medical Journals

• Canadian Medical Association Journal
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• American Family Physician
• Medical Journal of Australia
• The Lancet - United Kingdom
• New England Journal of Medicine
• British Medical Journal
• Hardin MD - Medical Journal Directory