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Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children

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Golf Course Rd
Wauzhushk Onigum/Rat Portage First Nation
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807-548-6340
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Fax: 807-548-5035
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Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm
Application
  • Program registration required

  • Requires prior arrangements for home visits
Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Wauzhushk Onigum Nation with children younger than 6 years of age

  • Indigenous children at-risk
Fees
None
Contacts
Andrea Fox - Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator
marionprince01@hotmail.com
Linda Copenace - Health Director
linda.copenace@yahoo.ca
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway, available upon request
Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Delivers a parenting support program and promotes healthy child development
  • Provides group information and educational sessions on topics about healthy pregnancy, birth and taking care of baby at home
  • Provides information on the stages of pregnancy
  • Offers parents handbook of pregnancy and baby care (Baby's Best Chance)
Program participants are provided with:
  • Follow up via telephone within 48 hours of discharge from hospital
  • Home visits pre birth to prepare family for new arrival
  • Home visits post birth to offer support to new mothers
  • Milk coupon program
  • Home visits during child's early years to offer development guidance
  • Referrals to other programs and services
Last Updated: Feb 9, 2026: Suggest an edit