Muskrat Dam First Nation
May-May-Bi-Zin Children's Centre
Aboriginal Head Start Program
Offers a comprehensive holistic program for Aboriginal children and their families living on-reserve to prepare young children for school
- Strives to meet the emotional, social, health and nutritional needs of children
- Offers activities such as family gym time, arts and crafts, breakfast and circle time
- Participates in community events and special celebrations
Offers daily programs focused on:
- Education
- Health and nutrition
- Native culture and language
- Parental and family involvement
- Social support
Aboriginal Healthy Babies/Healthy Children
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
- Home visits during child's early years to offer development guidance
- Referrals to other programs and services
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program
- Provides education and information on the consequences of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
- Offers individual and group counselling sessions
- Offers parenting classes
- Provides information sessions for teens
Advises on the following:
- Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD)
- Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND)
- Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (PFAS)
Source: https://www.northwesthealthline.ca/displayService.aspx?id=143063
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