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Organization:
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Durham Community Health Centre
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Address:
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115 Grassmere Ave
Oshawa, ON
L1H 3X7
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Intersection:
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Simcoe St S and Wentworth St W
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Accessibility Notes:
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Fully accessible facility
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Hours:
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Service | Administration | |
| Mon | 9am-2pm | 8am-5pm | |
| Tue | 9am-2pm | 8am-5pm | |
| Wed | 9am-2pm | 8am-5pm | |
| Thu | 9am-2pm | 8am-5pm | |
| Fri | 9am-2pm | 8am-5pm | |
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Executives:
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Francis Garwe - Chief Executive Officer
905-723-0036 ext 1208
Irena Kropman - Resource Development and Communications Manager
905-723-0036 ext 5563
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Service Description:
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Health centre focused on family and community health * services include family medicine, social work and counselling, and a variety of health promotion and community development groups, many focusing on children, youth and women * community-led health teams develop programs to improve the social supports and conditions that affect long-term health
Community programs and services:
- health promotion and wellness programs
- primary care, counseling and mental health programs
- diabetes education
- Hepatitis C screening, treatment support, education and outreach
- geriatric assessment and intervention
- young parent support
- youth programs
- Indigenous programs
- community development programs
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Diabetes Education Program
- Supports for people living with prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes * one-one-one or group consultation on monitoring blood sugar levels, medications, healthy eating, exercise, and other lifestyle choices * registered nurse, dietitian, diabetes educator and endocrinologist on staff- nutritional counselling
- group classes
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Three locations at:
- Oshawa - 115 Grassmere Aveue (905-723-0036)
- Oshawa - 1320 Airport Blvd (Child, Youth and Family Clinic)
- Pickering - 1450 Kingston Road, Unit 17 (905-420-0333)
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Fees:
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Fee for VIK Day Camp (Summer)
All other programs or services are free
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Application:
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Call or visit * no referral required * appointments required for some programs
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Varies per program * must be a resident of Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering * Hep C team also serves Kawartha and Haliburton areas
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Translation services available
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Area Served:
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Durham Region and area
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Map
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