Community Health Centres (CHC) have delivered community primary care, health promotion services and provided access to social services in BC for over 50 years. They provide integrated, people-centred health services and programs that reflect the needs and priorities of the diverse communities they serve.
A CHC helps people who otherwise face barriers to accessing primary care in a community or people who may not have a primary care provider such as a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Community health centres aim to connect people with primary health care services that are community-led and culturally safe.
CHCs provide access to care services for patients who:
- Experience barriers to care
- May have unmet medical and social needs
- May have mental health and substance use challenges
- May be new to Canada
- May require help getting connected to other community services
