Community Matters Podcast
Produced by the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres (CACHC), host Hillary LeBlanc connects listeners to inspiring stories about the innovative work being done by Canada’s Community Health Centres. Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Fountain FM, an exciting “podcasting 2.0” platform. Download the Fountain FM app to your Apple or Android device and search for Community Matters. Earn “sats” — fractions of Bitcoin (learn more about Bitcoin) — just for listening. Keep your sats or use them to “Boost” (ie, reward) your favourite content creators. Show your support for CACHC by boosting episodes of our show!
HOST: Hillary LeBlanc
PAST EPISODES
EPISODE 29: Flemingdon Community Health Centre CVP-National Project
Guest: Hamna Mughal and Abdul Rashid Athar (Flemingdon Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 28: Centretown Community Health Centre CVP-National Project
Guest: Julie Genzel (Centretown Community Health Centre – Ottawa, ON)
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EPISODE 27: NorWest Co-Op Community Health Centre CVP-Project
Guests: Shannon Milks, Michelle Kirkbride, and Kristin Bergen (NorWest Co-Op Community Health Centre – Winnipeg, MB)
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EPISODE 26: Sexual Violence Prevention with Tri-County Women’s Centre
Guest: Trish McCourt (Tri-County Women’s Centre – Yarmouth, NS)
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EPISODE 25: Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-Op CVP-National Project
Guest: Irene Santos (Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-Op – New Westminster, BC)
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EPISODE 24: Becoming Radius Community Health and Healing
Guest: Tricia Smith (Radius Community Health and Healing – Edmonton, AB)
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EPISODE 23: CACHC’s Community Vaccination Promotion National Project
Guests: Iwo Effiong and Ayesha Khan (Canadian Association of Community Health Centres)
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EPISODE 22: CUPS Calgary and ATTACH Parenting Program
Guests: Carlene Donnelly (CUPS Calgary – Calgary, AB), Dr. Nicole Letourneau (University of Calgary)
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EPISODE 21: Improving Support for Women in Lower Mainland, BC
Guest: Janice Abbott (Atira Women’s Resource Society – Surrey, BC)
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EPISODE 20: Nine Circles Community Health Centre & World AIDS Day
Guests: Chance Dupuis (Nine Circles Community Health Centre – Winnipeg, MB), Ken Bristow (CINetwork – Winnipeg, MB)
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EPISODE 19: Social Prescribing at Community Health Centres in Ontario
Guests: Natasha Beaudin (Alliance for Healthier Communities – Toronto, ON), Abby Richter (Guelph Community Health Centre – Guelph, ON), Albesa Aliu (Rexdale Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 18: Pregnancy Loss Education and Care for Racialized Women in Toronto
Guests: Renee Bradley and Joelleann Forbes (Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 17: SWITCH Student-Run Health Centre’s Community Vaccination Promotion Project
Guest: ayden McGuire (SWITCH Student-Run Health Centre – Saskatoon, SK)
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EPISODE 16: Care for Indigenous Clients at Central Interior Native Health Society
Guest: Shobha Sharma (Central Interior Native Health Society – Prince George, BC)
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EPISODE 15: Meeting the Needs of Black Women, Trans & Non-Binary People in the Greater Toronto Area
Guests: Amma Gyamfowa and Kashaia Henderson-Doyle (Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 14: Community Health Centre Collaboration on Rethinking Community Safety in Ottawa
Guests: Naini Cloutier (Somerset West Community Health Centre) and Michelle Hurtubise (Centretown Community Health Centre)
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EPISODE 13: Abortion Care at Women’s Health Clinic in Winnipeg
Guest: Kemlin Nembhard (Women’s Health Clinic – Winnipeg, MB)
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EPISODE 12: Rexdale Community Health Centre 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Program
Guest: Terrence Rodriguez (Rexdale Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 11: CUPS Calgary Community Vaccination Promotion Project
Guests: Kimberley Tateson-Bennett and Elaine Wilson (CUPS Calgary – Calgary, AB)
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EPISODE 10: Regina Community Clinic Community Vaccination Promotion Project
Guests: Dawn Martin and Katherine Lyseiko (Regina Community Clinic – Regina, SK)
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EPISODE 09: Connecting health to community economic empowerment
Guest: Olu Villasa (Black Creek Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 08: Care and support for vulnerable communities in Northern Ontario
Guest: Juanita Lawson (NorWest Community Health Centres – Thunder Bay, ON)
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EPISODE 07: De près avec le Centre Francophone du Grand Toronto
Guest: Estelle Duchon (Centre Francophone du Grand Toronto – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 06: COVID-19 Vaccine Services at Saskatoon Community Clinic
Guest: Toby Esterby (Saskatoon Community Clinic – Saskatoon, SK)
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EPISODE 05: Same Day Care at Winnipeg’s Community Health Centres
Guest: Ayn Wilcox (Klinic Community Health), Mike Payne (Nine Circles Community Health Centre), Kemlin Nembhard (Women’s Health Clinic)
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EPISODE 04: The Growing Overdose and Opioid Epidemic During COVID-19
Guests: Rhiannon Thomas and Sarah Greig (South Riverdale Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 03: Digital inequities and their impact on health
Guest: Sue Merrill (Somerset West Community Health Centre – Ottawa, ON)
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EPISODE 02: Adapting to meet needs in Toronto’s north end during COVID-19
Guests: Cheryl Prescod and Michelle Westin (Black Creek Community Health Centre – Toronto, ON)
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EPISODE 01: Adapting to meet needs in Calgary during COVID-19
Guest: Cheryl San Juan (The Alex Community Health Centre – Calgary, AB)
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