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Aug. 24, 2010 - More new evidence demonstrating Ontario's Community Health Centres deliver superior care
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Two studies released this summer by the Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute add to the growing body of evidence demonstrating that Ontario’s Community Health Centres (CHCs) deliver superior care. The studies are part of the institute’s extensive overview comparing four dif...
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July 21, 2010 - Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres launches partnership to deliver expanded health services on Walpole Island
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Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres (C-K CHC’s) are pleased to announce the opening of a new site on Walpole Island in early August. The opening is enabled by a partnership with the Walpole Island Health Centre. The addition of new staff operating at the site will provide the F...
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July 21, 2010 - Take action to save Canada's census long-form
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July 21, 2010 - AOHC Executive Director, Adrianna Tetley, today sent an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper [download it here (PDF)], adding AOHC's name to a long and growing list of civic and professional groups, associations, societies and individuals across Canada who are ...
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June 7, 2010 - Conference will spotlight Ontario's health equity leaders
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News advisory Conference will spotlight Ontario ’s health equity leaders At the Association of Ontario Health Centres upcoming annual conference, individual leaders and community-governed primary health care organizations will be honoured for their efforts in advancing health equity in ...
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June 7, 2010 -La Conférence braquera les projecteurs sur des chefs de file en matière d'équité en santé de l'Ontario
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Avis aux médias La Conférence braquera les projecteurs sur des chefs de file en matière d’équité en santé de l’Ontario Lors de la Conférence annuelle prochaine de l’Association des centres de santé de l’Ontario, d...
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May 22, 2010 - Join a social media conversation at upcoming conference!
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AOHC has just hired a social media story-gathering team to cover our conference. The team will enable a dynamic and interactive conference experience and will also play a major role in getting the message out to the wider world. Our coverage team will be led by Wayne MacPhail, who has be...
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April 30, 2010 - Ottawa Mayor prolaims April 30th as Community Health Day
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Ottawa mayor Larry O'Brien proclaimed April 30th as Community Health Day in Ottawa during a Community Health Day event at the Somerset West Community Health Centre. To view the video footage of the prolamation on You Tube, please click here .
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April 29, 2010 - Health Minister says Ontario’s Community Health Centres are “vital piece” of government’s health care plans
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During question period at Queen’s Park Health Minister Deb Matthews said Ontario’s Community Health Centres are a “vital piece” of the government’s plan to improve health care in Ontario. She also expressed best wishes in their celebration of Community Health Day. Here&...
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April 28, 2010 - Community Health Day spotlights health equity
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On Friday April 30 th the Association of Ontario Health Centres celebrates Community Health Day. This year’s theme: Health Equity – better health for all. To achieve better health for all, health providers and promoters must proactively reach out to those who fa...
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April 28, 2010 - News Release: AOHC applauds Minister Matthews for expanding access to affordable drugs
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(Version française - PDF) News release Association of Ontario Health Centres applauds Minister Matthews for expanding access to affordable drugs ( TORONTO- April 28, 2010) ---The Association representing Ontario ’s 74 Community Health Centres has sent a letter to Health Min...
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February 23, 2009 - AOHC, OCSA and OFCMHAP submit Community Health & Social Services Infrastructure Fund Proposal
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The Community Health & Social Services Infrastructure Fund presents an unprecedented and historic opportunity to put a down payment on Ontario’s future community health & social services’ infrastructure to meet growing demand, while creating jobs for workers in small and mid-size...
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February 3, 2010 - AOHC submits budget recommendations for provincial 2010-11 budget
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On February 3, 2010, AOHC submitted recommendations for the upcoming provincial budget to the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. These recommendations were grouped under three themes and six priorities that were identified by our membership across the province a...
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June 19, 2009 -Somerset West CHC welcomes Chinese Minister of Health
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On Friday June 19, 2009 Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) welcomed several senior level health officials from the People’s Republic of China including the Minister of Health, Dr. Chen Zhu. The delegation was in Canada to renew and sign a Plan of Action for Cooperation in Health bet...
