HANS Wellness Directory
Non-profit Organizations

HANS is a Canadian affiliate of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), which is an online and grassroots non-profit public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics. HANS facilitates the OCA's Canada homepage.

The Coalition for a GE Free BC is committed to making Canada free of genetically engineered (GE) crops. We are a network of social justice groups, ethical businesses and farmers across BC that work to secure a GE-Free BC as a step towards a GE Free Canada. Supporting a GE Free BC means supporting bio-diversity, local farmers and economies. It's about communities deciding what is grown and eaten, not large food, bio-tech or agri-business companies.

Anxiety? Depression? Free Mental Wellness Support Group held on Saturdays (10:30am-12:30pm) Promotes a holistic approach to healing (body, mind, spirit). Networking and interactive learning experience in a safe, non-judgmental environment. For more information call 604-630-6865 or visit www.mentalwellnessbc.ca

Therapeutic Touch™ is a safe, gentle, non-invasive healing practice. It is based on a contemporary interpretation of ancient healing practices. It was developed in the 1970\'s by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN, a Professor of Nursing and her mentor Dora Kunz, a renowned intuitive healer.
BCTTN is a non-profit organization that promotes Therapeutic Touch, supports it\'s members and sets the standards for the practice & teaching of TT in BC. The network offers accreditation, conferences, courses, practice groups and a quarterly newsletter.

The Canadian Association for Integrative and Energy Therapies (CAIET) was founded in 2008 as a Canadian non-profit organization of licensed mental health professionals and related energy and integrative health practitioners committed to promoting the knowledge and understanding of energy therapy by providing educational workshops and an annual Energy Psychology conference for professionals as well as for qualified and interested consumers.

CAIET is committed to promoting the practice of complementary health care, with emphasis on the Energy Therapies.Our vision is to advance awareness of the practice of the Energy Therapies as developing complementary modalities within the interactive mind/body structure.

The Canadian Colour Association is created to sustain the highest standards of practice within the complementary field of Colour Therapy and Colour Teaching.

The CCA Directory offers a list of:
Full members who have graduated from a recognized Course of training, completed their exam, practicum and thesis, and have attained their Diploma status.

Regular members are trained and in process of completing their requisites for Full Member or who have chosen to study Colour modalities and utilize the knowledge thus far in their own specialized field.

School/Trainer membership is for recognized schools or independant trainers of all aspects of Colour Therapy.

Associate members are affiliates contributing to the world of colour.

CRISH is a not-for-profit professional organization which promotes multidisciplinary research and education into spirituality, culture, healing, and health care, and creates a new vision of an integrative, comprehensive health care. Membership benefits and other information can be found at www.crish.org.

The Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (B.C. Division) is an organization of professionals in medicine, psychology, dentistry, and other allied professions, who share scientific and clinical interest in hypnosis. CSCH endeavours to provide and encourage education programs to further, in every ethical way, the knowledge and understanding of hypnosis and to promote the acceptance of hypnosis as an important tool of ethical clinical medicine, psychology and dentistry.

Depression? Anxiety? Stress? Anger? Conflict? Addictive behaviour?
Deep sense of hopelessness?... Choose Again can help.

Over the last 15 years we have developed a highly successful program with a success rate in excess of 85%. While virtually all clients arrive at our center on some kind of medication - legal or illegal - the vast majority leave free of chemicals of any kind. There simply is no medication that cures depression or anxiety or the deep sense of hopelessness so many people struggle with.

Earthsave Canada is a charitable non-profit organization promoting awareness of the health, environmental and ethical consequences of our food choices. We advocated the move towards a plant-based diet for better health, environmental sustainability, and compassion for animals. Regular events that we hold include restaurant dine-outs, monthly potlucks, and an annual 2 day healthy food festival, Taste of Health. We offer our members a 10% discount at over 70 like-minded businesses, mostly in the lower mainland.

The Mission of Vancouver Farmers Markets is
"to foster community health and local economic development through the creation of a venue where community members have greater access to safe, healthy, locally produced, environmentally friendly food, and where BC producers can market their goods directly to urban consumers".

Empowered Patient Canada is a registered non-profit society providing education and information to the public to increase understanding of patient safety and error prevention in the Canadian health care system.
The Society:
-Provides information, education and resources on patient safety
-Promotes effective communication between patients and their families and health care providers
-Empowers patients to work with their health care provider to ensure positive treatment outcomes
-Provides information on the importance of reporting of errors and near misses by health care providers and patients, and transparency in care, including disclosure of adverse events
-Promotes a better understanding of the health care system by patients and families

The Cancer Recovery Foundation of Canada (CRFC) is a registered charity whose mission is to help all people prevent and recover from cancer. CRFC is a world leader in integrated cancer care, and offers educational resources, Survival Kits, Family Emergency Funding Services, Tele-support groups, the Children's Project (camp scholarships, bear-able gift bags, and hospital parties), and intrnational medical support.

