Category: Public
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“Common doesn’t mean normal”: get support for menopause and perimenopause
All people born with ovaries will experience menopause during their lifetime. And yet it’s often not talked about – leaving women and gender diverse patients to suffer in silence. At the Hamilton Family Health Team, we offer a free, virtual, open to the public workshop series that provides evidence-based information on menopause and perimenopause, empowering…
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Celebrating Pride Month: Affirming Care at HFHT
At Hamilton Family Health Team (HFHT), we recognize the importance of creating safe, affirming spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities—not just during Pride Month, but all year long. In honour of Pride, we’re highlighting two free programs: AFFIRM and our Gender-Affirming Care workshop. Both offerings reflect HFHT’s ongoing commitment to equity, accessibility, and patient-centred care.
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Understanding Pelvic Floor Health: You’re Not Alone!
Veronica Wong, Physiotherapist, shared four key takeaways about Pelvic Floor Health during Just Walk powered by Walk with a Doc at Bayfront Park in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Fuel Your Day on a Budget: Breakfast Quesadilla Recipe
Seeking ways to make healthy eating more affordable? The Budget Friendly Cooking Workshop is a free, two-hour experience led by Registered Dietitians, designed to help you prepare nutritious, cost-effective meals while learning practical strategies to save on groceries, reduce food waste, and maximize your budget.
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Introducing: Our New Strategic Plan, 2025-2028
We are thrilled to share our new Strategic Plan! Leading the way to a healthier community through team-based primary health care – that’s our new vision. And we’re so excited to share this with you as we look towards the next three years, together. This new plan puts you – our patients, our providers, and…
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Four Benefits of Walking: Join our Just Walk Program!
On May 2, we kicked off our very first Just Walk event, powered by Walk with a Doc at Bayfront Park—a free, one-hour walking program designed to bring the community together while promoting better health.
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Hey Hamilton – Just Walk with us
Just Walk (powered by Walk with a Doc) – is an international organization that offers free walking programs in communities around the world led by local doctors, healthcare providers, or medical students. At the Hamilton Family Health Team (HFHT), we’ve just started a new chapter of Just Walk – and you’re invited to join us!…
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HFHT and GHHN PCN partners recognized for connecting over 15,500 people to primary care!
In March of 2024, our joint funding proposal with primary care providers across the Greater Hamilton Health Network (GHHN) was successful, receiving $2.2 million from Ontario Health to expand primary care teams across the GHHN. Over the last year, in partnership with the Greater Hamilton Health Network Primary Care Network (GHHN PCN), we have connected over 15,500…
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Notice for Patients and the Public: Be Wary of Scam Healthcare Websites
in PublicA new scam website, healthdoc.ca, is using AI to generate fake profiles of real family doctors and healthcare providers both locally and nationally, including providers who are members of the Hamilton Family Health Team. Do not enter your information, including personal details, health details, or credit card numbers, into healthdoc.ca. Your family doctor will never…
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Interview with Dr. Olawale Ayeni
To wrap up Black History Month 2025, we sat down with Dr. Olawale Ayeni, one of our family physicians here at the Hamilton Family Health Team. Dr. Ayeni has been a family doctor for 33 years, in Nigeria, the United States, and Canada, moving to Hamilton in 2011. He provides primary care to patients at…
