British Columbia Ministry of Health Services
Includes the Surgical Wait List Registry, the Medical Services Plan, Pharmacare, and the BC Health Guide.

BC Nurseline
Phone toll-free for free confidential information from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - with translation services available in over 130 languages. Identify health concerns, discuss treatment options, tests and procedures, and locate resources in your community.

British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Lots of contacts, publications, web links by subject areas (including lesbian and bisexual women's health issues), research, speakers, meetings, etc.

e-HLbc
The Electronic Health Library of BC is a consortium of government, health authorities and other health care agencies providing access to online health information. Databases (with full-text articles) can be accessed by health practitioners, researchers and students through their respective institutions.

Family Resource Library at British Columbia's Childrens' Hospital
A very useful site for the whole family, links include multilingual material.

Fraser Health Authority
Includes links to health authority news as well as information on health services, careers and topics (Healthy Living, Disease Management, Communicable Diseases, Accidents and Assaults, School Health, Environmental Health, Emergency Preparedness and Stroke Care).

MSP Blue Book
Annual payments to physicians from the Medical Services Plan of BC.  Searchable by physician name only.

Public Health Agency of Canada

The Redbook: Directory of Services for the Lower Mainland
This is your most important starting off point for local information, support services and support groups searchable by specific diseases and conditions.  A paper copy of The Red Book is also available at the REFERENCE DESK.