Non-Profit Organization Directory

CIPHI represents and unites Environmental Public Health professionals across Canada. We advance the profession and field of Environmental Public Health through certification, advocacy, education and professional competencies. Through this we protect the health of all Canadians.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

Our mandate is to promote liver health and to reduce the incidence and impact of all liver disease. To achieve this goal, we work through our volunteer chapters across the country to improve public awareness and understanding of liver health and liver disease, raise funds for research and reach out to liver disease patients and their families.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

CNIB is a registered charity, passionately providing community-based support, knowledge and a national voice to Canadians who are blind or partially sighted.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The Canadian Red Cross Society is a non-profit, humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the situation of the most vulnerable in Canada and throughout the world.

Community

Burin

Region

Burin Peninsula

Category

Health services

We are a dedicated group of volunteers that enjoy the outdoors, skiing, riding and helping people in need.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The main objective of the Caregivers "Out of Isolation" project is to provide direct support for caregivers according to their self-identified needs, to enhance awareness about issues identified by caregivers and to promote policy development that responds to issues identified by caregivers. Toll-free: 1-888-571-2273

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The Harbour Breton Hospital Auxiliary began in this region in 1979 and since then the group has been a major contributor of funds towards many important health programs and services for their local Health Centre such as a palliative care room, a bathing station, a cardiac monitoring system, two morphine pumps, several geriatric chairs and a chemo room with a double pump and chair. The 17 volunteer members sell tickets on donated items, hold bake sales, bingos and a hold a weekly 50/50 draw in the community, in addition to running the Health Centre Gift Shop.

Community

Harbour Breton

Region

Grand Falls-Windsor - Baie Verte - Harbour Breton

Category

Health services

No description available.

Community

Gander

Region

Gander - New-Wes-Valley

Category

Health services

No description available.

Community

Botwood

Region

Grand Falls-Windsor - Baie Verte - Harbour Breton

Category

Health services

The James Paton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary started in 1979. They can be seen within our hospital on a daily basis helping where and when they can. They are busy raising funds for the various programs and services within the facility. The group currently has approximately 80 members Some of the more recent investments which the Auxiliary has made at James Paton Memorial include: a pediatric crash cart, a colposcope for the gynecology clinic, and palliative care room revitalization.

Community

Gander

Region

Gander - New-Wes-Valley

Category

Health services

No description available.

Community

Grand Falls-Windsor

Region

Grand Falls-Windsor - Baie Verte - Harbour Breton

Category

Health services

Services for patients and fund-raising for needed equipment for our health facility

Community

Grand Falls-Windsor

Region

Grand Falls-Windsor - Baie Verte - Harbour Breton

Category

Health services

The Central Northeast Health Foundation was formed to assist the Central East Health Care Institutions Board raise funds for the purchase of necessary medical and medically-related equipment

Community

Gander

Region

Gander - New-Wes-Valley

Category

Health services

The Charles J. Andrew Youth Restoration Centre is a twelve-bed residential youth treatment centre in Sheshatshiu, Labrador with the Goal of assisting adolescents and their families to regain their self confidence through a treatment program designed to help them become healthy independent adults

Community

Sheshatshiu

Region

Labrador

Category

Health services

The CMAANL was established in order to unite practitioners and to lobby the government for regulation of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.

Community

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

Chiropractic is a branch of health care that is concerned with the relationship between the joints of skeleton (particularly the spine) and the nervous system. The Chiropractic association promotes and connects people within this industry.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is Canada's largest single day, volunteer-led fundraising event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs. It was founded by a small group of volunteers who wanted to raise awareness and funds for the breast cancer cause. The Run for the Cure has made great strides since then, while staying true to grassroots and our volunteer founders vision.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The College for Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (CLPNNL), in accordance with the Licensed Practical Nurses' Act, has the legislative responsibility for regulating the practice of Licensed Practical Nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador. The mission of the CLPNNL is to promote safety and protection of the general public through the provision of safe, competent and ethical nursing care.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The CMTNL is legislated to ensure high professional and educational standards for massage therapists. High standards of care protect the public. All massage therapists are required to be registered with the College and to be members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Massage Therapists' Association.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador regulates the practice of medicine in the public interest

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

Health clinic that has a Public Health Nurse, Community Health Nurse and Social worker from Mental Health and Addictions

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

Community Mental Health Initiative is a community based charitable organization that offers information, support, resources and training regarding mental health/illness for individuals, families and other community groups and agencies.

Community

Corner Brook

Region

Corner Brook - Rocky Harbour

Category

Health services

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) is a national not-for-profit voluntary medical research Foundation. Its mission is to find the cure for inflammatory bowel disease. To achieve its mission, the Foundation is committed to raising increasing funds for medical research. Toll Free: 1-800-563-4843

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) believes that a cure will be found for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Therefore the CCFC is committed to raise funds for medical research. The CCFC also believes it is important to make all individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) aware of the Foundation, and educate these individuals, their families, health professionals and the general public about these diseases.

Community

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Region

Grand Falls-Windsor - Baie Verte - Harbour Breton

Category

Health services