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Programme:
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Regional Wellness Response Program
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Adresse postale:
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c/o c/o Regional Wellness Response
PO Box 1300 c/o Approaches to Community Wellbeing
Sioux Lookout, ON
P8T 1B8
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Adresse:
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54 Front St
Sioux Lookout
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Point géographique:
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- Serves as the office for the Regional Wellness Response team
- Located at Front St in the Centennial Centre building
- Closest intersection is at Front St and 4th Ave
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Accessibilité:
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Accessible en fauteuil roulant
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Heures d’ouverture:
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
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Description des services:
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Coordinates the delivery of health care services to the Anishinabe people across the Sioux Lookout region
Operates as a resource for Sioux Lookout Region First Nation communities and health/social service representatives to address the increase of prescription drug abuse and associated harmsAddresses sexually transmitted infections (STIs), blood-borne infections (BBIs), and the resulting increase in needle usage and sharingSupports mental wellbeing in communitiesWorks to establish:- Increased public awareness about addiction issues, community healing and mental health promotion
- An approach to improve the health and reduce prescription drug addiction in present and future generations of First Nations people
- Access to health care and social services in spite of remoteness and complexity of issues
- Liaisons with community leaders/health workers to understand services required specific to prescription drug abuse treatment and reduction of associated risks
- Effective partnerships with health and social service delivery organizations
Regional Wellness Response is integrated within Approaches to Community Wellbeing and includes:- Community Wellness Development Team
- Mental Health Promotion
- Indigenous Healing Wellness Strategy, Community Family Healing Program
- Needle Distribution Service
- Hepatitis C Support and Treatment Service
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Procédé et formulaires:
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Open to referrals from any source including self-referral
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Admissibilité / population desservie:
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First Nation individuals, families and communities in the Sioux Lookout Region
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Langues:
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English
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Langues - Notes generals:
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Interpretive Services
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Zone(s) desservie(s):
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Aroland First Nation, Bearskin Lake First Nation, Cat Lake First Nation, Deer Lake First Nation, Eabametoong First Nation, Eagle Lake First Nation, Fort Severn First Nation, and Kasabonika Lake First Nation
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