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Program:
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Health Services Administration
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Address:
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PO Box 326
Dryden, ON
P8N 2Z1
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Location:
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- Located at King St just down the street from the Dryden Post Office
- Closest intersection is at King St and Kirkpatrick Ave
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Service Description:
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Provides culturally appropriate health programs and social services to the member First Nation communities
Provides and administers culturally appropriate health programs and services to the member First Nation communities- Promotes overall health and enhanced quality of life for community members
- Offers holistic health and social services that combine traditional values and cultural beliefs with modern practices
- Promotes spiritual, mental, emotional and physical well-being through a two-week program at the Healing Lodge
- Oversees the development of a full range of promotion, prevention and intervention services
- Ensures the needed resources are available in communities
- Provides services in the Anishinawbe language whenever possible
- Advocates for members in accessing services outside the community
Health Services Integration Fund (HSIF)- Works as an initiative to support collaborative planning between First Nation groups, agencies, provincial ministries and Health Canada to meet the health care needs of First Nations people
- Focus is on mental health and addictions services, especially prescription drug abuse
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Application:
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Services are accessed at a local level in individual communities
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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First Nation individuals living in the communities within the Dryden Tribal Area
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Area Served:
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Frenchman's Head, Kejick Bay, Eagle Lake First Nation, Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation, Wabauskang First Nation, and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
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