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Healthy Babies Healthy Children
100 Little Lake Rd Administration Office
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
807-622-9835
Toll-Free: 1-888-573-0168
Fax: 807-622-9866
Mon-Thu 8:30 am-12 noon, 12:30 pm-4 pm; Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 12:30 pm-3 pm
Last updated: Dec 9, 2024: Suggest an edit
Application
Call to register for program
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
- Members of Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation with children younger than 6 years of age
- Indigenous children at-risk
Fees
None
Contacts
Rikka Berkan - Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator
807-622-9835 Ext 232 * rikkaberkan@tbaytel.net
807-622-9835 Ext 232 * rikkaberkan@tbaytel.net
Languages
English
Language Note
Ojibwe, available upon request
Accessibility
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
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)
- 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
- Milk coupon program
- Home visits during child's early years to offer development guidance
- Referrals to other programs and services
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Last updated: Dec 9, 2024: Suggest an edit
