Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation - Nigigoonsiminikaaning Anishinabaag Health Centre

Application

Eligibility / Target Population

Members of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation

Fees

None

Contacts

Megan Ross - Health Director
807-481-2559 * health@nigig.ca

Languages

English

Language Notes

Ojibway interpretation available upon request

Area Served

Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation

Accessibility

Not Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

Provides health services to the community members through a Community Health Nurse
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

Services and Programs:

Nigigoonsiminikaaning Anishinabaag Health Centre - Health Services