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Centre de santé communautairede Sudbury
Linking with the
Francophone community
Who we are
• created in 1991
• main site in Sudbury
• 2 satellites – Chelmsford and Valley East
• 1 nursing station – Gogama
• Corner Clinic
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
Our clients
• City of Greater Sudbury:– 50 000 francophones– 30% of the total population– concentration: Valley East, Chelmsford
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
2 ‘givens’
• Franco-ontarians have a right to access services in French
• Values, beliefs and habits are more effectively addressed in a person’s mother tongue, the language in which these were first internalized
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
Our target population
• youth
• seniors
• hard to reach (ie homeless)
• women
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
CHALLENGES
• franco-ontarians are not a homogeneous group
• geography• exogamy, assimilation and ‘bilingualism’• literacy• ‘oral’ culture• immigration• bi-culturalism
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
CHALLENGES
• reliance on interpersonal relationships
• practical by nature
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
Strategies
• discussion groups and humour• locals over outsiders• word-of-mouth• focus on social aspects to increase cultural identity• mindful of literacy levels• bilingual documentation• adapt, don’t translate• pro-active offer of service
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
How to connect?• it takes longer to establish relationships
• word-of-mouth (bring a friend)
• French language and immersion schools and their school boards
• English media
• social networks (no, not Facebook…well.…maybe)
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
How to connect?
• Establish partnerships with other groups and associations
• church bulletins
• inventory of community resources to see who is out there to connect with
• municipal counsellors for support on initiatives
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
St-Jean-Baptiste
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury
Ste-Catherine
Centre de santé communautaire de Sudbury