The village of Oromocto will be getting a new Family Health Clinic serving both it and the surrounding communities, including the Oromocto First Nation. In 2009, a survey found 72 per cent of the Oromocto area are overweight or obese, better access is needed to mental health and addictions services, and many have poor access to doctors.
It will be the second family health team in the province after the one in Miramichi, which opened November 2012.
The new family health team will serve about 3,000 patients and is expected to open when renovations at the base are complete.
