Chester School Clinic
The clinic at Chester ES is part of the Model Schools Paediatric Health Initiative, which aims to improve access to healthcare for students and their families by offering in-school clinics in neighbourhoods across the city.
Family Programs
Caring for your family in a new land comes with both challenges and opportunities, for parents, grandparents and all other caregivers.
Caring for your family in a new land comes with both challenges and opportunities, for parents, grandparents and all other caregivers. In this section, you will find helpful information in different languages about parenting tips, children’s development, and much more.
You will find contact information for community health and support services for families with young children in East Toronto and for older adults and their family members living in the South Riverdale neighbourhood.
Family Programs
Seniors Wellness
Sessions on health, wellness, healthy eating, Osteoporosis, management of chronic conditions, wills and the law, polypharmacy, etc.
Choose Health
We are a Toronto Central regional initiative led by South Riverdale Community Health Centre. We offer programs for community members living with long term health concerns, their caregivers, as well as their health care providers.
Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC), Danforth East-York
The Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC) aims to help children grow up healthy, happy and ready to succeed in life by supporting parents and children in following the daily health recommendations for kids 0 – 12 years of age.
Peer Nutrition Program
The Chinese Peer Nutrition Program provide free nutrition education for Chinese speaking parents and caregivers of children 6months to 6years of age living in the South Riverdale area.
Post Partum Adjustment Support
Talk to your primary healthcare provider for a referral to our Postpartum Adjustment program.
Women’s Health Screening
We are here to offer assistance in connecting with appropriate community resources available for them and their families.
Breast Feeding Support Group
Open to all pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Grandparents Support Group
We offer a drop-in support program for a multi-cultural group of grandparents caring for grandchildren of ages 0-12 years every last Monday of the month.
Parenting
This program builds on their individual, and collective strengths and experiences in parenting.