Inclusion Policy
The following is excerpted from the inclusion policy for thehealthline.ca.
Thehealthline.ca service database is an information and referral tool linking people to health and social services. The database is a current inventory of available service options compiled to help consumers make informed choices. Services are described in a consistent manner to facilitate comparison, and we attempt to provide sufficient information on each program or organization to help with the selection process.
Health services are defined as care that enables: "a state of dynamic balance in which an individual's or a group's capacity to cope with all the circumstances of living is at an optimum level." They are representative of the continuum of services across the local health care system - promotive, preventative, curative, rehabilitative, maintenance and palliative.
Social services are defined as such services that address quality of life issues including homelessness, affordable housing, social isolation, unemployment, social assistance, children’s welfare and other basic needs.
The organizations and programs listed on thehealthline.ca address the physical, mental and/or social well-being of individuals and populations at every stage of life.
Individual and community health and information needs change over time. Therefore, the database is responsive to emerging needs and trends.
Thehealthline.ca gives priority inclusion to organizations and programs that:
- Are located in the South West Region of Ontario;
- Provide a direct service to the public;
- Are not-for-profit and/or publicly funded, such as community-based or government organizations, or commercial organizations and private practices subsidized or licensed by the government or with special contractual agreements to operate long term care facilities and certain home care services;
- Are services related to the business of our partners;
- Serve the South West Region of Ontario but are located outside the community;
- Are involved in licensing, planning or coordinating direct services;
- Are commercial organizations that provide services not offered by the not-for-profit sector or are complementary to them;
- Are networks or coalitions of direct service providers (if they provide direct service to the public)
For more information about our inclusion policy please contact us.