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  • Get Connected to a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner

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    Health Care Connect makes it easy to find a family doctor or nurse practitioner in your area.

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    1. Call or register online
    2. A care connector (a Health Care Connect nurse) looks for a family doctor or primary care nurse practitioner in your community
    3. You are contacted when a match is found

    Register today, call 811 (available 24/7) or visit ontario.ca/healthcareconnect


    Health Care Connect makes it easy to find a family doctor or nurse practitioner in your area.

    π—›π—Όπ˜„ π—Άπ˜ π˜„π—Όπ—Ώπ—Έπ˜€
    1. Call or register online
    2. A care connector (a Health Care Connect nurse) looks for a family doctor or primary care nurse practitioner in your community
    3. You are contacted when a match is found

    Register today, call 811 (available 24/7) or visit ontario.ca/healthcareconnect


  • CKOHT and Partners Commitment to Action on Anti-Black Racism

    Image of video clip from YouTube. Image shows a group of Healthcare Providers standing in a hallway with one person in the middle holding a sign that says We Commit.

    Inclusion and representation are essential to building a health care system that reflects and meets the diverse needs of everyone in Chatham-Kent.

    In 2021, the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team (CKOHT) Diversity and Equity Working Group established the Anti-Black Racism/Anti-Oppression Action Team.

    For several years, the Anti-Black Racism/Anti-Oppression Action Team has heard anecdotal evidence about racism, discrimination, stereotypes, stigma and oppressive behaviours and actions occurring in health care environments in Chatham-Kent.

    In 2024, the Action Team asked the community questions to understand their experiences of racism in local health care.

    Find out what the Team learned and how CKOHT and Partners

    Image of video clip from YouTube. Image shows a group of Healthcare Providers standing in a hallway with one person in the middle holding a sign that says We Commit.

    Inclusion and representation are essential to building a health care system that reflects and meets the diverse needs of everyone in Chatham-Kent.

    In 2021, the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team (CKOHT) Diversity and Equity Working Group established the Anti-Black Racism/Anti-Oppression Action Team.

    For several years, the Anti-Black Racism/Anti-Oppression Action Team has heard anecdotal evidence about racism, discrimination, stereotypes, stigma and oppressive behaviours and actions occurring in health care environments in Chatham-Kent.

    In 2024, the Action Team asked the community questions to understand their experiences of racism in local health care.

    Find out what the Team learned and how CKOHT and Partners are committing to action on Anti-Black Racism through the video linked above and on the CKOHT website.