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Healthy Child Development Building - Healthy Childhood Development
Healthy Child Development Building
Mishkeegogamang
Mishkeegogamang
807-928-2298
Fax: 807-928-2955
Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
- Program registration required
- Requires prior arrangements for home visits
Eligibility / Target Population
- Members of Mishkeegogamang First Nation with children younger than 6 years of age
- Indigenous children at-risk
Fees
None
Contacts
Melanie Loon - Healthy Childhood Development Coordinator
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway, available upon request
Accessibility Note
Fully accessible
Description of Services
Delivers a parenting support program and promotes healthy child development
Program participants are provided with:
- Coordinates services in partnership with the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder/Fetal Alcohol Effects Program
- 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
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Last Updated: Oct 17, 2025: Suggest an edit
