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Program:
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Diabetes Education and Awareness Program
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Address:
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PO Box 608
Fort Frances, ON
P9A 3M9
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Street Address:
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540 King's Hwy Rainy Lake Plaza
Fort Frances
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Location:
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- Located at Rainy Lake Plaza across the street from Tim Horton's
- Closest intersection is at King's Hwy/Hwy 11 and Wright Ave
- Serves as the office for community health programs, diabetes programs and foot care
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Hours:
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Mon-Thu 8 am-4 pm, Fri 8 am-3:30 pm
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Service Description:
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Responsible for providing wholistic health programs and services for Indigenous people in the Rainy River District
Supports for people living with pre-diabetes or diabetes
Offers a diabetes management clinic to assist individuals in understanding and managing their illness
- Provides access to consultations with Registered Dietitian
- Cooperates with assistance from Registered Nurse
- Offers basic, advanced and diabetic foot care
- Offers foot screening clinics
- Coordinates services of a visiting Chiropodist once per month for three days
- Provides referrals to other foot care service providers
- Coordinates group grocery shopping tours to help individuals make healthy food choices and to learn about reading labels
- Offers presentations and printed material for public education and awareness
Program services are provided through:
- Individual sessions
- Group sessions
- Health promotion activities
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Application:
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- Accepts walk-ins or booked appointments; no referral required
- Booked appointments required for visiting Chiropodist
- Clients can be seen in office, home or community visits
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Individuals 18 years of age and older and/or families from any of the 10 First Nation communities in the Fort Frances Tribal area
Serves individuals with the following:
- Type 1/Type 2 Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes
- Type 1/Type 2 Pregnancy
- Impaired Glucose Tolerance
- Impaired Fasting Glucose
- Pediatric Type 2
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Area Served:
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Big Grassy River First Nation, Couchiching First Nation, Lac La Croix First Nation, Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, Naicatchewenin First Nations, Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, and Ojibways of Onigaming
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