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Program:
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Approaches to Community Wellbeing - Tuberculosis Control Program
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Address:
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c/o c/o Regional Wellness Response
PO Box 1300 c/o Approaches to Community Wellbeing
Sioux Lookout, ON
P8T 1B8
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Street Address:
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54 Front St
Sioux Lookout
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Location:
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- Serves as the office for the Regional Wellness Response team
- Located at Front St in the Centennial Centre building
- Closest intersection is at Front St and 4th Ave
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
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Service Description:
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Coordinates the delivery of health care services to the Anishinabe people across the Sioux Lookout region
Provides services to reduce, control and manage the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in First Nations communities
Services offered and delivered are:- Case finding and management
- Provide anti-tuberculosis drugs for treatment and prevention
- Educate and support patients hospitalized with TB
- Provide disease case therapy and follow-up
- Support and facilitate Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)
- Maintain and update the TB database
- Provide support and education to health care providers and community members
- Assist in maintaining and updating the First Nations and Inuit Health Information System (FNIHIS)
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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First Nations individuals and families living in the Sioux Lookout region
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Area Served:
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Bearskin Lake First Nation, Cat Lake First Nation, Deer Lake First Nation, Eabametoong First Nation, Eagle Lake First Nation, Fort Severn First Nation, Kasabonika Lake First Nation, and Keewaywin First Nation
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