Atikokan Native Friendship Centre - Health Outreach Program

Indigenous individuals

None

Cori Matichuk - Health Outreach Worker

English

Ojibway, upon request

Accessible en fauteuil roulant

Provides education, programs and workshops to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness

Endeavors to improve working relationships between health care systems and Aboriginal communities

Provides education to raise awareness of health issues affecting Indigenous people

Ensures that Indigenous individuals understand the present health care system

Provides education in an effort to reduce violence within Indigenous communities

Health and Social Circle

Offers presentations on health related topics
Teaches various Indigenous craft-making workshops
Offers one-on-one support, as well as, group support for various health related issues

Healthy Lifestyles

Promotes healthy eating, food preparation and storage, and budgeting for healthy food shopping
Addresses health in a cultural and holistic way with a focus on the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional needs of individuals
Provides information sessions on disease prevention

Community Engagement

Partners with other community agencies to provide programming for the clients in order to bring people together