(NC) — Navigating the health care system may be easier than you think. Across Ontario, tools and services have been created to better meet the changing health care needs of all Ontarians from all ethnic communities.

These services include community health centres, family health teams and urgent care centres. This means improved access to primary care providers and different options to access care when you or someone in your family needs it the most.

For ethnic communities, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has created health care fact sheets available in 26 different languages including German, Italian, Mandarin and Bengali available at www.ontario.ca/healthcareoptions.

Health care options available in the GTA include:

• Community health centres that provide support and services for immigrants and ethnic communities to better use the health care system;

• Family health teams, comprised of health care practitioners including nurse practitioners, dietitians and family doctors that provide collaborative and integrated care;

• Breast screening centres, providing women 50 plus with mammograms, without a referral from a doctor, to help with early detection of breast cancer;

• Nurse practitioners, that lead primary health care in many health care settings including nurse practitioner-led clinics who diagnose, treat and help people manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma;

• Urgent care centres that provide diagnosis and treatment for non-life threatening illnesses and accidents helping to ease ER congestion while delivering fast and effective care.

Knowing your local health care options helps you make the right decision based on your own individual health needs and the health needs of your loved ones.

You can find the health care options in your community online at www.ontario.ca/healthcareoptions.