Do you know about our Community Physiotherapy Program? The Oxford County Community Health Centre is funded to provide a Ontario Community Physiotherapy Clinic. The clinic is available to eligible people, free of charge.
Want to learn more? You can read the Information Sheet, or visit the Community Physiotherapy Clinic Program website.
We’re full! There has been a great response to this new cooking program and we are full.
We do have many other great kids cooking programs available to try – March Break and Easter Monday Cooking School, along with PA Day Cooking Schools in Woodstock and Mt. Elgin and just for guys – we have Boys’ Cooking Group in August. Check out all of those programs at the Programs Page.
Tomorrow’s Chefs is a 5 session cooking program for young people. You will learn basic food safety skills, cooking and baking and reading recipes – and much more.
The sessions are planned and run by a group of students who have tons of experience in cooking programs at the health centre. Leading the team is Jessie, a graduate of the food and nutrition program at Western University (Brescia College). Each session builds on the previous one, so we request that participants come for all 5.
Sessions happen on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, staring on February 21st at the Oxford County Community Health Centre – from 6 to 8:30pm.
Register today by emailing Jessie or Trevor or you can call 519-539-1111 ext. 215.
This program is sponsored by Youth United of United Way Oxford.
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Join Amanda and Angie on February 7th from 2:30-3:30 to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
We will be preparing a Valentine’s Warm your Heart Soup Workshop.
Email Amanda, or call 519-539-1111 ext. 206 to register.
Learn about osteoporosis, eating well for strong bones, fall prevention techniques, appropriate exercises and medication education at this two session program.
Join our physiotherapist, Angela and our dietitian, Angie on Monday, January 22nd and Monday, January 29th, at 1:30, at the health centre.
Contact Angela by email, or call 519-539-1111 ext. 227 to register.
There is some big news on the horizon for people in Oxford County, thanks to the great work of the Oxford Oral Health Access Initiative, through funding from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.
Thanks to a $150 000 grant from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, the Oxford Oral Health Access Initiative will be able to operate a dental clinic at the Oxford County Community Health Centre.
The Project Manager, Jo-Anne Orton says the project will be entirely run by volunteers. “Dentist, hygienists and assistants are coming forward saying that they value this. They want to see this happen and they will be volunteering their time to make sure people of low income have the dental care they require.”
Access to dentistry is a struggle for many in our community. In excess of 1500 people visited emergency departments in Oxford County for tooth pain or infection in 2015 and about 30% of people in Oxford County have not seen a dentist in over a year because of the cost.
In the spring of 2017, students from the School Within A College volunteered to take on the task of creating a wall mural here at the Health Centre.
This group of students has created the context and story for the mural and are now in the process of producing this amazing piece of art.
The story of the mural reflects a person’s journey and experience here at the Oxford County Community Health Centre, as well as individual stories of the artists.
In an effort to be environmentally conscious, the team is doing its best to source unused/recycled paint, so that they do not contribute to environmental problems by having to discard old, unused paint.
The project is a community endeavour. Many community members have donated supplies or money to help support the project.
The mural, when completed, will be in excess of 22m2 or 240 square feet.
A special thank you to the School Within A College students who have put hundreds of hours into the creation of this timeless work.
