Stanley Rae Memorial Health Station

• Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members
• Coordinates health care services through a satellite station in partnership with the Sandy Lake Nursing Station
• Provides physician consultations a few days per month with a visiting physician from Sioux Lookout
• Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops especially in the areas of diabetes and alcohol/drug abuse
• Coordinates clinics/workshops in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Offers a palliative care program when required

• 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

• Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Diabetes Program
• Home and Community Care
• Maternal and Child Health Program
• Mental Health
• National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
• Travel Clerk

• 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

• Supports for individuals living with prediabetes or diabetes
• Provides education and services for the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes
• Provides case management and screening services
• Works 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
• Assists individuals in finding appropriate services
• Provides referrals to other health care professionals and the Northern Diabetes Health Network

• 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)

• 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

• Provides health care services for ill, injured or elderly community members in their own homes
• Provides the following services through a Case Manager/Nurse, Personal Support Workers and Homemakers:
• 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 or advanced practice 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

• Provides services and programs to enhance the lives of pregnant women and families with infants and young children
• Provides screening of new mothers
• Offers individual counselling services for pregnancy, child development concerns and related issues
• Promotes breast feeding
• Offers welcome home bags with baby supplies to all new mothers
• Provides baby supplies to low-income families

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awareness
• Child nutrition issues
• Healthy cooking and shopping for families
• Prenatal nutrition

• Delivers medical transportation services and assistance in making medical appointment arrangements
• Provides transportation within the community for individuals accessing medical appointments
• Provides assistance with completing prior approval applications for long distance medical appointments
• Offers assistance with arrangements for accommodation and travel details for individuals attending medical appointments at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre or Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital

Promotes the development of good mental health and provides services for individuals with mental health issues. Provides information and awareness activities including but not limited to:

• Depression
• Family violence
• Stress management

Services include:

• Counselling services
• Cultural activities and crafts
• Recreational activities
• Wellness activities

• 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

• 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

• Facilitates recreational activities and social events
• Provides individual and group discussions
• Offers cultural and spiritual gatherings

• 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