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Program: Health Outreach Program

Organization: Atikokan Native Friendship Centre
Description of Services:
  • Provides education, programs and workshops to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness
  • Endeavors to improve working relationships between health care systems and Aboriginal communities
  • Provides education to raise awareness of health issues affecting Indigenous people
  • Ensures that Indigenous individuals understand the present health care system
  • Provides education in an effort to reduce violence within Indigenous communities
    • Health and Social Circle
    • Offers presentations on health related topics
    • Teaches various Indigenous craft-making workshops
    • Offers one-on-one support, as well as, group support for various health related issues
    Healthy Lifestyles
    • Promotes healthy eating, food preparation and storage, and budgeting for healthy food shopping
    • Addresses health in a cultural and holistic way with a focus on the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional needs of individuals
    • Provides information sessions on disease prevention
    Community Engagement
    • Partners with other community agencies to provide programming for the clients in order to bring people together

    Fees: None
    Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Indigenous individuals
    Application: Register for programs at office
    Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
    Languages: English

    Phone Numbers: 807-597-1213
    Fax: 807-597-1473
    Email: how@anfc.ca
    Website: www.anfc.ca/health-outreach-program/
    Address: PO Box 1510
    Atikokan, ON
    P0T 1C0
    Street
    Address:     		309 Main St W
    Atikokan
    Location:
    • Located at Main St W in downtown Atikokan
    • Closest intersection is at Main St W and Marks St
    Hours: Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12:30 pm, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
    Contacts: Cori Matichuk - Health Outreach Worker

     
    This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 2/21/2025

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