About Health Programs

Health Canada is working with First Nations people and Inuit to improve their health. Together with First Nations and Inuit organizations and communities, they carry out many activities aimed at helping people stay healthy, and prevent chronic and contagious diseases.

For more information contact Health Staff (250) 652-4473 at the Tsartlip Health Office or the Tsartlip Health Program Manager, Andrea Elliott directly at (250) 483-5656.

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Community Health Representatives

Benefits Provided

•  Drugs

•  Dental

• Medical Transportation

• Medical Supplies and Equipment

• Vision

• Crisis Intervention Counselling

For more information contact Carl Olsen, CHR at (250) 652-4473 at the Tsartlip Health Office.

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Diabetes

• Raise awareness of diabetes, its risk factors, and the value of healthy lifestyle practices.

• Support the development of a ta culturally appropriate approach to care and treatment, diabetes prevention and health promotion programs, and lifestyle support programs.

• Build capacity, linkages and infrastructure for all components of the ADI in First Nation and Inuit communities.

• fpromote effective self-management of diabetes.

• coordinate wityh other community based programming pecifically the First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care program.

For more information contact Carl Olsen, CHR at (250) 652-4473 at the Tsartlip Health Office.

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Brighter Futures

• The Brighter Futures program is a community-based health promotion and ill-health prevention program for First Nations and Inuit communities.

• The program typically, promotes health and prevents ill-health through learning-related activities that strive to increase awareness, change attitudes, build knowledge and enhance skills.

• A holistic approach to support First Nations and Inuit individuals, families and communities, to meet the needs of the community.

Program Components:

• *Child Development:

• *Healthy Babies

• Mental Health

• Parenting

• Injury Prevention

For more information contact Mary Hayes, Brighter Futures Worker at (250) 652-4473 at the Tsartlip Health Office.

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Headstart Program

• The program is based on caring, creativity and pride following from the knowledge of the traditional community beliefs, within a holistic and safe environment.

• The primary goal of this initiative is to demonstrate that locally controlled and designed early intervention strategies can provide Aboriginal preschool children with a positive sense of themselves, a desire for learning and opportunities to develop fully and successfully as young people.

Some Program Components:

•      Culture and Language

•      Education and School Readiness

•      Health Promotion

•      Nutrition

•      Social Support

•      Parental and Family Involvement

For more information contact Mary Hayes at (250) 652-4473 at the Tsartlip Health Office.

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NNADAP=National Native Alcohol & Drug Abuse Program

Objective

• to better coordinate with other programs in the promotion of community health and sober lifestyles.

Program Components

•    Prevention Activities

•    Intervention Activities   

•    Aftercare Activities

For more information contact Marion Tom NNDAP at (250) 652-4473 at the Tsartlip Health Office.

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Home & Community Care Program:

Objective:

• Health Canada works with First Nations and Inuit communities in developing comprehensive home and community care services that respect traditional, holistic and contemporary approaches to healing and wellness.

• The goal is to assist people who have chronic and acute illnesses receive the care they need in their home or community.

Program Components:

• nursing care

• personal care such as bathing and foot care

• home support such as meal preparation

• in-home respite care, that is, caring for someone while family members have a rest.

For more information contact Andrea Elliott Health Program Manager at (250) 483-5656 at the Tsartlip Health Office.