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| Family and Community Health |
What is Family and Community Health?
For families and communities to stay healthy, they need
access to primary health care providers, like family
physicians and nurse practitioners. In many communities,
there are not enough physicians, which can make it difficult
for families to reach services that are important for
the prevention and treatment of common health conditions.
Family and community health programs try to improve
families’ well-being by improving access to physicians,
nurses and other health-care providers.
UHN’s Family and Community Health Program
Based at Toronto General Hospital, our program links with the surrounding
community to provide primary care to families and community members,
with special attention to the needs of the aging population, children
and women.
With the teamwork of pharmacists, social workers, physicians, primary
care nurse practitioners and staff nurses, we do our best to help families
deal with a broad range of health concerns. We also help connect families
with the care of specialists when needed.
Better health — within families’ grasp
To make it easier for families to reach health care services, we have
built the following features into our program:
- Evening and weekend hours at Toronto Western Hospital
- Healthstyles clinic, providing blood pressure checks and information
on reproductive health
- Family practice inpatient beds on medical unit
- Medical support for addictions
- Easy access contact number for general information including
locations and hours of operation
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