Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation - Health Office

• Coordinates consultations with visiting professionals including a Nurse Practitioner once per week and a Health Canada Nurse
• Provides health awareness, education and prevention workshops and seminars
• Coordinates clinics in areas that may include Diabetes, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
• Coordinates regular foot care sessions with visiting chiropodist
• Administers various community health programs
• 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:

• Band Office - Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
• Band Office - Aboriginal Healing and Wellness
• Band Office - Extended Health Benefits
• Band Office - Home and Community Care Program
• Band Office - National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
• Band Office - Ontario Works
• Band Office - Referral Clerk
• Family Services Building - Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
• Family Services Building - Family Well Being Program
• Family Services Building - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program
• Family Services Building - Healthy Babies Healthy Children