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Health Resources & Support Groups
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City of Ottawa Rural Health Program
- Public Health Nurses, health programs in rural wards
- Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
- Support services for residents and people with disabilities. (443-2348 vachon1@sympatico.ca 741-6025 gayle.downing@eorc-gloucester.org)
- Live & Learn Resource Centre
- 8243 Victoria St., Metcalfe 821-2899
- Rural family resources, workshops, playgroups (0 to 5 years)
- Nepean, Rideau, Osgoode Community Resource Centre (NROCRC/NCRC)
- Services for residents of Nepean, Rideau-Goulbourn & Osgoode - mental health, youth, baby health, crisis counseling, housing, home management, hospice support, legal aid, senior & rural outreach programs.
- Eatright Ontario
- Nutrition and healthy food. Talk to a Registered Dietitian weekdays: 1-877-510-5102
- Osteoporosis information
- Compiled by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- Cancer Directory
- Cancer Information: 1-888-939-3333
- Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Trust, CHEO fundraising 715-9157
Support Groups
- Alcoholics Anonmous - Ottawa
- Al-Anon Ottawa, Al-aTeen chair@ottawaaa.org 237-6000
- Caregiver Support Group
- 2nd Tuesday Greely Fire Hall
- Rideau Community Support Services 692-4697
- Osgoode Home Support 821-1101
- Rideau Community Support Services 692-4697
- Harvest House
- Drug and alcohol treatment centre. 260-6459
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Naomi's Family Resource Centre - Womens' shelter, Winchester 774-2328, 1-800-267-0395 [map]
- Overeaters Anonymous
- No diets, no fees, no scales 820-5669
- Osgoode Alzheimer Support Group
- 3rd Wednesday 10:15 - Noon Osgoode Home Support office 821-1101
- Prostate Cancer Association Ottawa (PCAO)
- Support group for men 3rd Thursday each month, St. Stephen's Anglican Church, 930 Watson St. (off Pinecrest) 7 pm (Newly diagnosed 6 pm). Donation to Food Bank is appreciated.
- Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa
- Meetings Our Lady of Fatima Church Hall, Woodroffe/Richmond Rd. 2nd Thursdays, 11:30am 237-0650
- Assaulted Women's Helpline
- 1-866-863-0511
- Birthright of Ottawa
- Help with an unwelcome pregnancy
- Child CyberSearch
- Search, location, prevention, and reunification of missing children.
- Easter Seal Society, Ontario
- Helping kids with physical disabilities 226-3051 x 227
- Infant & Toddler Safety Association
- 1-888-570-0181 Child safety, car seat clinics
- Le Leche League
- Breast feeding support network (Larissa 692-8634)
- Operation Go Home
- Re-uniting young people with their families 230-4663, 1-800-668-4663
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The Men's Project
- counselling services for men who suffered sexual or physical abuse as children
- 230-6179 counsellingservices@themensproject.ca
- The Parenting Partnership
- Prenatal program for first-time parents.
- Call Invest in Kids at 1-416-977-1222
- counselling services for men who suffered sexual or physical abuse as children
Prefix all local phone numbers without an Area Code with 613.
Area code 343 will be assigned to new phones starting May 2010.
- Links to Other Sites
- Hospital Wait Times - current wait times at Ontario hospitals for 5 services
- Mental Health Service Information Ontario Toll-free: 1-866-531-2600
- EatRight Ontario - Talk to a Registered Dietitian free 1-877-510-5102
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