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Health Promotion Community Paramedic Program

239 Montée Principale, Unit 2
Azilda, ON
P0M 1B0
Azilda, ON
P0M 1B0

3-1-1 or 705-671-2489

911

Fax: 705-983-5757

Daily 24 hours
Last updated: May 29, 2024: Suggest an edit
Application
No referral required
Fees
Free
Executives
Trevor Bain - Chief of Fire and Paramedic Services
Joseph Nicholls - Deputy Chief
Joseph Nicholls - Deputy Chief
Contacts
Jennifer Amyotte - Commander of Community Paramedicine and Professional Standards
Languages
English
Area(s) Served
Greater Sudbury
Accessibility

Description of Services:
Paramedics can use the PERIL tool to determine risk, and make direct electronic referrals for community support services
- free CPR and AED training sessions offered at various locations with the goal to increase bystander CPR and use of public access defibrillators in sudden cardiac arrests
- monitor and address electronic referrals to ensure appropriate community partners have been notified of situations that pose an elevated risk to person or family and require multi-agency response
- provide regular wellness clinics at emergency shelters for the homeless and help reconnect them to health services
- community health assessments clinics to identified subsidized housing complexes with a focus on early identification and prevention for chronic disease * participants are monitored weekly, provides education, results are shared with family practitioners
Last updated: May 29, 2024: Suggest an edit
