Carlington Community Health Centre - Health and Social Services

Health and social services focused on family and community health

Medical Clinic Services:

• comprehensive health care
• immunization programs
• family planning
• management of chronic and short-term health problems
• health information and advice by telephone from registered nurses

Health Promotion:

• special focus on seniors, youth, newcomers
• physical activity
• prevention and management of chronic diseases
• stress management
• smoking cessation programs
• food security programs
• school success programs

Counselling Services:

• crisis support
• mental health support
• youth, individual and family counselling
• housing and jobs searching
• stress reduction programs
• counselling and groups for women who have experienced abuse
• counselling and groups for youth who need support to express anger in healthy ways

Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT): - see separate record for details

Referral Services:

• nutrition counselling by a registered dietitian (groups and individual)
• home, hospital and palliative visits
• high school health clinics led by a nurse practitioner
• foot care and chiropody
• anonymous human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing
• lung health programs
• seasonal influenza and other immunization clinics

Social Services

• home support services
• community development
• youth and seniors programs
• collective kitchen
• resources for job-seekers
• Students Will All Graduate Program (SWAG): delivers social, recreation, mentoring, and life skills for 9th and 10th grade students identified as most at risk of failing without intervention

Parent/Child Programs

• EarlyON
• drop-in playgroups
• parent support program
• baby cupboard
• prenatal care
• breastfeeding support
• Headstart Nursery School

• ACTT: people who have long-term mental health needs
• Walk-in clinic: registered patients only

900 Merivale Rd
Ottawa, ON K1Z 5Z8
Canada

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