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Health Centre

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31 Main St
Wabigoon Lake First Nation
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807-938-6464
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Fax: 807-938-6565
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Application

  • Appointments required for health professional consultations

  • Registration for most activities required

Eligibility / Target Population

Members of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation

Fees

None

Contacts

Corina Brown - Health Director
health@drytel.net

Languages

English

Language Notes

Interpretive Services

Area Served

Wabigoon Lake First Nation

Accessibility

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Description of Services

Provides services that promote physical and mental health for community members
  • Publishes a monthly Health Newsletter for community members
  • Coordinates consultations with visiting professionals including a Nurse Practitioner once per week and a Health Canada Nurse
  • Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
  • Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
  • Coordinates regular foot care sessions with visiting chiropodist
  • Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards
  • Coordinates activities for community residents such as Elder's nights, bowling, gym nights, judo, and walking programs
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


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Last Updated: Oct 2, 2025: Suggest an edit