News and Events

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

November 13, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. – More than 10 million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes and 20 Canadians are diagnosed with diabetes every

Flu Season is Coming!

Flu Season is Coming! The Barrie & Community Family Health Team is committed to protecting the health of our staff, patients and community. We

September is World Alzheimer’s Month!

September 2015 marks the fourth global World Alzheimer’s Month™, an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma. Alzheimer associations around the world will focus

Asthma “September Spike”

Week 38 phenomenon…25% of all children’s asthma hospitalizations occur 17.7 days after Labour Day.155 asthma deaths occur every year in Ontario.That is unacceptable…80% of

Extreme Heat-Heat Waves

Summer is in full swing and the weather is heating up!   Did you know, over the next 30 years, the number of extremely hot