Top Ten Web Resources Related to Health Care for CF Families
Need help finding a doctor in your community? Looking for lifestyle tips to help your family start a new, healthy routine? In need of some guidance navigating the Canadian Forces (CF) medical system?
Director Military Family Services’ (DMFS) latest top 10 list provides all this and more from one simple source. The Top Ten Web Resources Related to Health Care for CF Families compiles the most practical, informative health care websites for CF families, and presents them in a quick, easy to navigate format.
Resources especially for youth, parents, and women are included, as well as information specific to CF members. The top 10 list also describes the special topics highlighted in these resources, so whether you’re looking to quit smoking, start a healthy diet or find a neuropath in your community, this list will point you in the right direction. Social service providers may also find the links on the list to be helpful additions to their own websites.
When it comes to health care, you shouldn’t have to hunt for answers.
1. Doctor Search: Find a Family Doctor or Naturopath in Canada
This site is your guide to finding health care providers by province. This site provides contact information for provincial health departments, health insurance programs, regional health authorities, and related resources including tele-health, wait-time strategies and ancillary health services.
2. Health Canada Website
Health Canada is your one stop shopping guide for all Canadian health matters. Read about everything from how to get your health card to health care system information and the latest health headlines. You can search the A-Z index of health information, and view useful resources and links on healthy living initiatives.
3. Healthy Canadians: Your Source for a Healthier Lifestyle
This site offers insightful family-related health information. Access information on pregnancy, food labelling, child safety and much more. This site offers great tools for families such as “Create my Food Guide”, “Calculate the Real Cost of Smoking”, and “Take the Healthy Pregnancy Quiz”.
4. Healthy Living: Just for You: Youth
This site is geared just for youth and offers insightful information and resources to make informed decisions about your health. The site covers everything from alcohol, smoking and drugs; body image, depression; diseases; family issues; HIV, AIDS and STDs; medication; mental health; sexuality and relationships; risky behaviours; violence and abuse; and much more.
5. Healthy Living: Just for You: Women
This site is designed to address the specific and unique health issues and concerns of women. It covers the emotional, spiritual, social, cultural and physical well-being of women. Access everything from health concerns for Aboriginal women, breast health, diseases and conditions, family violence and sexual abuse, medications, mental health, pregnancy and maternal health, sexual health, smoking and substance abuse, vision care, work-life balance and much more.
6. Healthy Living: Just for You: Parents
Find information on everything related to family health, including resources on healthy relationships ,educational programs, prevention and awareness. The site offers information on parenting tips, child abuse, child diseases and illnesses, injury prevention, alcohol, smoking and drugs, infants, and much more.
7. Health Concerns
This site offers information on how to decrease the impact certain risks can have on your health and lifestyle. Access links and resources regarding alcohol, controlled substances, diseases and conditions, drug prevention and treatment, emergencies and disasters, tobacco, violence and abuse, and much more.
8. CF Health Services - Spectrum of Care
This site provides guidelines for the medical and dental health care benefits and services that are available and publicly funded for CF members and eligible persons. The site provides a convenient “Quick Links” section for families to access specific health care information such as coverage, eligibility, management, supplemental health care, preventative medicine, medical care limitations, and much more.
9. CF Health Information Line
This site offers information on the 1-877-MED-DENT, the CF Health Information Line. The call centre provides CF members with 24/7 telephone access to health care advice, general health information, and guidance on where and how to access health care services.
10. CF Health Info Guide
This site provides detailed information on understanding and accessing CF health care benefits. You will find useful links to sections of the guide and also get information on how to receive a printed copy.