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June 5, 2009 - Ignatieff speaks at AOHC conference
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At its annual conference attended by 600 participants today, the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) delivered a timely reminder in these difficult times: there are pathways out of poverty. AOHC released the new publication A journey through poverty . It recounts the stories of eight people...
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March 11, 2009 -Oral health funds: bring our wait to an end
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The Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) is urging the Government of Ontario to make good on their one year old promise to deliver oral health and dental care prevention and treatment services for low-income Ontarians, in their 2009-10 budget. Thousands of oral health postcards signed by Com...
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January 30, 2009 -AOHC requests major community investments in the upcoming budget
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Under three themes and six priorities identified by our membership across the province, AOHC laid out a programme of targeted expenditures that will enable CHCs, AHACs and CFHTs to play a key and expanded role in meeting the government’s objectives. As part of the poverty reduction strategy, A...
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June 6, 2008 - CHCs perform significantly better than other health organizations in managing chronic disease
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Dr. Ben Chan, Chief Executive Officer at OHQC ( Ontario Health Quality Council) will offer highlights on its recent report about the performance of Ontario ’s health care system to over 500 conference attendees. Dr. Chan’s address will take place at AOHC’s 2008 Annual Confere...
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May 20, 2008 - CHCs perform significantly better than other health organizations in managing chronic illnesses
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The Ontario Health Quality Council’s 2008 QMonitor Report, released today, provides a sharp critique of the lack of progress made in Ontario in preventing and managing chronic disease. The Association of Ontario Health Centre (AOHC) is heartened that the OHQC’s findings confirm the...
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May 19, 2008 - Community Health Centres Highlight Increased Access to Health Care
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Community Health Centre (CHC) supporters will highlight how greater access to CHC health care services and programs provides benefits to a greater number of community members. Ontario ’s CHCs are currently in the midst of their largest expansion in 30 years! As a result, four new CHCs a...
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April 3, 2008 - New street signs point to better health for Torontonians
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Community leaders will gather at the Davenport-Perth Neighborhood Centre on Thursday morning to celebrate the launch of Ontario ’s CHCs new bright blue circular signs which are now being installed at CHCs throughout the province. Community Health Centres supporters hope that in the very ...
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March 18, 2008 - Community leaders urge MPPs to consider benefits of increased access to Community Health Centre care
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Meetings follow announcement that CHCs will play major role in provincial poverty reduction strategy Over 150 community leaders traveled to Queen’s Park today to urge MPPs to consider the benefits of increased access to health care delivered by Ontario’s Community Health Centres (CHCs). ...
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March 12, 2008 - NEWS ADVISORY
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Mobile CHC Unit travels to Queen’s Park to highlight benefits of increasing access to health care At Queen’s Park Tuesday, March 18 12:15 pm Photo opportunity and brief presentation in front driveway: Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, the Hon. George Smitherman , will visit a m...
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March 10, 2008 - Ontario’s CHCs on the road: NorWest CHCs Mobile Unit delivering care to those who need it most
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NorWest Community Health Centres’ Mobile Health Unit is just one example of how Ontario’s Community Health Centres (CHCs) deliver care to those who need it most. CHCs place a special emphasis on delivering care to communities that face barriers accessing health care. ...
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January 28, 2008 - AOHC's Ontario Pre-budget Submission 2008-09
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The Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) has tabled its recommendations for the forthcoming Ontario Budget. These include requests that the Ontario Government provide policy commitment and funding allocations in 2008-09 to: Eliminate the counter-productive three-month OHIP wait pe...
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AOHC Conference 2008 - Call for Workshops
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The 2008 AOHC Conference will be held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa from June 12th to 13th . The conference builds on an initiative launched at the AOHC’s 2007 conference, “Completing the Vision: The Second Stage of Medicare” . In 2008, AOHC and partners will focus in on the area o...
