AVI Health and Community Services

AVI Health and Community Services

by | Sep 1, 2021 | CHC Profiles

AVI Health and Community Services (AVI) is a community-based AIDS Service Organization (ASO), with offices in the communities of Greater Victoria, Westshore, Nanaimo, the Comox Valley, and Campbell River. The catchment area for AVI includes all of the Gulf Islands....
Central Interior Native Health

Central Interior Native Health

by | Aug 31, 2021 | CHC Profiles

At the Central Interior Native Health Society we recognize the inequity in health status between Aboriginal Peoples and mainstream society. We serve to restore balance through a holistic approach to health care that promotes physical, spiritual, emotional and cultural...
REACH Community Health Centre

REACH Community Health Centre

by | Aug 31, 2021 | CHC Profiles

Standing for Research, Education, and Action for Community Health, The REACH Centre was developed in 1969 by paediatrician Dr Roger Tonkin as a site for University of British Columbia Medical residents to gain practical medical experience in the community. Over the...
Gabriola Island Health Centre

Gabriola Island Health Centre

by | Aug 11, 2021 | CHC Profiles

It’s not easy living in a remote location, and without local access in place, residents are forced to travel off-island for health and social services. Over decades, local services were developed, and today Gabriola Island Health Centre serves over 4000 people. Health...