Mission

The Women's Health Care Centre is a key resource which enables women to enhance their quality of life and to make choices in their health care in a positive and welcoming atmosphere. The Centre is dedicated to the wellbeing of ALL women in the communities we serve.

Guiding Principles

We believe in the following principles:

1. Quality health care is a right.
2. Education and empowerment are essential for women to achieve their full health potential.
3. Women should have the opportunity to share experiences and to give and receive support.
4. Health service providers should be skilled, attentive, sensitive and adaptive to the changing health needs of women.
5. Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, class, ethnicity, financial ability, sexual orientation, religion, ability or age impede women's achievement of optimal health.
6. Health care should include alternatives to traditional medical options.
7. Women have the right to make choices related to their social, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. This includes the right to make informed choices in all aspects of sexual and reproductive health.
8. Health care should be accessible and available to all women.
9. Women have the right to seek and maintain wellness as defined by them.