What is a Community Health Centre?

Community Health Centres are not-for profit community led organization offering multidisciplinary primary healthcare, health promotion programs and other community development initiatives.

A Community Health Centre (CHC) generally has the following characteristics:

A non-for-profit organization funded by the government
Governed by a community Board of Directors
Can be defined by a geographical area or by a group(s) of people who experience barriers to accessing primary healthcare or both
It offers a range of primary healthcare and social programs and services with an emphasis on prevention, health promotion and education, chronic disease management and community development
Delivered by an inter-disciplinary team of healthcare practitioners through the Social Determinants of Health framework
Provides programs and services to address the specific health needs of the community across the lifespan
Team includes paid staff and volunteers

TAIBU Community Health Centre’s Model of Care focuses on five areas:
1. Primary care
   2. Illness prevention
   3. Health promotion
   4. Community capacity building
   5. Service integration

This Model of Care is: