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Healthy Babies Healthy Children

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Medical Centre
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
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807-733-3577
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Fax: 807-733-2561
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Medical Centre: Mon, Fri 9 am-1 pm; Tue-Thu 9 am-3 pm


Payday Wed: 9 am-12 noon
Application
  • Program registration required

  • Requires prior arrangements for home visits
Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation with children younger than 6 years of age

  • Indigenous children at-risk
Fees
None
Contacts
Brenda Freel - Councillor, Health and Social
807-733-2315; Cell 807-464-2377 * b_freel@hotmail.com
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: Jul 13, 2026: Suggest an edit