Health
Emergency
Coordination programs for emergency services: answering and assessment of emergency calls, diagnostic services and treatment available 24 hours a day.
Family planning
Programs that provide information or services that deal with contraception, infertility, sterilization, genetic disorders or othe family planning topics.
Funeral cooperatives
Organizations that provide simple, reasonably-priced cremation or burial services.
Home care
Programs that make necessary medical services available in the homes of people who are aged, ill or convalescing.
Hospitals, CLSC and community clinics
Medical institutions and health care clinics that provide comprehensive primary health care, diagnostic and treatment services.
Palliative care
Programs that provide a complete range of support services to terminally ill patients and their families.
Patient support associations
Support groups and associations for patients and their families: information and referral, listening and follow-up, psychosocial support.
Public Health
Programs designed to protect and improve public health in order to prevent, control and eradicate any disease or environmental hazard.