FarmFolk/CityFolk Society is a non-profit organization that works with food communities toward a local, sustainable food system. FarmFolk/CityFolk's work has helped put food and agriculture on many agendas, including those of the general public, media, government, and other NGOs. Because the issue of food is so closely tied to our environment, health, social justice, and economy, FarmFolk/CityFolk's work has covered many avenues. After 10 years and many successes, FarmFolk/CityFolk is focusing on 3 programs: Protecting our foodlands; supporting our farmers and food producers; and connecting farm and city folks to educate, celebrate, and communicate with local food communities. It is the connection between farm and city, producer and consumer, grower and eater that creates sustainable communities.

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Mission Statement for Implant Awareness Society (I.A.S.)
Educational: To educate the general public, using information and scientific facts, to help them better understand how the body reacts to saline and silicone implants.
Charitable: To give emotional support and guidance that will help implant patients and their families cope with the complications caused by all indwelling implants. Through our far-reaching network, we are often able to recommend specific doctors and health-care workers who have experience working with patients that have unique health challenges due to their implants.
The society has received many emails of thanks from women and men who have been given support throughout their trials and mishaps due to silicone implants. Some women that were confined to wheelchairs regained their health due to the support and doctor referrals given to them by the I.A.S.

The purpose of the Society is to further the advancement of orthomolecular medicine throughout the world, to raise awareness of this rapidly growing and cost effective practice of health care, and to unite the many and various groups already operating in this field.The society will serve to educate health professionals and the public in the benefits and practice of orthomolecular medicine through publications, conferences and seminars.

The International Schizophrenia Foundation (ISF) is a national, non-profit, charitable organization federally chartered in 1968, with international affiliates dedicated to raising the levels of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the schizophrenias and allied disorders.

The MEFM Society of BC is a volunteer-driven, registered non-profit society that provides information and support to people living with the health conditions of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and Fibromyalgia (FM) in British Columbia. Publishes a newsletter. Referrals to support groups in and around the province are available.

Narconon Vancouver Society is an independent, Non-Profit secular Corporation directly serving the Greater Vancouver region and reaching into every Canadian town with prevention programs and rehab consulting services. The purpose of Narconon Vancouver is to reduce drug abuse by providing drug education services and materials and rehab consulting / referral to create an increasing number of drug-free people in society. Narconon Vancouver Society is working with individuals and business to provide drug prevention kits to eventually every school in Canada so as to educate an entire generation of Canadians on the truth about drugs. We also consult families and those with drug problems on how to end addiction problems through using the Narconon detox and rehabilitation programs.

The Natural Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA) is a federally incorporated, non-profit organization devoted to protecting Canadians' access to natural health products. The Association lobbies government, publishes information and advises the public. Its experts support natural health stakeholders as changing legislation impacts their livelihoods. The NHPPA is solely supported by concerned natural health products manufacturers, retailers and public advocates, individuals who believe we should not have to compromise freedom for safety.

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To inform about the benefits of a raw, unprocessed plant based diet and offer support as people make healthy choices in that direction.

We are concerned parents, friends, and advocates of the mentally ill. Our goal is to keep the remaining 244 acres of the Riverview Lands Public for the use of the mentally ill.

OUR VISION

-To replace the institutional stigma with a community setting
-To provide a community care, community centers and community living for the mentally ill
-To provide a sanctuary that is safe and tranquil
-To provide learning/research/education facilities and programs
-To provide recreational socialization and clubhouse facilities

Live in harmony with your fertility. Serena teaches the Sympto-thermal method of natural family planning. We have been teaching since 1955 and are a national, non-profit organization. A woman learns to observe her fertility signs and is able to decide whether to avoid or achieve a pregnancy. It is 98-99% effective. Safe, natural. Couples learn from accredited teacher-couples.
Also see www.vcn.bc.ca/serenabc.

Although this Project began as Ann Fonfa's personal answers to questions on natural(CAM) therapies, it has become a nationally recognized organization, and is now a non profit corporation in the state of Florida. (May 23, 2003)and tax exempt, 501 (c)3 as of August, 2003. We are located at 7319 Serrano Terrace, Delray Beach, FL 33446-2215. (561) 749-0084 Best means of contact is email: annieappleseedpr@aol.com

From its inception the Annie Appleseed Project decided to Challenge the Existing treatment paradigm, to Question the existing research methods and subjects, and to Propose new directions for both ending with true Integrative Oncology. Thus the program name Cheqpt, designed to bring complementary, alternative therapies to the mainstream as soon as may be, while serving as a place where all ideas are scrutinized.