Rocky Bay (Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek)
Rocky Bay First Nation Health Station
- Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members
- Coordinates consultations with visiting physician from Nipigon twice per month
- Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
- Coordinates appointments with the breast screening van which visits annually
- Offers basic and advanced foot care clinics every 5 weeks
- Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
- 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
Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)
- Provides access to specialized medical care using videoconferencing and other tele-diagnostic equipment
- Allows specialists to remotely examine and prescribe treatments to patients in their home communities
- Reduces the need to travel to receive care
Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
- Provides education and services for the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes
- Provides case management and screening services
- Works to increase early detection and to reduce the number of avoidable complications that can arise from uncontrolled diabetes
- Advises on developing and implementing an approach to care and management of diabetes
- Promotes increased physical activity and knowledge of healthy eating
- Provides workshops, presentations and hands-on training for cultural activities and traditions
- Assists individuals in finding appropriate services
- Provides referrals to other health care professionals
Community Health Nurse
Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members to allow them to remain in their own homes
Provides the following services:
- Assessment to determine individuals health history and develop a personalized care plan
- Case management to ensure that care plans are being carried out and that the plan developed is still suitable
- Home care nursing duties
- Personal care help with activities such as dressing and bathing
- Basic foot care
- Teaching the individual in need to care for themselves
- Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
- Respite for family members and caregivers
- Help with light outdoor/yardwork
Family Support Worker
- Supports reduction or prevention of family and community violence
- Provides victim service referrals and emergency support for family violence
- Works one-on-one with families experiencing family violence to develop a plan of action for identified concerns
- Provides referrals to counselling, legal services, and treatment centres
- Offers Aboriginal culture-based healing, self-help processes for anger management, and positive self-image development; alternative discipline methods and positive relationships
- Organizes and facilitates community events in schools, powwows, and health fairs to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevention of family violence
- Develops programs, workshops, promotions, and prevention education campaigns dealing with family-based violence awareness
Immunization Clinic
- Provides inoculations or other measures to prevent people from contracting specific controllable diseases
- Offers influenza immunization clinics and children's immunizations
National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
- Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues
- Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required
- Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon request
Prevention
- Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of alcohol, drug abuse and gambling addictions
- Holds educational sessions in schools
- Coordinates cultural and spiritual events
Intervention
- Facilitates recreational activities and social events
- Provides individual and group discussions
- Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings
Aftercare Services
Provides the following services aimed at preventing alcohol and drug abuse problems from reoccurring:
- Counselling, sharing circles and support groups
- Regular phone calls and home visits
- Referrals to Band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance
Source: https://www.northwesthealthline.ca/displayService.aspx?id=159111
Band Representative
Under the direction of the Director of Rocky Bay Child and Family Services, the Band Representative is a highly motivated individual with exceptional advocacy skills, possessing critical knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act.
Post-Secondary Engagement Coordinator
Under the direction of the Anishinabek Nation Education Secretariat and Kinoomaadziwin Education Body joint Post-Secondary Engagement Committee (PSEC), the Post-Secondary Engagement Coordinator is responsible for supporting the ongoing development and implementation of plans associated with the joint Post-Secondary engagement work plan.