Wunnumin Lake First Nation
Wanapetum Memorial Health Centre
- Nursing station providing basic medical and health care services that promote physical and mental health for community members
- Coordinates health care services through the Nursing Station; health team consists of Community Health Nurses and Representatives, a visiting Physician and Crisis Team workers
- Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops/clinics in areas that may include Child Care, Diabetes, Elderly & Chronic Disease, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
- Coordinates services of a visiting dentist
- Addresses individual health care needs by providing:
- Treatment of on-going health problems
- Emergency services
- 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 appointment
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
- Allows consultations for patients with specialty services such as physio, diabetes, etc.
- Provides opportunity for workshops and education sessions for staff and patients
- Reduces the need to travel to receive care
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
Diabetes Program
- Provides education and services for the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes
- provides case management and screening services
- basic foot care clinics
- nutrition programs and recipe exchanges
- 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 people in finding appropriate services
- provides referrals to other health care professionals and the Northern Diabetes Health Network
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)
Home and Community Care - Physiotherapy Services - Progression and Maintenance
Physiotherapy services may be offered in-home or at the Nursing Station, depending on client. In-home rehabilitative care to help people preserve or regain independence. Physiotherapy services may be offered in home or at nursing station depending on client
Services may include:
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
- speech-language pathology
- case management
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=146059
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