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What is a Community Health Centre?
Community Health Centres are not-for profit community led organization offering multidisciplinary primary health care, health promotion programs and other community development initiatives.
A Community Health Centre (CHC) generally has the following characteristics:
- A non-for-profit organization funded by the government
- Governed by a community Board of Directors
- Can be defined by a geographical area or by a group(s) of people who experience barriers to accessing primary healthcare or both
- It offers a range of primary healthcare and social programs and services with an emphasis on prevention, health promotion and education, chronic disease management and community development
- Delivered by an inter-disciplinary team of healthcare practitioners through the Social Determinants of Health framework
- Provides programs and services to address the specific health needs of the community across the lifespan
- Team includes paid staff and volunteers
TAIBU Community Health Centre’s Model of Care focuses on five areas:
- Primary care
- Illness prevention
- Health promotion
- Community capacity building
- Service integration
This Model of Care is:
- Comprehensive
- Accessible
- Client and Community Centred
- Interdisciplinary
- Integrated
- Inclusive of the Social Determinants of Health
- Grounded in a community development approach
Click here to learn more about CHC’s model of care.
