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Resources

Rivergrove Medical Clinic has collected the following list of websites that provide reliable health information.

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Manitoba Health System

  • Manitoba Health

Health care promotion and prevention services

  • Manitoba Healthy Living, Seniors and Consumer Affairs
  • Manitoba in Motion
  • Flu & Pneumonia shots
  • Wait time information

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Manitoba Health Client Services

Winnipeg:204-786-7101
Toll-Free: 1-800-392-1207
300 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 3M9

Manitoba Public Health

Phone: 204-788-6666

Manitoba Health Publication

24-hour help lines (province-wide)

Health Information and Resources

Health Canada

The federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.

Health Canada Website

CancerCare Manitoba

Manitoba: (204) 787-2197
Toll-free: 1-866-561-1026

Canadian Diabetes Association

Reception Desk: 416-363-3373 (for General Inquiry)
Phone: 1-800 BANTING (226-8464)

Heart and Stroke Foundation

Phone: (204) 949-2000

Active for Life

The place where parents go to learn about how to make a difference in the health and happiness of their children.

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.

The Canadian Celiac Association

A good information source for people with Celiac Disease, including diet recommendations.

Hypertension Canada

Provides information about blood pressure and hypertensions prevention and treatment.

The Canadian Obesity Network

Provides resources for the public and health professionals about obesity and weight loss management.

The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP)

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.

Caring for Kids (developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society)

A website designed to provide parents with information about their child’s health and well-being.

Crisis Centres Manitoba

Provides resources for the public and health care professionals on the topic of suicide awareness.

Dieticians of Canada

A trusted source of information on food and nutrition for Canadians.

Motherisk

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.

The Parkinson’s Society of Canada

Provides information and resources for people living with Parkinson’s Disease.