Community Health Centres of Northumberland

Record #: SHA0057
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2025
Last Full Update: 28 Mar 2025

Description

Description (Service)

Provides primary health care, health promotion and community development services. Practitioners include physicians, nurse practitioners, diabetes educators, community dietitian, dentist, dental hygienist, health promoter, counsellor and community outreach worker.

  • Primary Care Outreach - Physicians and Nurse Practitioners assess and treat non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses
  • Geriatric Assessment Intervention Network (GAIN) - A network of coordinated healthcare services and partners working together to strengthen the supports and capacity of frail older adults.
  • Memory Clinic (MINT) - team approach for the early diagnosis, treatment and support of problems associated with memory loss.
  • Diabetes Education Programs - One-on-one education and supports, and groups for people living with diabetes
  • Counselling Services - Mental Health and Addiction counsellors offer individual therapy and group sessions
  • Dental Services - subsidized basic dental services for uninsured persons - incudes teeth cleaning, check-ups, tooth removal and fillings

Community Programs Include:

  • Nutrition and Healthy Eating - individual counselling
  • Food Security program
  • Cooking classes
  • Community Lunch
  • Arthritis Clinic
  • Caregiver Support Group
  • Women's Book Club
  • Mindfulness Groups
  • Exercise Programs
  • Smoking Cessation Treatment
  • Food Market

Service Details

Hours Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm 
Food Cupboard (on main floor): Thu 9:30 am-12:30 pm - Drop-in. No pre-booking required. Please bring your own grocery bags/boxes. 
Food Market - Thu 1-4pm - all are welcome. 
Community Lunch (Rm 205) - 12:30-1:30 pm, Oct-Jun - 2025: Oct 2nd, Nov 6th, Dec 4th 2026: Jan 8th, Feb 5th, Mar 5th, April 2nd, May 7th and June 4th
Areas Served Northumberland County
Eligibility Call for information
Application
  • Diabetes Education Programs - Physician referral or self-referral.
  • Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Network (GAIN) - Physician, nurse, health provider, family or self-referral
  • No registration required for Community Lunch, participants can drop-in
Counselling Services - For CHCN Clients - Internal referral. External referrals limited. Mint Memory Clinic - Doctor or Nurse Practitioner referral Call or visit website for more information
Languages Interpretive Services
Fees None - for primary health services ;
A limited number of programs charge a small fee to cover unfunded costs such as food for cooking classes, yoga instructors course manuals, community lunch etc., however, these can be subsidized or waived based on ability to pay.
There is a co-payment fee for Basic dental care service - potential for additional financial assistance.
Community Lunch: lunches follow a pay-what-you-can model. The suggested donation contribution is $0.50/$2.00/$5

Address and Location

Located In Community Port Hope (Municipality of)
Address & Map
99 Toronto Rd, Suite 101
Port Hope, ON
Canada L1A 3S4
 
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Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone 905-885-2626
Toll Free Phone 1-866-768-2626
Fax 905-885-2646
E-Mail info@chcnorthumberland.ca
Website chcnorthumberland.ca/
Social Media Facebook Facebook: www.facebook.com/chcnorthumberland/
Instagram Instagram: www.instagram.com/chcnorthumberland/
Primary Contact Jill Williams, Office Manager; Phone: 905-885-2626 ext. 269; Email: info@chcnorthumberland.ca
Alternate Contact Taryn Rennicks, Executive Director
Volunteer Coordinator Amanda (Mandy) McConkey, Community Health Promoter; Phone: ext 240; Email: amcconkey@porthopechc.ca
Mailing Address 99 Toronto Rd, Suite 101 
Port Hope, ON 
Canada L1A 3S4

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