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Program:
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Site 2 - Training and Conference Centre - Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
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Address:
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c/o c/o Alternative Education
PO Box 244 c/o Alternative Education
Red Lake, ON
P0V 2M0
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Street Address:
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114 Forestry Rd
Red Lake
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Location:
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- Located at Forestry Rd near the Kinsmen Beach on shore of Red Lake
- Closest intersection is at Forestry Rd and Sunset Rd
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Service Description:
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Administers programs and services to improve the quality of life for off-reserve Indigenous people with a focus on social, educational and cultural development
Offers culturally relevant supports and programs focused on improving the health of mothers and their infants- Provides individual and group counselling
- Offers pre/post natal classes
- Provides baby food and prenatal vitamins
- Provides education and information sessions about good parenting skills and lifestyle issues affecting the health of an infant such as smoking, alcohol and family violence
- Offers referrals to other services and counselling
Breastfeeding Support- Offers one on one support
- Provides education on healthy living including effects of substances
- Loans out breast pump
- Offers smoking cessation support for moms and dads
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Urban Indigenous women who are pregnant or who have infants up to six months of age
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Staff person, no services provided ; Staff person, sessions can be provided in Spanish ; Ojibway, Cree, upon request
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Area Served:
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Balmertown, Cochenour, Madsen, McKenzie Island, Ear Falls, and Red Lake
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