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Service Description:
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Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members- Provides medical care, health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
- Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
- Offers prenatal/postpartum health care, addictions counselling and life skills training
- Provides smoking cessation counselling
- Offers First Aid/CPR courses
- Partners with Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and Matawa Tribal Council to offer local health programs
Addresses individual health care needs by providing:- Intake services to determine health care needs of individual
- Referrals to appropriate health care providers based on information in the intake assessment
- Advocacy on behalf of individual with other health professionals
- Education and information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
- Home visits to the sick, elderly, new mothers and persons with health care needs
- Assistance with coordinating local and long distance travel arrangements for medical appointments
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Program - Education and information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
Home and Community Care - Health services provided in a home or community setting for older adults, persons with disabilities, or injured persons * includes nursing care, personal support, foot care, homemaking, meal preparation, and respite care
Maternal Child Health - Supports for pregnant women and families with infants * counselling to discuss breastfeeding, nutrition, safety, child development, and parenting
Smoking Cessation - One-on-one support to help quit smoking
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