• Low Risk Drinking Guidelines (pdf)
  
• St. Leonard's Community Services
  
• Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (PDF)
  
• Cannabis and Older Adults (PDF)
  
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  

Assistive Devices

• Assistive Devices Program (Government of Ontario)
• Mobility and Balance Questions (Government of British Columbia)
  

Bone Health

• 7 Tips to Help Keep Your Bones Strong (UnlockFood.ca, Dietitians of Canada)
  
• Living Well with Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis Canada: pdf)
  

Caregiver Support 

• Caregiver Exchange
• The Ontario Caregiver Organization
• VON Brantford
  

• Alzheimer Society of Brant
  

• Community and Social Services (211 Ontario)
  
• Community Care Access Centre
• Senior Resource Centre
  

Hearing

• Canadian Hearing Society - Brantford
  

Healthy Eating

• Canada's Food Guide for Healthy Eating (Health Canada: pdf)
  
• Grand River Community Health Centre - 519-754-0777 ext. 234 for nutrition information
  
• Eat Right Ontario - Older Adult Guide (pdf)
  
• Meals on Wheels (Canadian Red Cross)
  
• Nutritious meals with home delivery
• Telehealth Ontario – 1-866-797-000 to speak with a Registered Dietitian
  
  

Home Renovation/Safety

• March of Dimes
• Safety at Home Program (Victorian Order of Nurses)
  

Immunization

• About the Flu Shot (Government of Ontario)
• Vaccines for Adults
  
• An Adult Guide to Vaccination
• Recommended Vaccines for Adults 50 and over (Brant County Health Unit)
  

Infection Control

• Infectious Disease Glossary (Government of Canada)
• Proper Hand-washing

Medical Conditions

• Take Charge! (Hamilton Health Sciences)

• Fall prevention workshops

Medication

• Knowledge is the Best Medicine
  
• Understanding medication safety
• MedCheck (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
• Free pharmacist consultation for medication safety

Mental Health 

• A Friendly Voice – for seniors who may be feeling lonely or isolated – 1-855-892-9992
• Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  
  

Physical Activity

• Active Grand
• Boys and Girls Club
• Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults 65 Years and Older (pdf)
  
• County of Brant Community Services Guide
• S.A.F.E. Zone
  

Preventing Falls

• Telehealth Ontario (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
  
• Free advice from Registered Nurse

Tobacco

• Canadian Cancer Society
• The Lung Association
• Telehealth Ontario (1-866-797-0000)
• Smokers' Helpline has transitioned to Telehealth Ontario. Those interested in quitting smoking can access free and confidential telephone-based smoking cessation services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  

RESOURCES

• 211
• Free and confidential
• Services available in many languages
• Available 24 hours, seven days a week
• Dial 211 from any Brant-area phone

• Brant County Health Unit Sexual Health Clinic
• Community Care Access Centre
• Free and confidential
• Services available in many languages
• Available every day from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Dial: 310-CCAC (2222) (no area code required)
• E-mail support also available
  
• Grand River Council on Aging 
  
• Seniors Resource Centre
• Free assistance for filling out government forms, among other services
• Directories of local senior programs and services
• Available Tuesday-Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Dial 519-309-0032   
• E-mail support also available
• Visit in person at 783 Colborne St. E, Unit A2, Brantford, Ontario N3S 7J