Total of resources: 27320

Family services and housing

It presents the family health program of Manitoba: child day care, children's special services, family conciliation, adoption, family violence prevention, Foster Care, employment and income assistance...
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English
36397, Government Programs, Child Day Care Centers, Health Services Needs and Demand, Counseling, Adoption, Domestic Violence/prevention & control, Foster Home Care, Financial Support, Persons with Disabilities, Income, 17513, mentoyment

Screening for Chronic Conditions: Underused services

Highlights the importance of screening for chronic conditions and its risk factors as a mechanism to prevent disease, lessen the severity of illness, as well as saving lives and costs. Focuses on the ...
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English
Straining of Liquids, Neoplasms, Aged, Health of the Elderly, Health Services for the Aged, Chronic diseases/prevention & control

Visual Impairments: A growing concern as the population ages

Definition of visual impairments associated with aging, its prevalence, health and emotional impact, as well as social impact and costs.
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English
Persons with Visual Disabilities, Health of the Elderly, Aged, Vision impairments

Cancer: A major national concern

Definition of cancer, its prevalence, related expenditures, most commmon types, association with poor health according to income, screening rates, emotional and caregiving effect. Available in PDF and...
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English
Neoplasms, Skin Neoplasms, Health Expenditures, Health of the Elderly, Aged, EXPENDITURES, DRUGS

Prescription Drugs: A vital component of health care

Profile of who uses prescription drugs, by chronic conditions, age, gender, and other factors, annual expenditures on prescription drugs, including out-of-pocket costs.
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English
Pharmaceutical Preparations, Aged, Health of the Elderly, EXPENDITURES, DRUGS, Chronic diseases

Substance Abuse: Facing the costs

Definition of substance abuse, its costs in productivity and other, public policies aimed at combating it, and its growing prevalence among persons 60 and older.
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English
Substance-Related Disorders, Aged, Costs

Santé Canada en direct

Il presente les activités et programmes de Santé Canada parmi lesquels: alimentation saine pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire, allumettes et briquets (fiche d'information), environnement, effets s...
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English, French
Family Health, Health Programs and Plans, Maternal Welfare, Child Health, Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Child Nutrition, Nutrition Programs, Prenatal Care, Student Health, Immunization Programs, Substance-Related Disorders/prevention & control, 32465, Sudden Infant Death, Maternal Welfare, Child Care, Neoplasms, Domestic Violence, 34786, Infant Mortality, Security Measures, National Health Programs, Community Participation, Breast Feeding, Pesticide Exposure, Maternal Mortality, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Child Abuse, Sexual, Mental Health, Women`s health, Guidelines, Pregnancy in adolescent

Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW)

The BMDW is a voluntary collaborative effort of bone marrow donor registries and cord blood banks with the goal to provide centralised and anonymous information on the HLA phenotypes and other relevan...
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English
Sarcoma, Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, General Surgery, Classification, Transplantation, Fetal Blood, Societies, Medical, Neoplasmas Uterinos, Estadificación de Neoplasmas, recurrencia local del neoplasma, Transplante de médula ósea, Donantes de tejido, Registros

Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada (BTFC)

The BTFC is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to reaching every person in Canada affected by brain tumours with support, education and information, and to fund brain tumour research. A...
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Resource added in: 27/09/2002
Available languages: English, French
Sarcoma, Drug Therapy, Radiotherapy, General Surgery, Classification, Social Support, Societies, Scientific, Volunteers, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Neoplasmas Uterinos, Estadificación de Neoplasmas, recurrencia local del neoplasma, Neoplasmas del sistema nervioso, Neoplasmas cerebrales, Educación del paciente

Comissão Européia

Apresenta informações sobre a Comissão, seus projetos, membros. Contêm publicações, estatísticas, sínteses da legislação, glossário, arquivo histórico, notícias, agenda, datas de eventos....
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Resource added in: 26/09/2002
Available languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
European Union, Developed Countries, Developing Countries, Technical Cooperation, Public Health