Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority - Approaches to Community Wellbeing

Call for information

First Nations individuals and families living in the Sioux Lookout region

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

English

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Provides services to reduce, control and manage the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in First Nations communities
Services offered and delivered are:

Case finding and management
Provide anti-tuberculosis drugs for treatment and prevention
Educate and support patients hospitalized with TB
Provide disease case therapy and follow-up
Support and facilitate Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)
Maintain and update the TB database
Provide support and education to health care providers and community members
Assist in maintaining and updating the First Nations and Inuit Health Information System (FNIHIS)

Approaches to Community Wellbeing - Tuberculosis Control Program