Al and Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre
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Status:
Clinic, Health Centre
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Main Communities Served:
Adults, Seniors, Youth
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Main Catchment Area:
Ontario, Toronto
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Languages:
English
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Arts Focus:
All arts disciplines
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Main Community-Engaged Arts / Arts for Social Change Activities:
The Al and Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre (Centre) is a facility in the Family and Community Medicine Program at Toronto Western Hospital. Equipped with an Acoustic Studio and Movement Assessment Studio with a sprung floor to aid in diagnosis and treatment. The Centre is the only clinic of its kind in Canada that specializes in serving the entire artistic community.
The Centre is an integrative outpatient clinic offering both medical and complementary care. Clinic services include acupuncture, chiropractic medicine, craniosacral therapy, registered massage therapy, MBCT group programs, naturopathic medicine, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and shiatsu therapy. There is also a Nurse Practitioner to care for all patients and access to a family physician.
The Centre’s team specializes in addressing the specific healthcare needs of artists providing a holistic approach to health within an evidence-based framework. Our patients include students & staff of post-secondary arts institutions, and professional creative and performing artists of all ages. Through the Joysanne Sidimus Fund, services are subsidized for artists in financial need so they only pay a small fraction of the cost. -
Mandate/Mission:
Our vision is to have a positive impact on the overall health and wellbeing of professional creative and performing artists.
Our mission is to advance local, national and international standards of excellence in health care for professional artists through our activity in:
• Patient Care – Delivering comprehensive patient-focused care that integrates comprehensive health care to professional artists.
• Research – Conducting research specifically related to the health concerns of professional artists.
• Education – Communicating our body of knowledge to professional artists and other healthcare providers
The Al and Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre (Centre) recognizes that professional creative and performing artists belong to a unique occupational group. As such, their health concerns are often specific to their profession and to their particular emotional and socio-economic circumstances. At the Centre, professional artists have access to quality healthcare professionals who value health promotion and education. As such, our healthcare providers work in partnership with artists to identify and address their health care needs -
Main Contact Name:
Bryan Croft, Coordinator
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Phone:
416-603-5263
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Main Contact Email:
bryan.croft@uhn.ca
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Address:
Toronto Western Hospital 3rd Floor, West Wing 399 Bathurst Street (at Dundas)
Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
Last updated on 2019-04-16 16:56:46. Submitted by: The Al and Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre
