CHCs, AHACs & C-FHTs

Community Health Centres (CHCs)

Community Health Centres (CHCs) are non-profit, community-governed organizations that provide primary health care, health promotion and community development services, using interdisciplinary teams of health providers. These teams often include physicians, nurse practitioners, dieticians, health promoters, counsellors and others who are paid by salary, rather than through a fee-for-service system.

CHCs are sponsored and managed by incorporated non-profit community boards made up of members of the community and others who provide health and social services. There are currently 54 CHCs across Ontario, and a number of smaller Satellite CHCs. In November 2005, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced expansion of the provincial CHC network through funding for 21 new CHCs and 28 Satellite CHCs by 2009.

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Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs)

Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs) for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities were created as part of the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy, an initiative to improve the access to health for Aboriginal people. There are 9 AHACs in Ontario,  serving Aboriginal families and communities both on and off reserves. There are also 2 CHCs, located in Toronto and Timmins, Ontario, that are mandated to provide services specifically to Aboriginal communities.

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Community Family Health Teams (C-FHTs)

Community Family Health Teams (C-FHTs) are non-profit, community-governed organizations that provide comprehensive, patient-centred primary health care, health promotion and community development services, using multi-disciplinary teams of health providers.

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