Health and Social Care Services and Programs
It can be difficult to find the health and care services available in your community. We are working together to make the system easier to use. Here, you will find a list of essential services to help get you started.
Disclaimer: While we strive to keep this service page current, it is not exhaustive and may not include all available services.
Living a Healthy Life Workshop Series
Learn how improve your quality of life and manage your chronic condition (examples: heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, chronic pain, osteoporosis).
London Health Sciences Centre Children's Hospital Eating Disorders Program
Provides assessment and treatment for children and adolescents with eating disorders via inpatient, day-treatment, and outpatient services. Physician referral required.
London Health Sciences Centre's Adult Eating Disorders Service
Community-based program developed to meet the needs of adults who require treatment for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and other specified feeding and eating disorders. Requires physician or nurse practitioner referral.
London Health Sciences Centre Transportation for Dialysis
Provides info and resources for patients travelling for dialysis treatement.
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and is the most common cause of cancer death in Ontario. The reason so many people die from lung cancer is that by the time it is usually diagnosed, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body or is too big, and treatment has less of a chance of working.
March of Dimes After Stroke
A free, nationwide service offering stroke survivors and their caregivers peer-support groups, online and telephone programs, exercise- and movement-based sessions, and personalized recovery planning.
MedsCheck Program
If you are taking multiple medications, the MedsCheck Program, available at most pharmacies, helps ensure that you are getting the most benefit from your medications and that you are taking them as prescribed. Anyone taking a minimum of 3 medications and who has an Ontario health card is eligible for the MedsCheck Program.
Mennonite Community Services
Helps newcomers (especially Low German speakers) settle into Elgin with support for paperwork (immigration, citizenship), orientation to life in Canada, interpretation services, family support, and referrals to local services.
Mennonite Community Services Employment Services
Offers job search support, career counselling, skills training, and employment resources to help individuals, including newcomers and those facing barriers, find and maintain meaningful work. Low German support is available.