Advocacy
April 11, 2025The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) congratulates the Ministry of Health on yesterday’s important step toward achieving team-based primary care for everyone in the province.The Government of Ontario’s newly announced call for proposals for Interprofessional
Advocacy for Primary Care: Empowering Ontario’s Healthcare FutureAt AFHTO, we believe Primary Care Teams are at the heart of Ontario’s healthcare system. They provide comprehensive care that reduces costs, improves patient outcomes, and helps avoid unnecessary visits to emergency departments and
Dear AFHTO members and collaborators,I want to personally thank our members in attendance at our annual conference Oct 23 - 25 for a warm welcome in my first week as AFHTO's new CEO. I deeply appreciate the honesty and openness from which you shared your experience and perspectives. I am grateful
Ontario’s community health sector, representing over 200,000 dedicated workers, is at a tipping point. Ontario’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement failed to address the urgent wage gap in the sector that is impacting the care millions of people in Ontario rely on. Community health workers in primary
Community health sector launches campaign profiling staffing challenges and impact to patient careSector calls for investments to close the growing wage gap for frontline workers Toronto, October 17, 2024 – Ten provincial associations representing Ontario’s community health sector are raising
Dear AFHTO Members,Eliminating access to vital harm reduction care and programs will have high costs for Ontario families – including more deaths due to toxic drugs + increased costs to our health system, but without results for people and communitiesRecent announcements from the Ontario government
Dear AFHTO members:Due to interest from several parties, the deadline to apply to serve on the AFHTO board of directors has been extended to August 15. Please see below for further details.Are you interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? The Governance Committee of AFHTO’s board
Toronto, ON – July 19, 2024 – The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) applauds the Ontario government’s recent announcement to connect up to 49,000 Toronto residents to primary care teams. This initiative is a significant step towards ensuring that more Ontarians have access to
Dear AFHTO members:Are you interested in serving on the AFHTO board of directors? The Governance Committee of AFHTO’s board invites anyone who works within an AFHTO member organization to apply. Please share this call for nominations with all who work in your team and with members on your Board.No
March 27, 2024 Urgent action is required by Ontario government to address worsening staffing crisis in Ontario’s community health sectorAssociations representing over 200,000 workers in community health respond to 2024 Ontario Budget TORONTO, ON – Today, a coalition of Ontario’s
After a year of advocacy on funding to expand and enhance access to team-based primary care, AFHTO's advocacy efforts have proven successful as the Ontario government announces a $546 million investment in primary care, aiming to connect up to 600,000 individuals to primary care teams. This
After months of advocacy with both the federal and provincial governments, AFHTO is pleased to let our members know of a new agreement that will see new investment of $3.1 billion into Ontario’s health care system. This investment includes significant funding to increase access to primary care