Healthy Children
Offers online information and resources for every stage of children's health. Topics include pregnancy, caring for baby, breastfeeding, parenting, immunization, nutrition, child safety, school-aged health, caring for teenagers, child abuse and neglect.
Overdose Prevention and Response - Northern Health
Provides an online listing of Take Home Naloxone sites for the Northern Health Authority area, as well as information on overdose prevention, resources, and drug information.
Chee Mamuk
Provides culturally appropriate training, educational resources and wise practice models to promote healthy sexuality and to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in Aboriginal communities.
Offers workshops for children, youth, adults, and Elders as well as training for frontline staff, educational materials, and resources such as DVDs, posters, booklets, and educational supplies.
BC Take Home Naloxone Program
Provides an online listing of Take Home Naloxone sites in BC. Naloxone kits are available, at no cost, for people who use opioids and people who are likely to witness and respond to an overdose. Toward the Heart also provides naloxone and harm reduction information and resources.
Naloxone is a medication that reverses the effects of an overdose from opioids such as heroin, methadone, fentanyl, and morphine. See website to locate a Take Home Naloxone site near you.
Toxic Drug and Health Alerts
Provides a free, real-time text messaging service for anyone to receive toxic drug alerts or share information about toxic drugs in their community. This service is anonymous. People can get other information by text message, like where to find naloxone or how to get drugs tested.
Provided in partnership with the BC Health Authorities and community partners. Text the word JOIN to 253787 to get drug alerts in your region.
Heartwood Centre For Women
Offers a residential treatment program for women and transgendered women with substance dependence, mental health concerns, and primary health-care needs. Treatment may include counselling, skill development, wellness, nutrition groups, chronic pain management, and group programs to address trauma, substance dependency, mental and physical health issues.
4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC
Drug Programs
Oversees and regulates quality assurance programs to ensure that physicians in the province are practising to professional standards. The Drug Program includes the Prescription Review Program, Methadone for Analgesia, and the Controlled Prescription Program. See website for detailed program information, resources, guidelines, and patient information.
Physician Health Program
Provides confidential 24-hour support, referrals and counselling for physicians, medical students, resident doctors, retired physicians, partners and dependent children.
Areas of concern can include relationships, mental health issues, career and life transition, substance use, financial issues, professional support, and concern for colleagues.
Open Mind
Offers online mental health tools and resources for youth, families, teachers and health care providers.
Resources include web links designed specifically for youth who have questions or concerns about their mental wellbeing, as well as a collection of websites containing resources and information to support friends, family and caregivers of youth who may be experiencing a mental health problem.
Autism Assessment
Provides diagnostic assessment for children and youth who may have autism spectrum disorder. The assessment includes a detailed parent interview and interactive observation session that uses toys and games appropriate to the child's age or level of development.
The program at Sunny Hill Health Centre also receives complex, tertiary level referrals through regional service teams throughout the province.
4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC