This site, created and maintained by the Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS) of the Toronto Public Library, is designed to help you find reliable, understandable health information for you and your family. The information on this site is constantly being revised as changes or new information comes to light.
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To contact us directly, send an e-mail to ac.yrarbilcilbupotnorot|sihc#ac.yrarbilcilbupotnorot|sihc or residents of the Greater Toronto (GTA) area can phone us at 416-393-7056. Ontarians residing outside the GTA can contact us toll-free at 1-800-667-1999.
What this site contains:
- Information about CHIS: who we are and what we do, how to contact us and upcoming events.
- Locating reliable health info: Find out how to determine if a site provides reliable health information and see a list of reliable multi-topic health sites in Canada, the US and elsewhere in the world.
- Electronic information: Find out how to use the databases Toronto Public Library subscribes to on your behalf. Find out how to use the Virtual Reference Library to find health information, and information on a wide variety of other topics.
- Health Navigators: See a list of books, magazines, organisations and websites on frequently-sought health topics.
- Information file subjects: CHIS maintains over 500 current information files containing articles and other information about specific diseases, conditions and health concerns. This link allows you to browse a list of the subject files CHIS maintains.
- Health FAQs: Read answers to some of the questions we are often asked.
- Toll free health numbers: See out list of 1-800 numbers for various health services and organisations in Ontario. Please note that we are in the process of updating this list. We hope to provide an updated list soon.
- Journals & magazines: See a list of the titles to which CHIS subscribes.
- Building a consumer health collection: Intended primarily for libraries and information service organisations, this part of our website provides collection-development information.
DISCLAIMER
CHIS makes information about health and disease accessible, we do not offer advice about health or healthcare and cannot substitute for a healthcare practitioner.
Only personal contact with the qualified healthcare practitioner of your choice — who knows your health history, who can examine you, and who can bring expertise and experience to bear on your situation — can yield advice about how you ought to handle any of the information you obtain from sources accessed through this service.
Decisions regarding your healthcare should always involve the assistance of a trusted healthcare practitioner.
En français
Ce site Web vous est offert par le Service d'information sur la santé à l'intention des consommateurs (CHIS), une division de la bibliothèque publique de Toronto. Il a été conçu pour vous aider dans vos recherches pour des renseignements santé fiables.
- Ressources santé fiables: Pour déterminer si les ressources santé que vous consultez sur l’Internet sont fiables, ou pour consulter des sites Web fiables que nous avons identifiés, choisissez cette rubrique.
- Asthme: Pour afficher des ressources sur l’asthme que nous avons identifiées, choisissez cette rubrique.
AVERTISSEMENT
Le but du Service CHIS est de faciliter votre accès aux renseignements santé. Nous n’offrons jamais d’opinions ou de conseils sur votre santé en particulier ou sur la santé en générale. Nous ne sommes pas des praticiens et ne pouvons pas substituer au vôtre. Consultez toujours un médecin.
Seul un médecin qui comprend l’historique individuel de votre santé, qui peut vous examiner et qui peut interpréter ses connaissances à votre égard peut vous donner des conseils sur les renseignements que vous trouverez à l’aide de ce service.
Toute décision ayant trait à votre santé devrait être prise en collaboration avec un médecin en qui vous avez confiance.