Canadian Health Network

Our mission

The Canadian Health Network promotes healthy choices to Canadians by communicating trustworthy information on health promotion, and disease and injury prevention, through a network of expert organizations.

CHN in brief

• Why CHN is a trusted online resource
• How we serve Canadians
• Our 20 Affiliates and over 1,600 Network Contributors
• Find info by Groups or Topics
• Overview of CHN site and services
• Is all health info on the Internet trustworthy?
• See nearly 600 FAQs

What's current?

Interactive Media:

The CHN presents new ways to access information needed to make healthy decisions.


• The Alberta Centre for Active Living, the CHN's Active Living Affiliate, presents a Podcast based on their September 2007 CHN featured article entitled "More than child's play".
• Dietitians of Canada's Healthy Lunches to Go information expands with 10 one-minute online videos providing more useful tips on packing healthy lunch time meals.


Press releases:
• Dietitians of Canada's Healthy Lunches to Go Tour offers Top 10 New Year's Tips for Stress Free and Nutritious Lunch time meals (January 16, 2007)
• Healthy Lunches to Go webcast archive
  
  Latest articles:
• Type 2 diabetes—why too many kids are at risk
• What to do when someone has died
• Get ready for winter... get vaccinated!
• Getting involved to make a difference


Article schedule:
• July 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008 (PDF)

Project portfolio

• Myths and Facts About Health

CHN in the media

• Globe and Mail: Health Matters, May 12 2006—Canada Health Day (PDF)
• Canwest Global newspapers: Healthy Living Profile (advertorial), April 19 2006 (PDF)