Resources

Featured Resources

New CHC Job Portal

Building a CHC: Bowen Island

Team-based care Evaluation and Adoption Model (TEAM) Framework

Search All Resources

CHC Starter Kit

Building CHCs
CHC Operations

We're here to help you build a Community Health Centre We have created a CHC starter kit for...

County Health Rankings and Health Outcomes

Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health

Rankings in US provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn,...

WE MATTER’s Toolkit for Support Workers

Allied Health Care
Mental Wellbeing
Cultural Safety & Humility

A toolkit to help youth workers, counsellors, or mental health staff use the We Matter videos to...

Understanding Trauma-Informed Practice and Engagement [WEBINAR]

Mental Wellbeing
Cultural Safety & Humility
Patient Engagement

In this webinar, presented by Healthcare Excellence Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health...

How Safe is Your Care? Building Capacity for Patient Safety, Together with Patients and Care Partners [WEBINAR]

Communities of Practice
Mental Wellbeing
Cultural Safety & Humility
Patient Engagement

What is commonly measured in the healthcare system isn’t how safe care is but how harmful it has...

Safety Conversations Start with Creating a Safe Workforce and Workplace – Lessons from Early Adopters of HSO’s Workforce Survey on Well-Being, Quality, and Safety [WEBINAR]

Allied Health Care
Mental Wellbeing
Cultural Safety & Humility
Patient Engagement

Canadian Patient Safety Week 2022 hosted a panel discussion, “Safety Conversations Start with...

Building Relationships and Partnerships Between Indigenous Communities and Health Organizations: Sharing the Journey of the Promoting Life Together Collaborative [WEBINAR]

Communities of Practice
Mental Wellbeing
Cultural Safety & Humility
Patient Engagement

In this webinar presented by Healthcare Excellence Canada, the panel will discuss and share...

Promising Practices for Retaining the Healthcare Workforce in Northern, Rural, and Remote Communities

Allied Health Care
CHC Operations
Mental Wellbeing

Healthcare Excellence Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Institute for Health Information...

Registered Nurse Competency Project

CHC Operations
Communities of Practice
Primary Care
Team-Based Care

Advancing Team-Based Care BCACHC was very fortunate that Laura Sacilotto, an experienced nurse...

New CHC Job Portal

Building CHCs
CHC Operations

Grow your CHC team We are at an exciting turning point in the BC health system, and CHCs are a...

Building a CHC: Bowen Island

Building CHCs

A note from BCACHC Bowen Island Community Health Centre was initiated by a concerned group of...

Advancing the Practice of Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Hospitals

Allied Health Care
Communication
Health Equity

Some guidelines for how to determine how patient-centered the care the organization is providing...

Institute for Patient- and Family- Centered Care: Resources

Building CHCs
Communication
Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health

Free resources, guidelines, checklists, etc. for how to promote patient- and family-centered care...

Team-based care Evaluation and Adoption Model (TEAM) Framework

Allied Health Care
Building CHCs
Primary Care

The TEAM Framework provides a comprehensive framework for assessing evidence needed to support...

Culture Change Toolbox

Allied Health Care
Building CHCs
Communication

The Culture Change Toolbox is a collection of tools and interventions for changing culture in our...

PACC Mapping

Advocacy
Building CHCs
Communities of Practice
Social Determinants of Health

PACC Mapping is an engagement and planning approach that helps communities collectively explore...

Equip Health Care – health equity toolkit and training, trauma- and violence-informed care training

Allied Health Care
Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health

EQUIP Health Care is a research and implementation program that involves health equity...

Improving Routine Childhood Vaccination

Allied Health Care
Health Equity
Primary Care

The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), with support from the Public Health Agency of Canada...

80% Of Rural BC Residents Struggle To Pay For Health Care

Evidence for CHCs
Health Equity
Rural Health

A survey by the Centre for Rural Health Research has found that the cost of seeking health care is...

Legal & Complaint Resources for People Impacted by the Mental Health Act

Health Equity
Social Justice
Mental Wellness

Legal and complaint resources for people impacted by the Mental Health Act View...

Why Have We Left Human Rights Out of Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care?

Allied Health Care
Health Equity
Social Justice
Mental Wellness

This paper provides an overview of human rights issues in BC’s civil involuntary mental health and...

Legal Research and Resource Guide

Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health
Social Justice
Mental Wellness

This guide supports access to justice by providing an overview of legal research and resources for...

