Lake Nipigon Ojibway First Nation
Health Office
- Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members
- Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars for all ages
- Hosts an annual community Health Fair at the Valhalla in Thunder Bay
- Coordinates the Good Food Box program
- Conducts home visits and offers support for children aged 0-6 years of age
- Offers body composition analyses
- Provides a health video library available to community residents
- Publishes a bi-monthly health newsletter "Biiboon" available on website or at Health Office
- Operates a toy lending library
- Provides referrals to additional services
Good Food Box Program
- Operates a community-based food purchasing system that makes fresh fruits and vegetables available to community members
- Offers all the groceries/ingredients needed to make a healthy meal along with the recipe
- Provides a bi-monthly newsletter with healthy recipes, storage tips and helpful information as well as locations and times of Food Box program
Good Food Box pick-up locations:
- Beardmore - Health & Finance Office (next to Band Office)
- Geraldton - Legion (Main St)
- Thunder Bay - Oliver Rd Community Centre
Holistic Wellness
- Offers a variety of programs and services to address the health and wellness of families and community environment
- Promotes healthy individuals, families and communities
- Provides culturally appropriate support services, resources, educational materials, and workshops to address community wellness needs
- Endeavors to improve the quality of/access to, culturally appropriate resources, services and education
- Provides initiatives to address family violence
Program activities include but are not limited to:
- Social events including Recipe Bingo
- Fitness activities
- Cultural crafts and workshops
- Coordination of family events including children's days and Christmas dinners
Medical Transportation Program
- Responsible for processing Non-Insured Health Benefits Service claims and coordinating medical transportation for community members
- Submits medical appointment travel, mileage, meal and accommodation requests on behalf of individual
- Assists with making travel arrangements
- Maintains client documentation, receipts and related information
- Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community and medical appointments out-of-town in Geraldton and Thunder Bay
Source: https://www.northwesthealthline.ca/displayService.aspx?id=157774