Links
To learn more about Public Health, visit:
- The Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness (formerly Health Promotion and Protection)
- The Public Health Agency of Canada’s website
- The Canadian Public Health Agency’s centennial website showcasing the history and successes of Public Health in Canada
Prenatal resources
- Healthy Development, Department of Health Promotion and Protection
- Healthy Pregnancy, Health Canada
- A Healthy Pregnancy is in Your Hands, Public Health Agency of Canada
- Motherrisk, The Hospital for Sick Children (risks associated with drug, chemical, infection and disease and radiation exposure during pregnancy)
- A New Life / Une Nouvelle Vie
- Canada’s Food Guide, Health Canada
- healthlink 811, Nova Scotia
- Child Safety Link
- DONA International - Doula Search
- Interpeting Services (ISIS)
- IWK Health Centre
- Pre-Birth Information Video
Postnatal resources
- Healthy Babies, Health Canada
- Discharge Video, IWK
- Healthy Development, Department of Health Promotion and Protection
- Dr. Jack Newman, Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding Support (902) 481-5852
- Why the First 6 Weeks? Breastfeeding Support
- All Health Tips, The Hospital for Sick Children
Immunization Information
- Immunization Information from Public Health Agency of Canada
- Canadian Pediatric Society- Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program Active
- Information for Parents of Grade 7 Students
- Information for Parents of Grade 8 Students
- School Immunization Schedule
For Parents and Educators
- A Parent's Guide to Immunization
- HPV facts from Health Promotion and Protection (for teachers)
- Canadian Coalition for Immunization and Awareness
- Canadian Pediatric Society- Caring for Kids
- Shot by Shot- Immunization Stories
- Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (for parents)
- Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (for teachers)
- Children and Healthy Eating, Health Canada
- Health and Wellness
- Healthy Promoting School
- School Health Resource Manual
- How to Prevent, Find and Treat Head Lice
- Guidelines for Treatment of Head Lice
Information for Health Professionals
- Issues in Pandemic Influenza Responses for Marginalized Urban Populations: - English
- Issues in Pandemic Influenza Responses for Marginalized Urban Populations- French
- Flu Season and the Most Vulnerable People - English
- Flu Season and the Most Vulnerable People - French
International Travel
- Health Canada Travel Medicine Program
- The Centres for Disease Control (USA)
- The World Health Organization
HPV Resources
- HPV facts from Health Promotion and Protection
- HPV fact Sheet from Health Canada (for parents)
- HPV facts from Public Health Agency of Canada (for parents)
- HPV information from the Society of Obstetricians and gynecologists of Canada
