On May 9, Country Roads Community Health Centre celebrated 30 years of exceptional primary health care in rural Southeastern Ontario. The occasion was marked with live music (with Executive Director Marty Crapper throwing down some mean bass alongside local musician Melanie Weber), a shared meal, and some poignant reflections by community members and leaders. People shared stories of helping to steward the CHC from humble roots – half a day a week in a single room – into the hub of community-governed comprehensive primary health care that it is today.
Transformative Change in Action
Towards the Best Possible Health and Wellbeing for Everyone
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Thursday, May 17, 2018
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Wednesday, March 28, 2018
After Pierrette Vezina received the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship in January, we spoke to her about growing the number of active volunteers at Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health from 14 to more than 400
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Thursday, December 14, 2017
Last week, Jodi Pearce, a health promoter at Windsor Essex Community Health Centre, received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from Health Promotion Canada. We spoke to Pearce about the importance of health promotion and what's made possible when the role is embedded in comprehensive primary health care
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thursday, November 9, 2017
Change Day Ontario about acknowledging the work AOHC members already do, and emboldening others by sharing the plans of where you’re headed. It’s about recognizing that small steps can add up to big changes for our health system, and it’s about celebrating the difference that providers make every day, both for patients and their colleagues.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Friday, October 20, 2017
By building strong, trusting relationships with parents, I have been able to better connect vulnerable families to the resources that they need.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thursday, October 19, 2017
Health equity means providing equal access to health care and social programs, regardless of your socioeconomic status. I volunteer to try and provide proper nutrition and knowledge to help youth
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, October 18, 2017
To me, health equity means the elimination of all barriers to accessing health care services, as well as addressing the broader social determinants of health, such as access to housing, adequate income, decent work, transportation, child care, and more
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, October 17, 2017
What is health equity? What is the work that enables and promotes it? Why is this work so vital? During Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2017, AOHC members are demonstrating the ways that they put Health Equity at the Centre.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, October 16, 2017
What makes a community, a community? Our shared spaces, shared values, common histories – those are often mentioned. Support for others, a respect for diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, and shared ownership of and participation in civic institutions – those are no less important. What’s common among communities? Crises will often bring us together to act collectively, knowing that we are more than the sum of our parts when we act as one. Other things – a factory or school closing, or instances of racism – might drive us further apart while also revealing fault lines in our bonds.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, October 16, 2017
What is health equity? What is the work that enables and promotes it? Why is this work so vital? During Community Health and Wellbeing Week 2017, AOHC members are demonstrating the ways that they put Health Equity at the Centre.