Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
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The Lung Association of Nova Scotia
6331 Lady Hammond Road
Halifax, NS B3K 2S2
Telephone: 1-902-443-8141
Toll Free: 1-888-566-5864 (Nova Scotia only)
Fax Number: 1-902-445-2573
Website: //www.ns.lung.ca/
Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia
Website: //www.environmentalhealth.ca/
Toll Free: 1-800-449-1995
Asthma Society of Canada
Website: //www.asthma.ca/
Toll Free: 1-866-787-4050
Mayo Clinic Allergy Center
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/allergy/AA99999
Find information on allergies, allergy symptoms and allergy relief.
Mayo Clinic Asthma Center
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/asthma/AS99999
A wide range of asthma information for children and adults - from asthma symptoms to asthma treatments.
Halifax Allergy and Asthma Associates
5657 Spring Garden Road
#503 Halifax, NS
B3J 3R4
Telephone: 902-425-3927
Website: //www.halifaxallergy.com
Access to books, magazines, online databases, movies and more.
Nova Scotians have trusted health information at their fingertips.
Call 8-1-1, and you will have access to non-emergency health information and services. Registered Nurses give the advice and information you need and provide reassurance concerning all kinds of general health issues and questions.
A free, confidential information and referral service. It is for people from all walks of life, seeking information about community & social services in their community or throughout the Province, either for themselves or for someone else. For example it could be used by someone seeking home care support for a senior citizen, a teenager looking for job-seeking skills, a recent immigrant needing language and employment training, or a person with disabilities determining which local or gov't services are available. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by dialing "2-1-1" to speak to a helpful staff member or by searching the easy-to-use online database at www.ns.211.ca.