Self - Care

The Self-Assessment Kiosk is user-friendly, flexible, anonymous resource that allows users to measure as many as 18 domains of mental and general health using simple questions. Users may choose what they want to measure and the resource scores and provides feedback based on published norms.

Website provides information about workshops and self-management programs for people living with chronic conditions in the Mississauga/Halton region.

Healthy Change: Chronic Condition Self-Management is a six-week workshop for people living in the Northern Ontario regions. It helps people living with chronic or long-term health conditions gain confidence in managing better their symptoms and their daily life. The three main areas covered are coping with a chronic condition, pain management and diabetes. All participants must pre-register for a workshop.

This resource provides information on the different challenges posed by hypertension, types of high blood pressure medications, a personal blood pressure record, and a weekly medication chart that may be helpful in self-managing this medical condition. A list of frequently asked questions is also included.

Telehomecare is a patient self-management program that engages patients as partners in their care plan right in their home. This online program supports people living with a complex chronic disease by providing the assistance of nurses who remotely monitor clients' health status through the use of technology. The program is  available in limited areas in Ontario and currently supports people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or with Heart Failure (HF) only.

The website provides access to the program that helps you take control of your health and work with your doctor and the rest of your healthcare team to manage your medicines safely and appropriately. The program helps to create an up-to-date medication record, gives advice on communicating with your healthcare team and facilitates access to various health-related topics prepared by the leading health organizations in Canada.

The South West Self-Management Program offers free programs for people with chronic conditions. These workshops provide participants with the skills, tools and confidence to better manage their medical conditions. The program also offers workshops and training sessions for health service providers to assist with the integration and implementation of self-management best practices. Workshops cover variety of topics such as managing pain, dealing with difficult emotions, goal setting, healthy eating and more.

My Pain Toolkit is a simple guide that gives you some handy tips and skills to help you to understand and manage pain better. This toolkit provides steps for taking control of your pain and live life better despite your pain.

My Tool Box is a free 6-week program for patients with chronic disease, designed to teach people the skills they need to live well with chronic health conditions such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, chronic pain, asthma, arthritis, hypertension and MS. This fun, practical and interactive program emphasizes coping strategies and daily practical skills.

This web page lists fact sheets and other PDF documents on variety of aspects of self-management of diabetes. Topics include health complications resulting from diabetes, monitoring glucose blood levels, nutrition and fitness and other helpful tools.