For over 30 years – more than one generation – Anishnawbe Health Toronto has been the only provider of western medical services combined with traditional healing services within a multi-disciplinary health care model. This Indigenous-led, accredited Community Health Centre is the model for other Indigenous Community Health Centres and health access centres across Ontario.
Indigenous Community in Toronto
- 88,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis live in Toronto – one-third of Ontario’s Indigenous population
- 16% of the homeless are Indigenous
- 87% of the Indigenous population in Toronto live at or below the low income cut-off
- 32 years old -the median age of Indigenous people in Toronto compared to 37 years for the full population
Anishnawbe Health Toronto
- Over 30 years of providing healthcare and healing by Anishnawbe Health
- 27,000 client visits annually
- Nearly 20% of clients under the age of 21
- 60 programs and services supporting newborns through seniors