Rainy River First Nations - Administration Centre - Health Services

• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Offers an on-site Immunization Clinic as well as immunizations in member homes
• Coordinates monthly foot care sessions in individual's home or at clinic
• Works with maintenance workers and Environmental Health Officer to ensure community water quality
• Identifies and attempts to correct health hazards

• 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

Services and Programs:

• Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Community Care Program
• Diabetes Program
• Extended Health Benefits
• Family Support Services
• Homemakers Program
• Immunization Clinic
• Medical Transportation Program
• National Native Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program