Thursday, October 14, 2010

CHAP is danger of shut down in Kenora

A popular community-based health program is in danger of being shut down due to a lack of funding.

The Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program, or CHAP for short, has been operating in Kenora since 2006 and is one of 16 communities across Ontario providing the service.

Randy Belair is with the Sunset Country Family Health Team, which operates the program and says they have been trying to convince the provincial government to continue funding CHAP.

Belair says unless they get additional funding, they will have to wrap up the program at the end of the month.