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AOHC Conference 2008 - SAVE THE DATES!
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November 13, 2007 - SECOND STAGE OF MEDICARE Report now available
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What's the Second Stage of Medicare all about? It's not any one policy or practice. It's a way of describing a series of innovations that will solve – and already are solving – many of the current challenges and problems we face in our health system. The Second Stage of Medicare offers a...
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September 25, 2007 - ELECTION 2007: Let's complete the Second Stage of Medicare
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Once again the Progressive Conservative Party is proposing for-profit health care. Once again, their proposal has taken centre stage in the health care debate even though abundant research clearly shows for profit care results in poorer health outcomes. It’s time for talk about real ...
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ONTARIO ELECTION 2007 - How you can get involved!
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Help us send a strong message during Election 2007 AOHC and community partners, such as the Right to Healthcare Coalition, want you to get involved in sending a strong message to Ontario's political parties and their candidates during the 2007 Ontario election. You can help ...
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ONTARIO ELECTION 2007 - What Ontario's political parties are saying about the Second Stage of Medicare
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In August 2007, AOHC issued a 20-point "call to action" to Ontario's political parties. Building the Second Stage of Medicare: A Call to Action for Ontario's Political Parties contains 20 priority action steps that the AOHC believes must be taken to improve healt...
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August 2007 - AOHC issues call to action to Ontario's political parties
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In advance of Ontario's 2007 general election, scheduled for October 10, the AOHC has issued a challenging call to action for Ontario's political parties. The Association is recommending 20 Priority Action Steps for Ontario's next government that aim to create healthier public po...
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July 16, 2007 - Let's pull together to achieve the Second Stage of Medicare
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Canadians consistently describe their public, one-tier health system as a symbol of pride, and reflective of their core values and Canadian identity. In this respect, Medicare bridges individual and group differences across the country in a manner unlike any other facet of our national existence. At...
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May 30, 2007 - CHCs and AHACs announced as key partners to build a Smoke-Free Ontario
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TORONTO — In the year since the McGuinty government’s Smoke-Free Ontario Act came into effect, more smokers are quitting, fewer young people are picking up the habit and workers are being protected from second-hand smoke, Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson said today. &ldqu...
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May 8, 2007 - Pandemic planning workshop one week away
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On May 15, 2007 AOHC hosts Planning for a Pandemic , a one-day workshop designed to enhance the capacity of Community Health Centres and their provincial association to become ready for a potential influenza pandemic. There is limited space remaining for the one-day event. Where: Intercontinent...
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MAY 2007 - AOHC CONFERENCE online workshop selection now available
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Delegates registered for the 2007 AOHC Conference may now select workshops, Community Health Centre tours and networking sessions through a simple online form. To access the form, and for other conference updates, click here . SPECIAL EVENT: Join conference delegates and guests of honour for th...
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APRIL 2007 - AOHC 2007 CONFERENCE Final Program now available
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Completing the Vision: The Second Stage of Medicare is the first in a series of initiatives designed to engage and excite Canadians about Tommy Douglas’ original two-stage plan for Medicare. The final conference brochure is now available online. Click here for more.
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February 26, 2007 - London CHC hosts Health Council of Canada health outcomes announcement
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Health Council of Canada releases inaugural Health Outcomes Report on March 5 th in London, Ontario The Health Council of Canada will release a report on health outcomes on March 5 entitled Why Health Care Renewal Matters: Lessons from Diabetes . The report will be released in London, Ontario...
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January 25, 2007 - AOHC tables recommendations on 2007-08 Ontario budget
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The AOHC has submitted its recommendations to the Ontario government, and the Legislative Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding the province's forthcoming 2007-08 budget. Urgent support for several priority areas is required from government, in 2007-08, in order to ...
