Paawidigong First Nations Forum - Health Services Administration

• Promotes overall health and enhanced quality of life for community members
• Offers holistic health and social services that combine traditional values and cultural beliefs with modern practices
• Promotes spiritual, mental, emotional and physical well-being through a two-week program at the Healing Lodge
• Oversees the development of a full range of promotion, prevention and intervention services
• Ensures the needed resources are available in communities
• Provides services in the Anishinawbe language whenever possible
• Advocates for members in accessing services outside the community

• Works as an initiative to support collaborative planning between First Nation groups, agencies, provincial ministries and Health Canada to meet the health care needs of First Nations people
• Focus is on mental health and addictions services, especially prescription drug abuse

Services and Programs:

• Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative
• Aboriginal Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Child Nutrition Program
• Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy
• Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Community Development Support Worker Program
• Community Health Promotion and Injury and Illness Prevention
• Community Wellness Worker Program
• Diabetes Nurse and Education Program
• Mental Health and Addictions