Patient Education

Search and find Nova Scotia Health Patient Pamphlets:

• Search Nova Scotia Health Library Services' Catalogue 
• Search the Nova Scotia Health Pamphlet Listing
• For staff: Browse the Print Code Index, which lists pamphlets by clinical area or location

VirtualCareNS provides free, temporary access to primary health care for people on the Need a Family Practice Registry. Through VirtualCareNS, people on the registry can make a virtual health appointment. To participate in VirtualCareNS, you need to:

• Be on the Need a Family Practice Registry
• Have a valid Nova Scotia health card number
• Be able to access the web through a computer or mobile device
• Have an e-mail address
• Be located within Nova Scotia when accessing VirtualCareNS

Step-by-step guide to VirtualCareNS

My COVID Recovery

• COVID-19 My COVID Recovery - Information and resources to help Nova Scotians understand and manage their health after having COVID-19.

Find your COVID-19 Vaccination Record

• COVID-19 Government of Nova Scotia. COVID-19 Immunization Record - Your COVID-19 immunization record provides proof that you received the vaccine, including the date, time, location, type, brand and lot number of COVID-19 vaccine you received.

Find local COVID-19 updates

• COVID-19 Nova Scotia Health - Find COVID-19 updates from Nova Scotia Health
• COVID-19 IWK Health - Find COVID-19 updates from IWK
• COVID-19 Government of Nova Scotia - Find COVID-19 updates from the Government of Nova Scotia

It can be tough to find information you can trust online. Ask yourself these questions to help you decide if you can trust the information:

• Where is the information is coming from? Who is sponsoring the website? Is it a paid ad?
• When was the website last updated?
• Does the website present facts or opinions?
• Who was the information written for?

Here are some trustworthy places to look for health information. The blue COVID-19 flag COVID-19 means it also has up-to-date information on the COVID-19 pandemic.

• COVID-19 Healthy Canadians- Government of Canada - Health information on a variety of topics
• COVID-19 World Health Organization (WHO) - Latest world news and top stories on health topics
• COVID-19 Public Health Agency of Canada - Health information on a variety of topics
• COVID-19 Caring for Kids - Health information for parents from the Canadian Paediatric Society
• COVID-19 Harvard Health Publishing - Health information from Harvard Medical School
• COVID-19 Medline Plus - Health information including over-the-counter and prescription drugs
• Mayo Clinic - Patient Care and Health Information - Health information on a variety of topics
• Health Information in Multiple Languages - Health information available in different languages

Sometimes your health care team may use words or terms that you are not familiar with. These websites can help you learn what it is they mean.