Patient Resources
Interested in a specific topic? Click a topic below to jump down the page:
COVID-19 Resources Maternity Resources/Services Addictions Caregiver Support Child Services Seniors Services Disability Services First Nation Services Youth Services Emergency and Crisis Employment/ Training Housing Financial Assistance LGBT2SQ+ Lab Tests & Results Seniors Programs Heart Disease High Blood Pressure Diabetes Pregnancy Social Media Health/Community Updates Mental Health & Wellness Counselling (Adult & Youth - Free) Maternity
COIVD-19 Information & Testing
Public Exposures (locations & information)
COVID-19 Testing (locations & information)
Dealing with Stress/Anxiety About COVID-19 (counselling & self-care resources)
Virtual Maternity Hub
Maternity providers in Tri-Cities and New Westminster have developed a website for prenatal and postnatal patients. The site includes prenatal classes, frequently asked maternity questions, delivery information, infant vaccinations, and more.
Scroll down this page to see more maternity resources
Patient Resources on Pathways
Pathways is a locally maintained website that hosts all kinds of health information. Some of these resources include Addictions, Caregiver Support, Child Services, Senior Services, Disability Services, Mental Health, First Nation Services, and Youth Services.
BC 211 Resource Search
BC 211 is a resource search service for metro Vancouver areas. Resources in your community can be easily located with a postal code search. Some of these resources include Mental Health, Health Care, Emergency and Crisis, Employment and Training, Housing, Financial Assistance, and LGBT2SQ+ services.
Lab Tests and Results
My Care Compass
Access your lab results online as soon as they become available.
LifeLabs Save My Spot
LifeLabs offers an online web resource and App to check wait times and add your name to the waitlist.
Helpful Links
Some links that patients often need are listed here for your convenience.
Fraser Northwest Division Health Updates
The Fraser Northwest Division updates social media regularly with important health tips, blog posts, and community events in New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra, and Anmore.
Follow the Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice on social media:
Mental Health
Mental health resources online
ACT Mindfully (check out the videos!) - COVID specific video HERE
Corona Virus Sanity Guide (from 10% Happier)
Palouse Mindfulness (free course "MBSR")
Family Smart (connect with other parents of kids with mental health concerns)
BC government resources (including low-no cost counseling)
Here2Talk - for secondary school kids
https://foundrybc.ca/virtual - free virtual counseling for ages 12-24 via Foundry
APPSCalm (good for sleep)
Calm Harm App (for self harm)
Calm Fear App (for anxiety)
Insight Timer (for meditation)
Down Dog Yoga (free yoga, including prenatal!)
Wellness Together Canada
Wellness Together Canada is a mental health and substance use website to support people across Canada and Canadians living abroad in both official languages. They provide the following resources for you at no cost:
Immediate text support
Information and videos on common mental health issues
Mental wellness programs you can do on your own and with coaching
Monitored communities of support
Individual phone, video, and text counselling
This online service was launched in response to growing mental health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here to create your account and access these free resources.
Youth Counselling:
BC’s young people ages 12-24 and their caregivers can access Foundry’s virtual services.
No referral required
No assessment required
Services are free and confidential
Click here to find more information and access their services
Maternity Resources/Services
RCH and Delivery
Postpartum
Getting the Flu Shot
Flu vaccines are very important for pregnant women. Please see this video from the Royal Columbian Hospital about the reasons for getting a flu shot while pregnant. Click here to find a flu-clinic location near you.
Early Pregnancy Loss
This web page will help answer questions you may have about miscarriages.
Genetic Screening - Aid to Decision Making
All pregnant women can have this test. The risk of Trisomy 21 increases with a woman’s age. Click here to view the FAQs and benefits/harms.
Iron in Foods
Your body absorbs heme iron more easily than non-heme iron. However, foods containing non-heme iron are also very important sources of iron in your diet. Find out what foods have iron here
TdaP – Pertussis vaccine
The SOGC recommends immunization to be provided ideally between 21 and 32 weeks of gestational age. Pertussis, aka whooping cough, is a transmissible respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacterium. Click here to read more
GBS (Group B Strep) info for patients
GBS is a bacterium that can cause infection in both the mother and the baby. Click here to read the PDF with FAQs.
Fetal Movement Count Record
Monitor your baby's growth and your body's growth by trimester. Pregnancy will affect every part of who you are and those around you as your ever-changing body adapts. Click here
Record fetal movements - instructions and tracking sheet