Provides community health services and assistance with non-insured health benefits to eligible First Nations and Inuit people

Community Health Services

Prevention programs intended to improve the health and well being of First Nation peoples are available on the following topics:

• Communicable disease control
  
• Maternal and child health care programs
  
• Chronic disease monitoring
  
• Care of the elderly
  
• School health programs
  
• Environmental health

Non-Insured Health Benefits

Provides assistance with accessing and making travel arrangements for extended health benefits, including:

• Dental care
  
• Medical transportation
  
• Medical equipment
  
• Medications
  
• Mental health counselling
  
• Short-term crisis intervention
  
• Vision care

Responsible for providing holistic health care for Indigenous people and administrates the following programs:

Health Services

• Child's First Initiative Program
  
• Children's Oral Health Initiative
  
• Community Health Program
  
• Diabetes Education and Awareness
  
• Home and Community Care

Behavioural Health Services

• Mental Health Crisis Response Services
  
• Mental Health Counselling and Wellness
  
• Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre
  
• Waasodii Omii'e Program
  
• Coordinates community sweat lodge ceremonies

Functions as the administrative centre for community health services and offers the following programs:

• Children's Oral Health Initiative
  
• Child's First Initiative Program
  
• Community Health Nursing Program
  
• Diabetes Education and Awareness Program (includes Chiropody Services)
  
• Home and Community Care Program

Health centre focused on family and community health

• Offers primary health care services through a medical clinic and outreach programs
  
• Provides services through Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, RNs, RPNs and traditional Ojibway healers
  
• Offers culturally appropriate programs and services for Aboriginals, combining traditional healing and Western medical practices
  
• Provides chronic disease management
  
• Provides referrals to other service providers and specialists
  
• Performs some diagnostic procedures including electrocardiograms and specimen collection
  
• Publishes a monthly newsletter available online
  
• Collaborates with Riverside Health Care Facilities and Fort Frances Family Health Team for consultations, diagnostic imaging and laboratory analysis

Administers the following programs and services:

• Aboriginal Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Child Nutrition Program
  
• Asthma Education Program
  
• Diabetes Program
  
• Diabetes Education Program
  
• Dietitian and Nutrition Services
  
• Health Education Program
  
• Immunization Clinic
  
• Mental Health Program
  
• Ojibway Medical Translator Program
  
• Traditional Healing Program
  
• Monthly Community Clinics

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
  
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
  
• Coordinates monthly foot care sessions in individual's home or at clinic
  
• Works with maintenance workers and Environmental Health Officer to ensure community water quality
  
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

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
  
• Coordination of one-on-one pre-natal care with the community health nurse
  
• 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

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
  
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
  
• Coordinates monthly foot care sessions in individual's home or at clinic
  
• Works with maintenance workers to ensure community water quality
  
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

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
  
• Coordination of one-on-one pre-natal care with the community health nurse
  
• 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