Regional Wellness Response Program

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54 Front St
Sioux Lookout
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807-737-5189
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Numéro sans frais: 1-866-337-0081
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Télécopie: 807-737-4527
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Procédé et formulaires

Open to referrals from any source including self-referral

Admissibilité / population desservie

First Nation individuals, families and communities in the Sioux Lookout Region

Frais

None

Contacts

Amanda Laverdure - Preventing Infectious Diseases Manager
807-737-5898 * amanda.laverdure@slfnha.com

Langues

English

Notes sur la langue

Interpretive Services

Accessibilité

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Description des services:

  • Operates as a resource for Sioux Lookout Region First Nation communities and health/social service representatives to address the increase of prescription drug abuse and associated harms
  • Addresses sexually transmitted infections (STIs), blood-borne infections (BBIs), and the resulting increase in needle usage and sharing
  • Supports mental wellbeing in communities
  • Works to establish:
    • Increased public awareness about addiction issues, community healing and mental health promotion
    • An approach to improve the health and reduce prescription drug addiction in present and future generations of First Nations people
    • Access to health care and social services in spite of remoteness and complexity of issues
    • Liaisons with community leaders/health workers to understand services required specific to prescription drug abuse treatment and reduction of associated risks
    • Effective partnerships with health and social service delivery organizations
    Regional Wellness Response is integrated within Approaches to Community Wellbeing and includes:
    • Community Wellness Development Team
    • Mental Health Promotion
    • Indigenous Healing Wellness Strategy, Community Family Healing Program
    • Needle Distribution Service
    • Hepatitis C Support and Treatment Service

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