Dryden Native Friendship Centre - Health Outreach Worker

Application

Requires:

Intake assessment
Advance registration

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Open to all with a focus on off-reserve Aboriginal individuals and their families

Fees

None

Contacts

Health Outreach Coordinator
807-223-4180 ext 2222 * how@dnfconline.org

Languages

English

Accessibility

Partially Accessible

Accessibility Note

Partially Accessible - Parking -- No designated spaces available; Entrance -- Accessible with automatic push button; Washroom -- Accessible with grab bar

Description of Services:

Provides education, programs and workshops to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness

Endeavors to improve working relationships between health care systems and Aboriginal communities

Provides education to raise awareness of health issues affecting Aboriginal people

Ensures that Aboriginal individuals understand the present health care system

Provides education in an effort to reduce violence within Aboriginal communities

Health and Social Circle

Offers presentations on health related topics
Teaches various Native craft-making workshops

Healthy Lifestyles

Holds group meetings once a week to discuss health issues with a focus on diet and exercise
Provides information sessions on disease prevention