Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program
This program primarily targets pregnant women and women with infants up to 12 months of age living on-reserve. The overall goal is to improve maternal and infant nutritional health. CPNP supports activities related to:
- Nutrition screening,
- Pre-natal education and counselling,
- Maternal nourishment,
- Breastfeeding promotion and support.
Program Lead – Maureen Sinclair
Community Health
This program is mandatory and it works to prevent and/or reduce the risks to human health associated with communicable diseases and exposure to hazards with the natural and built environment. The range of programs and activities can include public awareness, manage and control communicable diseases, encourage healthy behaviours, reduce environmental health risks, community development and capacity building initiatives. The components are
- Communicable disease control,
- Immunization program,
- Tuberculosis program,
- Blood borne diseases,
- Sexually transmitted infections and,
- Communicable disease emergencies.
Program Lead – Erin Funk RN/BN. For more information about this program, please contact (204)252-2369
Community Health Representative – Evangeline Meeches
Building Healthy Communities
This is the community mental health program which assists First Nation communities to develop community-based approaches to mental health crisis management. Mental health and crisis intervention activities include assessments, counselling services, referrals for treatment and follow-up treatment, aftercare and rehabilitation to individuals and communities in crisis. This does not include therapy. Other enabling activities are providing peer support groups and services; culturally sensitive accredited training on crisis management; intervention; trauma and suicide prevention for community members and care givers.
Program Coordinator – Annette Peters 204-252-2553
Environmental Health
Community Based Drinking Water Testing (CBDW) – Provides training and education material to community based drinking water quality monitors and provides drinking water quality testing. Sample water testing is submitted to First Nation and Inuit Health for results and feedback.
Program Lead – Health Director
Home and Community Care
Home and Community Care is a coordinated system of home and community based health care services that enable First Nations of all ages and disabilities, chronic or acute illnesses and the elderly to receive the care they need in their homes and communities. The elements are: 1) structured client assessment, 2) managed care, 3) home care nursing services, 4) home support services, 5) provision or access to in-home respite care, 6) access to medical equipment and supplies, 7) information and data collection, 8) management and supervision, 9) established linkages with other services.
Program Coordinator – Denise Hobson LPN 204-252-2369
Maternal Child Health
The long term goal of the MCH program is to support pregnant First Nations women and families with infants and young children, who live on-reserve, to reach their fullest development and lifetime potential. The MCH program aims for contact with all pregnant women and new parents, with long term home visiting for those families who require additional supports.
Program Coordinator – Maureen Sinclair LPN 204-252-2553
National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Prevention strategies conducted by the program provide culturally appropriate programming to educate and create awareness about addictions and addictions-free lifestyles. Intervention strategies provide assessments and referrals to treatment centres and the preparation of clients for entry into residential treatment, or other rehabilitation treatment programs.
Program Lead – Leona Meeches 204-252-2369
Non- Insured Health Benefits
This program provides a limited range of medically necessary health-related goods and services for First Nations living on-reserve not provided through private insurance plans, provincial/territorial health or social programs or other publicly funded programs. These include drugs, dental care, vision care, medical supplies and equipment, mental health services, medical transportation to access medical services not available on reserve or in the community of residence. Off –reserve members access the regional office for services.
Contact:
Long Plain Health Services
Box 580
Portage la Prairie, MB
R1N 3B9
Phone: 252-2369
Fax: 252-2898