- Canadian Health Network
The Canadian Health Network
(CHN) is a national,bilingual health promotion service operated by thePublic Health Agency of Canada and major health organizations acrossCanada . It is anon-line collaborative service and includes health information providers such as national and provincial/territorial non-profit organizations, as well as universities, hospitals, libraries and community organizations. TheCanadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS ) is the workplace health afiliate.CHN offers dependable, up-to-date information on
health promotion anddisease and injury prevention, to help individuals and communities make healthy choices that improve the quality of their life. It is known to be of the most comprehensive networks of its kind in the world.In November 2007, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced that effective March 31, 2008, the Canadian Health Network will lose its funding. [cite news |first= Carol|last= Goar|title= Conservatives axe health network|url= http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/276891|publisher= Toronto Star|date= |accessdate=2007-12-06 ]
External links
* [http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/ Canadian Health Network Official Website]
* [http://www.ccohs.ca/ Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Official Website]References
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