Government of Yukon

Health and Well-being

Alcohol and Drug Services
Prevention, detoxification, outpatient counselling, inpatient services, youth services and outreach.

Children's Dental Health Program
A school-based program that provides diagnostic, preventative and restorative dental services to students.

Children's Drug and Optical Program
Assists low income families with the cost of prescription drugs and eye care for children under the age of 19.

Chronic Disease Program
Provides benefits for Yukon residents who have a chronic disease or a serious functional disability.

Communicable Disease Control
Monitors and controls all infectious diseases. Confidential testing for all sexually transmitted diseases. STD testing and treatment, emergency and non-emergency birth control, needle stick injuries, food poisoning, and more...

Community Health Centres
Listings and phone numbers for Community Health Centres in Yukon.

Continuing Care
Home care, community day program, residential care programs and respite care services.

Disabilities
Listing of links related to disabilities and disability services.

Environmental Health
Engages in consultation and provides information, advice inspections and enforcement services on water quality, sewage and solid waste disposal, food quality, institutional hygiene, special events, recreational facilities and more.

Finding a doctor
A list of all licenced physicians in Yukon. Contact the Yukon Medical Council for the most up to date information.

Flu Shot
Between October and December, Yukon residents are being encouraged to get their flu shot. Flu shots are free for all Yukon residents.

Health Card
Provides coverage for medically required hospital and medical services, and certain dental-surgical procedures.

Health Profession Education Bursary
Support Yukon students in attaining health profession education. Download the application online.

Health Promotion
Find out more about health Promotion campaigns. Includes public awareness campaigns, school and community workshops, supporting development of environments, which promote health, and conducting quality reviews of health programming.

Healthy Families
A voluntary service offering intensive home-based support to overburdened families, prenatally and/or at birth through school age.

Hearing Services
A complete range of audiology and hearing aid services to Yukon residents of all ages.

Immunization Schedule
Schedule of routine immunization for infants and children (PDF).

Insured Health Benefits
Find out what is considered an insured service and what is not.

Medical Health Officer
Responsible for communicable disease control, environmental health, emergency preparedness and response and more.

Medical Travel
Helps eligible people with the cost of medically necessary transportation.

Mental Health
A community mental health clinic offers assessment, individual and group therapy, supportive counselling and referral services for a wide range of emotional and behavioural problems and mental illnesses.

Nursing Bursary Program
Supports people who live or have lived in the Yukon and are attending nursing school. Download the application form online.

Organ Donation Program
What you need to know about organ and tissue donation. Help give the gift of life.

Pharmacare & Extended Health Care Benefits (for seniors)
Helps registered senior citizens with the cost of prescription drugs, dental care, eye care and medical-surgical supplies and equipment.

Placement and Support Services (for children)
Includes adoption, foster care, services for children in care, child abuse treatment and child care services.

Reporting Child Abuse
Call 867-667-3002 to report concerns. All Yukoners have a responsibility to ensure the protection of children from abuse.

Seniors and Elder Abuse
Help is available for seniors/elders experiencing abuse or neglect.

Sport and Recreation
Leadership, resources and support to promote the stability of the Yukon sport, recreation and active living system.

Travel Clinics
The Travel Clinics at the Whitehorse Health Centre are recommended for all travellers.

Vital Statistics
Register and order certificates for life events, like a birth, death or marriage.

Women's Groups
Find listings for Women's groups, shelters, transition homes and Women's Centres.

Yukon Medical Council
Responsible for regulating the practice of medicine by licensed physicians in the Yukon. All doctors working in the Yukon must be licensed by the Yukon Medical Council.