Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation

Application

Requires booked appointments

Eligibility / Target Population

Members of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation

Fees

None

Contacts

Ruby Gray - Health Director
807-548-5876 Ext 1003 * healthdirector@niisaachewan.ca

Languages

English

Language Notes

Ojibwe interpretation available upon request

Area Served

Dalles First Nation

Accessibility

Not Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members

Coordinates consultations with visiting professionals including a Nurse Practitioner once per week and a Health Canada 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 regular foot care sessions with visiting chiropodist
Administers various community health programs
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:

Health Office