Our Health Care Team
- Doctors
- Nurses/nurse practitioners
- Health Promoters/Educators
- Nutritionist/community dietitian
- Therapists
- Community Health Workers
- Community Outreach Workers
- Chiropodist
- Intake Counselor

Our holistic services are fully accessible and designed to address the barriers that prevent us from being healthy.

Individual Counselling/Groups
The Therapist works with the client to provide confidential individual counselling and support groups and appropriate referrals. Call (416) 593-7655 to make an appointment and register for support groups.

Advocacy Assistance
Our Intake Counselor assist clients in need of advocacy support, information and referrals. Please call (416) 593-7655 to make appointment.

Nutritional Health Promotion
Our community dietitian works with individuals and groups to help you make informed decisions about healthy eating for better living.

Clinical Health Promotion
Our community health doctors and nurses provide women centered medical services. Please call (416) 593-7655 to make an appointment.

Pre & Postnatal Service
The primary goal is to achieve “Healthy outcomes for mother and child.” Obstetrical care is shared with a midwife or obstetrician based on the woman’s choice. At 36 weeks of pregnancy clients are transferred to an Obstetrician. Midwifery care begins when the client is transferred to the midwife.

The Service includes:

1. Prenatal Care: Clients received comprehensive prenatal care from the Centre’s multidisciplinary team ----- risk assessment, well woman care, education and counseling on pregnancy, labor, birth.

2. Prenatal Link: Group sessions held every Friday from 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m. This program provides information on a wider scope such as: stress management, diabetes, high blood pressure, HIV/AIDS, Pap smears, breast self-examination, immigration, housing, nutrition, obtaining health card, general mother and infant care, labour, birth, delivery, postpartum depression. Women have an opportunity to share experiences and offer support to each other. Healthy lunches are provided.

3. Postnatal: comprehensive postnatal care by Centre’s team, home visit by a nurse if necessary, breast feeding support, monitoring for postpartum depression, strategies for coping with new baby.

4. Joining All Mothers (JAM): drop-in support group for mothers to talk about any issues and reduce isolation. Program is held every third Wednesday from 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m. Again, healthy snacks are provided.

5. Breastfeeding Resource Center: Breastfeeding counseling is given daily on a “one-one” basis by physicians and nurses at the Centre. In addition, a Certified Lactation Consultant provides additional support and education on breastfeeding on Wednesdays and alternate Fridays. Nourishments provided.

Well Woman Care
Periodic health exams include:
- Breast self exam and teaching
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases information and treatment
- Pap smears
- Female Genital Mutilation advocacy support and care
- Mental and emotional health assessment
- Menopause counselling
- HIV/AIDS prevention advocacy support and care
- Family Planning and sexuality counselling
- Abortion counselling and referral

Specialty Services
- Diabetes Wellness Education
- High blood pressure wellness education
- HIV/AIDS
- Foot Care
- Prenatal & Postnatal Care
- Reproductive Health Care
- Research on the Health Care of Black Women and Women of Colour

Mother and Baby Care and Education
- Education on mother and baby care before and after birth
- Individualized care of the pregnant woman before and after birth and care of baby up to 6 months
- Breast feeding support services

Healthy Living Programmes
We offer group activities based on the holisitic needs of women from our priority groups. Women come together to learn and share ideas about healthy living.

Health Education Workshops and Presentations
We provide workshops, presentations and forums to community groups and agencies on issues affecting the health of women from our priority groups.