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Consumer health information is defined as any information that enables individuals to understand their health and make health-related decisions for themselves and their families (Patrick and Koss, 1995). Below are the web sites that you can find reliable health information in different diseases and conditions. For information in other languages, please see our Chinese, Italian, Multilingual, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese pages.
UHN Resources
UHN Brochures and Pamphlets
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| How to Review the Health Information You Find on the Web | ||
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| Monthly Health Talk | ||
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Patient Education TV |
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PMH Patient & Family Library |
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TGH Patient & Family Library |
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Patient & Family Library and Resource Centres - PMH |
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Patient & Family Library - TGH |
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Patient & Family Library - TWH |
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Public Health Agency of Canada |
| The Public Health Agency of Canada provides timely, trusted and credible public health information. This is a valuable and unique source for information on healthy living, disease and injury prevention. | |
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Health Canada |
| This site provides up-to-date information on diseases and conditions, healthy living style, health care, researches and statistics, etc to improve the health of all Canada's people. | |
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WebMed (Canadian Medical Association) |
| A source for easy-to-understand information on hundreds of medical conditions can be searched alphabetically or from the “Personal Health” and “Condition Centre” menu. | |
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Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care |
| This site provides information about Ontario healthcare initiatives and programs, in addition to consumer health information about common health issues and concerns. | |
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Healthy Ontario |
| This site contains thousands of pages of original content, health assessment tools, health and medical information, healthcare services available in Ontario, and links to other Ontario health and wellness web sites. | |
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Health Notes from your Family Doctor |
| Various health and disease topics provided by the Patient Education Network from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Materials have been favorable reviewed by the Patient Education Review Committee of the College | |
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Consumer Health Information Services of Toronto Public Library |
| Click on the “healthnavigator” to look for a variety of health topics. The guides serve as a starting point for consumer to look for health information from the local library collections and the Internet. | |
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Southlake Regional Health Centre |
| A great collection of health information with access to databases on many health topics. | |
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Canadian Consumer Information Gateway |
| A centralized, comprehensive source of consumer information and contacts compiled by more than 25 federal government departments and agencies. Click on "health" and then limit the information to the provinces of your choice. | |
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Toronto Public Health |
| Toronto Public Health Provides a wide range of health education and disease prevention initiatives to promote health and prevent illness across the city of Toronto. |
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Healthfinder |
| A health resource maintained by the US Department of Health and Human Services. It directs you to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public. | |
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MEDLINEplus Health Information |
| National Library of Medicine provides extensive resources on health topics, drug information, and references. It has links to consumer health information from the NIH, clearinghouses, dictionaries, and clinical trials. Information is available in Spanish and other languages. | |
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Mayo Clinic |
| Find reliable and easy-to-understand information on diseases and conditions, drugs, or tools to help you manage your condition or stay healthy. Experts of the Clinic update materials regularly. | |
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American Academy of Family Physicians |
| All the information were written, reviewed, and regularly updated by physicians and patient education professionals at the Academy | |
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Medem, Inc. |
| The Medical Library of Medem holds a full range of patient education information and helps patients navigate subjects from introductory to advanced level materials. The materials are provided by US's leading medical societies and updated regularly. | |
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NHS Direct Online |
| This is a website providing high quality health information and advice for the people of England. Their Online Encyclopedia covers a wide range of health topics which can be searched alphabetically or by subject. | |
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Consumer & Patients Health Information Section of MLA |
| Top 100 list of health websites that you can trust | |
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Patient Information Leaflets, Patient UK |
| Maintained by two general practitioners responsible for the patient information leaflet service. | |
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HealthInsite (Australia) |
| Through this site you will find a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics. | |
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Merck Source |
| For those who want to know more in-depth medical information, click on "The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition" to access to limited sections of the second home edition. | |
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UpToDate Patient Information |
| UpToDate has produced articles for patients and their family members who seek current, reliable information on a variety of medical conditions and topics. | |
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Health on the Net Foundation |
| The foundation provides guidance to lay persons on how to find reliable medical and health information online. |
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British Columbia Ministry of Health |
| Translated health files in French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Punjabi, and Chinese. | |
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MedlinePlus |
| Quality consumer health information in multiple languages. | |
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NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service |
| Contains common health topics in 47 languages. Browsers can search by topics or by languages and download any of the language versions with the Adobe Acrobat software. | |
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Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library |
| Access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages | |
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EthnoMed |
| Patient education materials are available in a variety of different languages. | |
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Merck Worldwide |
| Offers online resources designed to provide health, medical, and product-related information. Choose from the country site to access the preferred languages. | |
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Health Information East London |
| Provides health factsheets in a variety of ethnic languages. |
