What’s New In Your Community
At Horizon, we collaborate with our community partners to deliver innovative and accessible health care programs and services, in your community. The stories we share celebrate these partnerships, acknowledge impressive work and ensure you know how to access community-based care that helps you be healthy and stay well.
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Community Stories (6 stories found)
Charlotte County Collaborative Wellness Centre brings services closer to home
October 2, 2020 Keeping people off the highways by bringing health care to the community is the basis for introducing a hub and spoke model of care through Horizon’s Charlotte County Collaborative Wellness Centre (CCCWC). Christine Deveau, Community Healt…
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Minto promotes activity and creativity with paint a rock program
September 25, 2020 – A partnership between Horizon’s Queens North Community Health Centre (QNCHC) and the Minto Public Library has facilitated a paint a rock, plant a rock program that enriches whole-person literacy. The concept of paint a rock, plant a r…
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Wellness Café keeps newcomers connected
September 18, 2020 By Dominique Daigle, community developer in the Greater Saint John Area A lot of effort has been invested at all levels of government to attract more newcomers to our province – to help grow New Brunswick’s population and economy. Accor…
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Community health centres provide access to sexual health services
September 11, 2020 – Self-referrals are how community health centres ensure people have access to sexual health services. Chad Daigle, manager of Horizon’s Hartland Health Centre (HHC), said people in the area may not be aware, but they can self-refer the…
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Community program improves access to fresh and affordable food
September 3, 2020 – At Horizon’s Tobique Valley Community Health Centre (TVCHC), there is a food purchasing program that is providing clients with more than just food security. The Community Food Purchasing Group is a program run out of the health centre.…
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Let’s get moving, Horizon!
August 28, 2020 By Dr. Dan Fletcher, family physician, Horizon’s Harvey Health Centre As a fee-for-service family physician based out of Horizon’s Harvey Health Centre, I am fortunate to work along many great teammates each day – from our passionate nurse…
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