Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan is the basic health insurance plan for Alberta resident to cover medically necessary hospital and health care services. Phone: 780.427.1432 (Edmonton), Toll free in Alberta dial 310.0000 then 780.427.1432
Alberta Health and Wellness provides health information about wellness and healthy living, nutrition, emergency health services, immunization, and much more. Phone: 780.427.1432 (Edmonton), Toll free in Alberta dial 310.0000 then 780.427.1432
Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.
Primary Care Initiative oversees and supports the development of Primary Care Networks in Alberta. Phone: 780.488.4350 (Edmonton), Toll free: 1.866.714.5724
The Alberta Caregiver College – Support of Caregivers of Older Adultsprovides training for the primary caregivers of older adults, often who are frail or with chronic health issues.
The Alberta Lung Association provides information about lung diseases such as asthma and COPD, as well as information about smoking cessation and the environment.
The Alzheimer Society of Canada provides support, information and education to people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, families, physicians and health-care providers.
Birth and Babies, the educational website of the Alberta Health Services Child birth Education Program, provides information to help families receive seamless service and the most accurate and up to date information. Care is based on Canadian guidelines for the nurturing and care of pregnant women and families.
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer.
The Canadian Diabetes Association manages the Alberta Monitoring For Health Program, which allows eligible Albertans with diabetes to access limited funding to help cover the cost of qualified diabetes management supplies. For eligibility requirements and coverage information
The Canadian Mental Health Association (Alberta Division) provides information and resources about mental health and mental illness and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.
The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) is the principal body for physical activity, health and fitness research and personal training in Canada. The CSEP fosters the generation, growth, synthesis, transfer and application of the highest quality research, education and training related to exercise physiology and science.
The Caring for Kids (developed by the Canadian Pediatric Society) is a website designed to provide parents with information about their child’s health and well-being.
Health Link Alberta provides Alberta-based and physician-approved information about more than 1,000 health topics ranging from diseases to healthy living and disease prevention. Phone:780.408.5465 (Edmonton), 403.943.5465 (Calgary), Toll free 1.866.408.5465
Inform Alberta is a province-wide on-line directory of community, health, social, and government services across the province. Services are organized by topic and geographic area.
The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta is an overarching institute coordinating all cardiovascular science research, education and patient care in Calgary (associated with Alberta Health Services (Calgary) and the University of Calgary).
Motherisk’s mandate is to safely treat the mother without hurting the baby and today, the program is widely recognized as the pre-eminent international centre for the study of the safety or risk of medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
University of Calgary – Chronic Disease Management provides access to audio-video education on diabetes, weight management, blood pressure & cholesterol, stress and life after gestational diabetes.