Programs and Services

Stonegate Catchment

Increasing Inequity

Median Household Income Couple Families (2006)

Stonegate Community

$26,632 - $53, 129

Low Income Seniors

Stonegate Community

18%-27%

Low Income Children

Stonegate Community

38% Child Poverty

Percentage of Children in Low Income Families

• Stonegate 38%• City of Toronto 22.6%• Province of Ontario 18%

Percentage in Low Income Families

• Stonegate 28.3%• City of Toronto 18.4%• Province of Ontario 14.7%

Unemployment Rate (2006)

Stonegate Community

10%-12%

Tenant Households Spending 30%+ on Rent

Stonegate Community

Recent Immigrants

Stonegate Community

56%

No Citizenship

Stonegate Community

Who we serveWe serve anyone living in the Stonegate catchment, but prioritize clients who Are newcomers to Canada Have no health insurance Speak little to no English Have low incomes Have chronic diseases Are families with children under 2 Are seniors over 70

What is a Community Health Centre?

Types of Services: Primary care (clinical) Team of other health professionals Health Promotion Community Programming

Community Board of Directors Funded by government and private donations Our services are free

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Model of Well Being

How we see “health”

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Health

Community BelongingWellbeing

What makes us different

Salaried, interdisciplinary teams Health promotion, education and illness prevention Our services are built around the determinants of

health Free interpretation is available We serve people without health insurance We do home visits as needed Both Nurse Practitioners and Doctors are primary

providers Partnerships with community agencies

Compared to other Primary Care Models

More health promotion Higher rate of screening for illness Better avoidance of emergency room usage More complex patients with multiple chronic

conditions Higher percentage of patients living in poverty

Family Medicine Clinic

3 Physicians3 Nurse Practitioners2 Nurses

Dental Clinic

For all eligible clients across Toronto• Preventive Care• X-rays• Cavities• Extractions• Dentures

Chiropody

Seniors

Diabetic Patients

Children

Wound Care

Orthotics

Asthma\COPD Education

Offer Services at:

Parkdale CHC

LAMP CHC

Unison HCS

Workshops at other community settings

Stonegate Primary Care Asthma Program

Asthma/COPD individual and family education Access to free educational resources Support for patients without drug plan with

medication On-site diagnostic testing Community education Smoking cessation Access to free Nicotine Replacement Therapy Research

Smoking Cessation

Dietitian• One to One

Counselling

• Healthy nutrition

• Diet advice for chronic conditions

• Workshops

Diabetes Education

Physiotherapy

Counselling

Individual

Couples

Families

Groups

Mindfulness Meditation

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Client Support Program

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• Tenants Rights

• Landlord – Tenant issues

• Eviction Prevention

• Employment and Financial Assistance

• Housing Access

• Legal Help for Housing

• Bed Bugs

• Tax Clinic

• Workshops on housing issues

• Legal help for Immigration applications • Legal help for Refugee claims • How to file Human Rights complaints • Employment and financial assistance

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Settlement Support

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Seniors’ Programs

• Exercise Programs

• English & Polish Seniors Day Program

• Seniors Brunch

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Women’s Program• Weekly

Women’s Group

• Handicrafts

• Yoga

• Fitness Program

• Trips

• Digital Story Telling

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Early Years• Drop In Programs

• Parent Relief

• Programs for children 0 – 6

• School readiness

• Pre and post natal nutrition

• Parenting programs

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Children and Youth Programs

• Free after school social recreational programs

• Summer Camp

• Drama

• Digital Story Telling

• Homework Buddies

• Kids Can Cook

• March Break Extravaganza

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ETOBICOKE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

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Community Food Program

• Farmer’s Market

• Farmer’s Market Voucher Program

• School Snack Program

• Healthy Food Workshops

• Emergency Food Cupboard

Bell Manor Community Garden

The community garden gives local residents the chance to work their own small piece of land, free of charge. Gardeners grow their own vegetables, herbs, and flowers. “A kid watched me garden in my plot and was

surprised to see me pull a carrot from the ground – he thought carrots only come from the grocery store!”

Food & Gardening Workshops

During the spring and summer we focus in the garden to help improve

gardening skills and in the colder months, we move indoors for workshops on healthy cooking, and other topics.

Benefits of food related workshops- increased personal capacity, knowledge and skill, regarding

access to alternate food sources