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Program:
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Healthy Babies Healthy Children
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Address:
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PO Box 339
Ear Falls, ON
P0V 1T0
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Street Address:
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Wabauskang Band Office 131 Main St, Wabauskang 21
Wabauskang First Nation
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Location:
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- Band Office is located at Main St in the community of Wabauskang First Nation
- Community is approx 30 km S of Ear Falls off Hwy 105, near the small town of Perrault Falls; 70 km N of Vermilion Bay along E shores of Wabauskang Lake
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Service Description:
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Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Wabauskang First Nation- Tribal Council: Bimose Tribal Council (BTC)
- Provincial Territorial
Organization: Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)Treaty #3
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
- Milk coupon program
- 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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- Members of Wabauskang First Nation 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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Ojibwe, available upon request
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Area Served:
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Wabauskang First Nation
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