Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) is one of ten Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs) in Ontario. SOAHAC’s purpose is to improve access to, and the quality of, health services for Aboriginal peoples in Southwestern Ontario in the spirit of partnership, mutual respect and sharing.
SOAHAC currently operates four main sites in Chippewa’s of the Thames First Nation, London, Owen Sound, and Windsor. Each site houses an Integrated Care Team of health professionals that works together to address the health and wellness needs of their clientele. The teams include Primary Care, Mental Health, Traditional Healing, and allied Health Professionals.
This position supports and aligns with the following statements:
Mission: To empower Indigenous families and individuals to live a balanced state of well-being by sharing and promoting wholistic health practices.
Values: SOAHAC’s culture will be most healthy if these values are intentionally lived out and reinforced on a regular basis.
Services Include:
Primary Health care, Traditional Healing, Health promotion, Culture Based Programming, Mental Health and Addictions Support, Social Support Services, Pharmacy, Child Care and Family Center, Diabetes Education, Patient Navigator, Tele Health, Chiropody, Community Development Initiatives, Outreach Services in First Nations Communities, Aboriginal Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Dental Services and Palliative Care.
