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Home Modification
Driving
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Internet Resources Bulletin boards, chat rooms and online support groups AARP
Online (US)
Alzheimer
Society Caregiver Forum.
Caregiver Network Inc
CaregiverZone (US)
Dr. Koop's Community (US)
Empowering
Caregivers (US) extendedcare.com(US). This site includes a message board, and two chat rooms for discussions on extended care, caregiving, and seniors' health issues.
Sympatico Healthyway — Health
Talk Forums Totally Hip Support Group. An online support group for people with hip and joint problems. Web
of Care. This site hosts scheduled chats on topics, such as
Preventing Caregiver Burnout and Coping with Dementia Sources of information on support groups Help Yourself to Health Information. A guide to self-help groups and health newsletters on the Internet. Manitoba Seniors' Guide — Health and Chronic Disease Resources. Includes self-help resources Self-help groups An article that looks at self-help groups and seniors' use of them. Expression, Vol. 12, No. 4, Summer 1999 — the newsletter of the National Advisory Council on Aging. Available in hard copy from National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA), Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1B4 Tel: (613) 957-1968, Fax: (613) 957-9938 Self-Help Resource Centre of Greater Toronto. This site lists Canadian self-help centres and provides links to general self-help information sources. Self-Help
Sourcebook OnLine. A comprehensive listing of US, Canadian and
international self-help clearinghouses compiled by The American
Self-Help Clearinghouse. The site also contains information on how
to start a support group.
Other Resources Disease-
and disability-related associations and organizations
Self-help organizations
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Canadian Health Promotion Network Atlantic Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan
The
Advokit: A Self-Help Guide on How to Advocate for Yourself A Guide
for Developing a Caregiver's Network Alzheimer
Disease: Starting a self-help group Together
We Care: An Idea Book fo Caregivers and Support Groups
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