Community and Health
What is a Community Health Centre?
Community Health Centres (CHCs) are non-profit organizations that deliver primary healthcare in combination with health promotion and illness prevention services. There are two Community Health Centres located in Durham Region.
Durham Community Health Centre (formerly Carea)
Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered charitable organization providing a variety of free, community programs and services including:
- Health promotion and wellness programs
- Primary care
- Counselling and mental health
- Diabetes education
- Hepatitis C screening
- Treatment support, education and outreach
- Geriatric assessment & intervention
- Young parent support
- Youth programs
- Indigenous programs
- Community development programs
- Fundraising events which include developing charitable partnerships/sponsorships to fund programs.
Locations and Services
Durham CHC has a growing team of interdisciplinary health care providers, family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, counsellors (including social workers and psychotherapists, all under one roof. Durham CHC has locations in Pickering and Oshawa.
Find information about programs and services offered by DCHC: All Programs & Service Categories - Durham Community Health Centre (durhamchc.ca)
To access medical or counselling services (at any location), please call 1-877-227-3217.
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Durham Community Health Centre Phone: 905-420-0333 |
| Oshawa North Location |
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Durham Community Health Centre Phone: 905-743-9960 |
| Oshawa South Location |
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Durham Community Health Centre Phone: 905-723-0036 |
Brock Community Health Centre
Brock Community Health Care (CHC) serves residents of Brock Township and surrounding areas. To become a primary care client, drop by one of our sites to complete a client registration form.
Locations and Services
Services offered through the Brock Community Health Centre include:
- Primary Health Care
- Physiotherapy
- Dental Services
- Diabetes Education:
- Nutrition Education
- Foot Care
- Geriatric Assessment
- Community Development and Health Promotion
- Community Exercise and Wellness Programs: Community Wellness Programs - Brock Community Health Centre (brockchc.ca)
- Counselling with a registered social worker
- Service navigation, including referrals to services and supports such as housing, food access, home care, mental health and addictions support, seniors safety, youth services, seniors services, women's services, and more.
- Equipment Loan Cupboard: The following mobility aids can be borrowed on a short-term basis:
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Beaverton Location |
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Brock Community Health Centre |
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Cannington Location |
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Brock Community Health Centre – Primary Health Care |
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