Community health centres in Canada
Dennise Albrecht
(Director of External Development, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and President of the Board of Directors, Canadian Association of Community Health Centre Associations (CACHCA))
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Abstract
In an increasing trend, clients are being moved from tertiary and secondary care to primary care. This “downloading”, accompanied by the increasingly complex needs of clients, has forced providers and policy makers to acknowledge the importance of primary care. In exploring options for the reorganization of primary care, the characteristics of community health centres are often promoted as the model with the best potential. This article outlines a descriptive overview of community health centres (CHCs) across Canada.
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Citation
Albrecht, D. (1998), "Community health centres in Canada", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/13660759810202596
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited