Seaway Valley Oral Health Pilot Project Final Report 2019

This report describes a two-month oral health care pilot project that took place at Seaway Valley CHC from January 30 to March 31, 2019. Fifty-five unique clients visited the CHC a total of 175 times for oral health care during the 41 days of the pilot. The CHC saw an average of 4.24 clients per day, and they say each client an average of 3.16 times. The CHC complemented their oral health care services with wraparound care inckluding nutrition services, smoking cessatgion support, primary care, and system navigation to help clients access the CHC's programs and community services.

The untold story: Examining Ontario’s CHCs’ initiatives to address upstream DOH

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Background: Unlike traditional primary care centres, part of the Community Health Centre (CHC) mandate is to address upstream health determinants. In Ontario, CHCs refer to these activities as Community Initiatives (CIs); yet, little is known about how CIs operate. The objective of this study was to examine the scope, resource requirements, partnerships, successes and challenges among selected Ontario CIs.

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