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Each year, the Lung Association invests heavily in Canadian respiratory health research. Recently, the Quebec Lung Association created Canada's first respiratory health chair. This $2.5 million chair was set up at Université de Sherbrooke. Despite medical advances, lung disease has been flourishing at an ever increasing rate over the past few years. In Quebec, it is estimated that over 1.4 million people suffer from either emphysema, lung cancer, asthma, sleep apnea, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, chronic bronchitis and even tuberculosis, which is showing signs of recrudescence. The Quebec Lung Association provides a variety of services to meet the population's needs. Whether for problems related to COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma or any other respiratory illness, or for information on the various programs designed to help quit smoking, our toll-free telephone lines are available to the entire Quebec population.

History The Lung Association of Alberta & NWT began in 1939 as the Alberta Tuberculosis Association. Our goal was to educate the public about TB, conduct mass chest x-rays and provide a rehabilitation service for TB sanitarium patients. Over the years, The Lung Association has broadened its scope to encompass all aspects of lung health. Current areas of focus include issues related to asthma and allergies, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and lung cancer, flu and infectious diseases, environmental issues, smoking prevention and cessation, sleep apnea, and continued work in the area of TB. Through your assistance The Lung Association of Alberta/NWT helps improve the quality of life for those suffering with lung disease through education, advocacy and program support. For further information please visit: www.ab.lung.ca

Thanks to incredible community support, the new Alberta Children's Hospital is the most state-of-the-art children’s hospital in North America. Caring for 76 thousand kids and families each year, the Alberta Children’s Hospital is the provincial referral centre for Bone Marrow Transplantation and is establishing itself as a national leader in pediatric Neuroscience, family centred care and child health research. The Alberta Children's Hospital is home to the largest pediatric vision clinic in western Canada and is the only hospital in Canada that performs vision-saving laser eye surgery on children.

The Dorothy Ley Hospice offers a variety of programs that support people to live well with their illness, address their fear of pain and dying, and help families through their grief and loss. Our services address people's physical, emotional, spiritual and supportive needs through two key programs: 1. Residential care - provides 24-hour professional care in its 10-bed residential care centre in a home-like setting; 2. Community care - provides needs assessment, in-home visiting, day programs, integrative wellness, bereavement support, spiritual care, professional and community education, and volunteer training.

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation is a registered charitable organization which includes Hamilton General Hospital Foundation, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre Foundation, McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation, St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation and all of their associated programs. Through the generosity of our donors, we fund capital redevelopment projects, purchase medical equipment and technology, and invest in research and education. Our mission is to raise funds and manage donor gifts to support outstanding clinical care and research for the communities served by Hamilton Health Sciences; our goal is Health Care, Transformed.

The Alzheimer Society of Calgary is an independent, local non-profit organization serving Calgary and surrounding areas. For thousands of local families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, this is where community, insight and empowerment begin. We work to ensure that people impacted by dementia have access to high quality education, care and support throughout their journey of impact.

Seva Canada's mission is to restore sight and prevent blindness in the developing world.

Working together, we will meet our goals: • To increase public and professional awareness of epilepsy as a universal, treatable brain disorder; • To change attitudes, dispel myths and raise epilepsy to a new plane of acceptability in the public domain; • To promote public and professional education about epilepsy; • To identify the needs of people with epilepsy on a national and regional basis; • To encourage governments of health to address the needs of people with epilepsy, including awareness, education, diagnosis, treatment, care, services and prevention; • To fund the best epilepsy research in Canada.

Autism Society Canada (ASC) is a national incorporated non-profit charitable organization. It was founded in 1976 by a group of parents committed to advocacy, public education, information and referral, and support for its regional societies. ASC is a federation of Canada-wide provincial and territorial autism societies. By linking its member societies across the country, ASC represents the largest collective voice of the autism community in Canada.

The Oakville Hospital Foundation raises funds for the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital of Halton Healthcare Services. The Foundation strives to ensure Oakville residents have access to the highest quality healthcare services, which government funding alone can not provide. With community support, the Foundation works to ensure essential healthcare services and resources are available today for patients, community and staff and will be there tomorrow to meet the community’s growing needs.

non-profit organization offering education, counselling, support and referral service to persons affected by the disease, their loved ones as well as professional care providers. Also raises funds for research and support programs

We operate throughout Northumberland County from six local offices.Our staff and over 1000 volunteers provide a variety of important support services to seniors and adults with disabilities, allowing them to remain independent within their own homes and communities. Our core programs offered include:Meals On Wheels, Transportation, Caregiver Support, Community Diner's, Friendly Visiting, Telephone Security Checks and Home Help/Home Maintenance.Clients can access our services directly or be referred through family, friends or other community agencies. Fees may apply to some of our programs to cover expenses. All hospice services are free. Services include,one to one palliative support, one to one grief support,facilitated support groups, caregiver support, respite, anticipatory grief support, telephone support,information and referral,access to library resources, child and teen support,community education, memorial services,and wellness programs.