Paawidigong First Nations Forum - Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children

Procédé et formulaires

Services are accessed at a local level in individual communities

Admissibilité / population desservie

First Nation individuals living in the communities within the Dryden Tribal Area with children 6 years of age and younger
Indigenous children at-risk

Frais

None

Contacts

Carissa Lundmark - Acting Executive Director
807-223-5080 Ext 237 * executivedirector@pfnf.ca

Langues

English

Notes sur la langue

Ojibway, Oji-Cree; available upon request

Accessibilité

Pas d’accès en fauteuil roulant

Description des services:

Provides off-site supervision and support to member communities in their implementation of the Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children (AHBHC) program
Program delivered at the community level consists of following:

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