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Our Health Centre, Chester, Nova Scotia
Our Health Centre is a health and wellness community resource serving the Municipality of Chester and surrounding areas since 2016. OHC partners with Nova Scotia Health to co-locate a range of primary care, health promotion, wellness, and other health services under one roof. While a holistic approach is central to the mission of OHC, it can be challenging to maintain funding for social determinants of health programs like food security. A core funding model would allow OHC to build on what the community has already created, scaling services to be in line with the needs of the local community.
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
The Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association (AWRCSASA) is an independent, feminist, community-based organization serving Antigonish and Guysborough Counties. Our team at the Lindsay’s Health Centre for Women provides person-centred, collaborative care for women, adolescent girls (16+), and gender diverse individuals.
The interdisciplinary team includes a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Social Worker, and Medical Receptionist. The AWRCSASA complements this community health centre with Women’s Support Workers who provide advocacy, navigation, and outreach, therapists who provide specialized trauma therapy and sexual assault services through out Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program.
Clare Health Centre, Clare, Nova Scotia
Clare Health Centre is a community-owned building where a range of health and wellness services are offered to local residents. Clare Health Centre works with the Nova Scotia Health Authority to bring primary care providers, health programs, and other social supports together in one accessible location. Without locally-delivered care options, many residents of Clare face challenges in accessing the services they need, such as isolated seniors or those without their own means of transportation. A global funding model would allow Clare Health Centre to focus on meeting the needs of local people instead of having to worry about keeping the doors open in times of crisis.
Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health Centre, L’Ardoise, Nova Scotia
Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health Centre exists to fill a gap in access to frontline health services and social supports for local people in the rural region of L’Ardoise. The team at Dr. Kingston Memorial CHC are committed to community well-being, and in addition to primary care and clinical services, there is a strong focus on the social determinants of health. CHCs like Dr. Kingston Memorial have a strong vision for health equity, advocating and advancing a model of health that leaves no one behind. The health challenges facing Nova Scotians are unprecedented, but the solutions are readily at hand and deserve stable core funding.
North End Community Health Centre
North End Community Health Centre (NECHC) offers a combination of front-line health services with a range of programs to support the social determinants of health. The team at NECHC has built trusting relationships with local people and they create a space of respect and dignity for all who seek services or programs. NECHC serves as a resource to the entire Halifax community, and they work hard to keep the multiple dimensions of the organization going. Global funding would allow the team to focus energy on services. NECHC is a living example of all that can be achieved when we think outside the box about what it looks like to respond to community needs.
Tri-County Women's Centre, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Tri-County Women’s Centre offers a variety of services and programs to support women and their families in Digby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Recognizing that many women and their families are without a primary care provider, the Leahey Wellness Clinic was added to Tri-County Women’s Centre in 2014. Today, the clinic serves people of any gender, but the team continues to focus their services to those made vulnerable by gender, economic, and other social power imbalances. Tri-County Women’s Centres demonstrates the unique approach of Community Health Centres, and core funding is needed to sustain this comprehensive model.
Pictou County Community Health Centre, Pictou, Nova Scotia
The Pictou County Community Health Centre is focused on increasing access to Primary Health Care services by connecting people to the services and programs needed to achieve their best possible health. The Pictou County CHC opened its doors to the public in January 2025 and assists people in navigating and accessing the care options available to them, whether in primary care, virtual care, or community services.
Located in downtown Pictou, across from a pharmacy and food bank, the team at the Pictou County CHC provides support, virtual care, navigation, follow-up, and advocacy to a region that has a significant population currently unserved by primary care practitioners. Core funding is provided on a short-term basis by the Aberdeen Health Foundation. Long-term core funding is necessary to build sustainable primary healthcare access to underserved and equity-deserving populations.
Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic, Bear River, Nova Scotia
The Bear River and Area Community Health Clinic is a non-profit health clinic that serves the village of Bear River and its surrounding rural communities in Digby and Annapolis Counties. Our mission is to address the health and wellness needs of our community that are not easily or adequately addressed by the larger NS Health service network. We are particularly focused on individuals who have challenges travelling to NS Health-operated facilities or have challenges accessing health and wellness resources and information.
We provide a variety of health and wellness services, such as:
· Nurse Practitioner appointments for all Bear River residents without a family physician. We operate as a Satellite Clinic of Digby Area Health Services Centre (DAHSC).
· Assisted Virtual Care sessions under NS Health. We serve as a hub
· Seniors’ Programs
· Registered Counselling Therapist
· Mental Health & Addiction
· Nicotine Cessation Services
· Digby Cancer Help Fund Association. We serve as a volunteer hub
· Massage Therapy
· RN Foot Care
· Custom Orthotics services
· Acupuncture
· Reflexology
· Electrolysis
Ally Centre of Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
The Ally Health Centre is a non-profit, community-based organization committed to delivering primary health care, prevention, support, and education services grounded in the principles of harm reduction, community development, and the social determinants of health.
The Centre serves individuals who are often marginalized within mainstream healthcare systems and who may have experienced ongoing challenges such as poverty, homelessness, mental illness, substance use disorders, social isolation, unemployment, and involvement with the justice system.
The Clinic prioritizes building strong, sustainable partnerships to enhance access to primary healthcare, mental health and addiction services, as well as the identification, prevention, and treatment of blood-borne pathogens and sexually transmitted infections.