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Family Services Building - Healthy Babies Healthy Children

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Band Office Rd Family Services Building
Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining First Nation
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807-548-6351
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Toll-Free: 1-888-767-4960
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Fax: 807-548-2337
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health1@niisaachewan.ca
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www.niisaachewan.ca/programs/health/aboriginal-hea...
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Mon-Fri 9 am-3 pm; Alternating Fri 9 am-1 pm

Application

  • Program registration required

  • Requires prior arrangements for home visits

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

  • Members of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation with children younger than 6 years of age

  • Indigenous children at-risk

Fees

None

Contacts

Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator
807-548-6351 * hbhc@niisaachewan.ca

Languages

English

Language Note

Ojibwe, available upon request

Area(s) Served

Dalles First Nation

Accessibility

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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)
Program participants are provided with:
  • 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
Last updated: Apr 3, 2025: Suggest an edit
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