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January 4, 2007 - AOHC CONFERENCE 2007 CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
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Co-sponsored by the Canadian Alliance of Community Health Centre Associations (CACHCA) , the 2007 AOHC Conference takes place June 7th and 8th, in Toronto, and marks the beginning of an exciting ongoing initiative. During the conference the AOHC will launch an advocacy and education...
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October 27, 2006 - Community Health Centre Association applauds government initiatives to ease hospital pressures
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Today's announcement of new spending to ease emergency room pressures at Ontario's hospitals confirms that the provincial government is committed to taking firm and far-sighted action in response to ongoing challenges within the health system. In addition to other funding areas, the Ministry ...
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August 15, 2006 - AOHC and partners distribute recommendations to build a culture of health service integration in Ontario
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The Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC), the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA), and the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addictions Programs (OFCMHAP) are pleased to share a discussion paper that the three associations have come together to produce...
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July 17, 2006 - Ministry announcement takes CHC expansion plan another step forward
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Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, the Honourable George Smitherman, was joined today at the Rexdale Community Health Centre in north-west Toronto by fellow MPP, Dr. Shafiq Qaadri (Etobicoke North), City of Vaughan Mayor, Michael Di Biase, Toronto City Councillor Suzan Hall (Ward 1 - Etobicoke N...
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June 8, 2006 - Anti-Oppression Visual Art Competition relaunched at provincial health group's annual conference
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In March 2006 the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) first announced a visual art c ompetition entitled Determinants of Health: Taking Action on Oppression. Today, a second public call for submissions to the competition was issued at a gathering of over 400 delegates attending the AOHC's 2...
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MAY 2006 - AOHC CONFERENCE UPDATES
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Dr. Rinaldo Walcott to Open AOHC Conference... AOHC Announces Annual Award Recipients... AOHC Conference Workshop Updates... Ambassador Conference Resort – Maps and Directions... Conference Hotel Rooms Now Sold Out – Alternate Hotel Listings... DR. RINALDO WALCOTT TO OPEN AOHC CONFERENCE...
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April 26, 2006 - Ontario Health Quality Council Praises Community Health Centres
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(Toronto) – Praise from the Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC) for Community Health Centres (CHCs) confirms the government has made a far-sighted decision expanding the network of CHCs throughout the province, said the Association of Ontario Health Centres today. The statement follows relea...
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APRIL 2006 - AOHC CONFERENCE 2006 UPDATES
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Ontario Health Quality Council Presentation... WHO Features AOHC and 2006 AOHC Conference... Conference Early Registration Deadline Extended... ONTARIO HEALTH QUALITY COUNCIL CHAIR, RAYMOND V. HESSION, TO DELIVER AOHC CONFERENCE PRESENTATION In September 2005, the Ontario Ministry ...
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March 28, 2006 - Anti-Oppression the focus of Ontario health group's visual arts poster competition
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(Toronto) - Advancing its commitment to community-centred primary health care, the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) is pleased to announce the Determinants of Health: Taking Action on Oppression Poster Series Competition. The multi-purpose cultural initiative will select five images that...
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March 24, 2006 - Ontario Budget 2006: Health centre network expansion a critical first step
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(Toronto) - Ontario's 54 Community Health Centres (CHCs), 10 Satellite CHCs, and 10 Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs) make up Ontario’s largest active network of primary health care centres. This network delivers physician, nurse, and other health care, health promotion, and community d...
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February 28, 2006 - AOHC statements on access to primary health care for all Ontarians
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(Toronto) - In the wake of recent reports from Cornwall, Ontario, where a local resident was denied walk-in access to a publicly-funded Francophone Community Health Centre (CHC), the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) today issued statements to address any outstanding public concerns....
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February 6, 2006 - AOHC delivers recommendations to Ontario Government regarding proposed health system reform legislation
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The Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) today presented its concerns and recommendations to the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 36, the proposed Local Health Services Integration Act, 2005 . Bill 36, if passed, will authorize reorganization of health ...
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