Community Health Teams
Primary Health Care
The Community Health Team is a service of Nova Scotia Health in partnership with the IWK offering wellness programs and services in the greater Halifax area. 

FREE Wellness Group Programs

The Community Health Team is offering FREE in person and virtual wellness programs offered through Zoom for Health Care that are available to all Nova Scotians 18 years of age and older who have a valid Nova Scotia health card number. Program topic areas:
  • Healthy Eating         
  • Mental Wellness                                
  • Physical Activity                                            
  • Parenting                                                       
  • Managing Risk Factors                         
To check out the many programs available and to register, click on the REGISTER NOW button below to view the Spring/Summer 2023 CHT Program flyer. 
 
 
For physical activity programs that require a physical activity screen please see the link below to complete and email, mail or fax it back to us.
 

FREE Wellness Navigation (greater Halifax  area)

Wellness navigation can help you identify what’s getting in the way of your health, and connects you to available resources in your community and online.  It is a free non-urgent service for individuals, families and youth offered by health professionals.  Navigation is available to residents of the greater Halifax area with a valid NS health card.  
Appointments can take place by phone, Zoom for Healthcare, or in person (pending current public health recommendations).  For more information, call 902-460-4560 ( option 1 for Bedford, 2 for Chebucto, 3 for Dartmouth or 4 for Halifax). 

Location, hours and contact information

The Community Health Team is a service of Primary Health Care offering wellness programs and services in the greater Halifax area. There are 4 locations:

Bedford / Sackville Community Health Team
1658 Bedford Highway (Bedford Place Mall), Bedford, B4A 2X9
ph: 902-460-4560
Email: cht@nshealth.ca
DIRECTIONS

Chebucto Community Health Team
16 Dentith Road Halifax, NS B3R 2H9
ph: 902-460-4560
Email: cht@nshealth.ca

Dartmouth Community Health Team
Tacoma Plaza
58 Tacoma Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2W 3E5
ph: 902-460-4560
Email: cht@nshealth.ca
DIRECTIONS

Halifax Peninsula Community Health Team
Young Tower
6080 Young Street, Suite 105 Halifax, NS B3K 5L2
902-460-4560 (Option 4)
DIRECTIONS

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CommunityHealthTeams
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CHTs_NSHA

How do I know which Community Health Team is offering services in MY community?

The Community Health Team is a service of Nova Scotia Health in the greater Halifax area.  The team is offering FREE virtual Zoom wellness programs that are available to all Nova Scotians who have a valid NS health card number and a limited selection of in person programs in the greater Halifax area.

If you live in the greater Halifax area, FREE wellness navigation services are still available phone, Zoom or in person (pending current public health recommendations).  To find out more or to make an appointment, call 902-460-4560.

If you live in the greater Halifax area, see a list of communities below to determine your local Community Health Team:

Bedford / Sackville Community Health Team

  • Beaver Bank
  • Bedford
  • Fall River
  • Hammonds Plains
  • Lucasville
  • Mount Uniacke
  • Sackville
  • Waverley

Chebucto Community Health Team (Halifax Mainland)

  • Armdale
  • Beechville
  • Clayton Park
  • Fairview
  • Hatchet Lake
  • Herring Cove
  • Hubbards
  • Hubley
  • Lakeside
  • Pennants
  • Prospect
  • Purcell’s Cove
  • Rockingham
  • Sambro Loop
  • Spryfield
  • St. Margaret’s Bay
  • Tantallon
  • Timberlea

Dartmouth Community Health Team

  • Cole Harbour
  • Dartmouth
  • Eastern Passage
  • East Preston
  • Lawrencetown
  • Mineville
  • North Preston

Halifax Peninsula Community Health Team

  • Downtown Halifax
  • North End Halifax
  • South End Halifax
  • West End Halifax

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