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Program:
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Healthy Babies Healthy Children
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Address:
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c/o c/o SWAC
9 Fifth Ave
Sioux Lookout, ON
P8T 1E5
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Location:
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- Sunset Women's Aboriginal Circle is located at Fifth Ave in Sioux Lookout
- Co-located in the same building as the Ontario Native Women's Association
- Situated between Wellington St and Bay St
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Service Description:
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A family-centred organization that delivers culturally appropriate supports and programs based on traditional and modern teachings for Indigenous women and their families
Delivers a parenting support program and promotes healthy child development- Provides group information and educational sessions on topics about healthy pregnancy, birth and taking care of baby at home
- Provides information on the stages of pregnancy
- Offers parents handbook of pregnancy and baby care (Baby's Best Chance)
Program participants are provided with:- Follow up via telephone within 48 hours of discharge from hospital
- Home visits pre birth to prepare family for new arrival
- Home visits post birth to offer support to new mothers
- Home visits during child's early years to offer development guidance
- Referrals to other programs and services
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Application:
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- Program registration required
- Requires prior arrangements for home visits
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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- Indigenous women with children younger than 6 years of age
- Indigenous children at-risk
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Ojibway, Oji-Cree, Cree; available with advance notice
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Area Served:
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Hudson and Sioux Lookout
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