Resources for Community Health Nursing

Allied Health Care

Canadian community health nursing professional practice model, standards of practice and related...

What does intersectional equity in mental health law look like?

Health Equity
Mental Wellness

Mental health laws don’t impact all people and communities in the same way. This blog provides...

WE MATTER’s Toolkit for Support Workers

Allied Health Care
Communication
Mental Wellness

A toolkit to help youth workers, counselors, or mental health staff use the We Matter videos to...

Integrated Care Research and Practice: Multidisciplinary Teams

Team-Based Care

The Social Care Institute for Excellence has compiled a wide variety of resources for...

Psychiatric Emergency Department Visits After Regional Expansion of Community Health Centres

Evidence for CHCs
Mental Wellbeing

Delve into this research study which found that the expanstion of primary care services in...

The importance of community health centres in BC’s primary care reforms: What the research tells us

Evidence for CHCs

View Resource

Promising Practices for Increasing Access to Transportation in Rural Communities

CHC Operations

This resource delves into rural transportation programs that can be implemented to increase...

A Guide to Authentic Patient Engagement

Patient Engagement

This guide is for people working in the health care system who are planning or continuing to...

In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C.

Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health
Cultural Safety & Humility

Report from an independent review examining systemic Indigenous-specific racism in the BC...

The Interprofessional Collaborative Organization Map and Preparedness Assessment Tool (IP-COMPASS)

Team-Based Care

IP-COMPASS is a quality improvement framework to help clinical settings become better prepared to...

BC Hub for Workplace Mental Wellness

Mental Wellbeing

This website is a valuable repository of mental wellness resources for workers in various...

CMHA Online Mental Health Courses

Mental Wellbeing

The Canadian Mental Health Association offers a wide variety of online courses on mental health,...

Rural Mental Wellness Toolkit

Mental Wellness

The Stigma-Free Society created this Rural Mental Wellness Toolkit to provide resources for...

Center for Community Health Innovation

Partners

The Center for Community Health Innovation (CCHI) works to identify, support, and replicate...

CHCs: A Game-Changer for Health Care in BC

Advocacy
Evidence for CHCs
Health Equity
Primary Care
Social Determinants of Health

About the Author: This blog was written by BCACHC volunteer, Patricia Balmes, who brings the...

New Videos: CHC Model in Action

Advocacy
Allied Health Care
Building CHCs
CHC Operations
Communication
Communities of Practice
Evidence for CHCs
Health Equity
Primary Care
Social Determinants of Health

Better for the whole community “I just think that the more Community Health Centers that we have,...

Solutions for BC Health: The Power of Communities

Advocacy
Primary Care

A solution to the BC health care crisis Looking for a family physician in BC? You’re not alone....

BCACHC Position on Privatization

Advocacy
Health Equity
Primary Care

Our position on privatization Canada has a health care system guided by the Canada Health Act. ...

A Pathway to Hope: CHCs Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Our Communities

Advocacy
Evidence for CHCs
Primary Care
Social Determinants of Health

Mental health in BC “almost one million British Columbians will experience a mental health or...

Translated Vaccine Confidence Posters

Advocacy
Communities of Practice
Health Equity
Primary Care
Social Determinants of Health

Confidence should include everyone Do you serve people who speak languages besides English? We're...

How to get set up in the Members’ Portal

Member Services

A hub for CHCs Our Member’s Portal is a dynamic space for CHC resources, educational events,...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Advocacy
Health Equity

Healthy Peoples, Healthy Communities BCACHC is reflecting today on the colonial reality in which...

Building Ties with the Health System

Advocacy
Evidence for CHCs
Health Equity

Calls for more CHCs in BC Community coalitions have always recognized the value of having...

The importance of Community Health Centres in BC’s primary care reforms

Advocacy
Evidence for CHCs

Evidence for the CHC model The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives call for a closer look at...

Identifying the Features and Impacts of Community Health Centres

Advocacy
Evidence for CHCs

Evidence for the CHC model A rapid synthesis study performed by McMaster University in 2020...

Community Health Centres in BC Infographic

CHC Operations

How do you describe the Community Health Centre model? CHCs in BC are defined by a set of...

Roadmap to a CHC

Building CHCs

Looking to develop or expand a Community Health Centre? This blog serves as a guide for groups...

Resources

Featured Resources

Search All Resources

Search

Topics

Types