- Description
- Provides supports and services to help families improve maternal and infant nutritional health
Maternal Nourishment that may include:- Baby food making and nutritional cooking sessions
- Healthy snacks and meal information
- Milk and food vouchers as well as vitamin supplements
- Education on prenatal nutrition
- Understanding food labels
- Presentations by dietitians and health specialists
- Nutrition screening by Community Health Representative
- Individual counselling by nutritionists
- Promotion of breastfeeding initiation and duration
- Support groups
- Breastfeeding videos and resource materials
- Eligibility
- Members of Deer Lake First Nation who are pregnant, new mothers or with infants younger than 12 months of age
- Vitamin supplements, milk and food vouchers are only available to women enrolled in the program
- Members of Deer Lake First Nation who are pregnant, new mothers or with infants younger than 12 months of age
- Application Process
- Program registration required
- Office
- 807-775-2226 - Alternate 807-775-9770
- Fax
- 807-775-9772
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- Mailing Address
- Box 352
c/o Health Centre
Deer Lake, ON, P0V 1N0
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Andrea Rae, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Coordinator
Email: andrearae@knet.ca - Health Director
- Garylene Meekis
Email: garylenemeekis@knet.ca - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Social Media
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Updated On
- June 6, 2023
- Address
- Deer Lake Health Centre
Deer Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 1N0- Serves as the Health Centre for Deer Lake First Nation
- Co-located in the same building as the Nursing Station
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon9:00 am to 5:00 pmTue9:00 am to 5:00 pmWed9:00 am to 5:00 pmThu9:00 am to 5:00 pmFri9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm - Service Area(s)
- Deer Lake First Nation
