Health and Wellness

Related Programs

We offer many related programs to "Health & Wellness". View them here.

In The Community

Health Care Connect
This is the new program launched by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to help Ontarians without a family health care provider to find one.  You can register online or call 1-800-445-1822.

thehealthline.ca
Thehealthline.ca is an innovative web portal that puts accurate and up-to-date information about health services at the fingertips of consumers and health providers across South West Ontario.  Includes the Information London directory of social services. 

Middlesex London Health Unit
The Health Unit has many programs and services designed to help you live a healthy life.  The website provides an extensive list of fact sheets and information on health related matters.  Provides updates and latest health news on the front page.

Healthy Living Partnership
The Healthy Living Partnership works in collaboration with the Middlesex-London Health Unit to promote healthy eating, physical activity and a smoke-free lifestyle.

Government Documents

In the Government Documents section on the 2nd Floor of the Central branch library, you will find a wealth of federal and provincial information to meet your health research needs.  A sample includes:

  • Health Reports - Health Reports is a peer reviewed journal of accurate health information and superior analyses, published by Statistics Canada.
  • The SARS Commission Report - following an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in March 2003, in which 44 people died, the Ontario government established a commission to investigate. The commission's report was published in 2007.
  • Eating well with Canada's Food Guide - a resource for educators and communicators published by Health Canada in 2007

More government information is available online

 

Magazine, Newspaper, Encyclopedia & Journal Articles

Use Information Databases to search thousands of current and expert articles on your topic at one time. 

Mind & Body Fitness E-Newsletter

Conveniently and efficiently delivered regularly to your email, LPLConnections enewsletters offer reviews of new and upcoming books in addition to information about related programs and services we offer. All book reviews are linked to our catalogue so you may easily place a book you're interested in on hold. Find out more.