Protecting the Health of Our Community
Promoting the Health and Prolonging the Life of Our People
The FCWC Public Health department oversees all organized measures to prevent disease, promote health and prolong life of the NCN population as a whole. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy, and focuses on the entire, holistic health of the community, not only on the individual client or disease.
Public Health nurses and Community Health Representatives (CHRs) often serve as the first contact with clients, and sometimes serves as the principal point of continuing care for patients within our healthcare system. Our team receives every client with respect and compassion, and works to connect each person with the correct services as efficiently as possible.
The entire team contributes to Public Health as a whole (ADI, CPNP, Nurses, CHRs, Health Director, Leadership, etc).
Public Health hosts health education fairs; cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular screenings; and immunization clinics. It brings medical specialists, such as dermatologists and optometrists, into the community as required.
Goals & Objectives:
- To improve community health
- To keep community & health staff educated and to combat misinformation
- To create community partnerships to solve health issues
Public Health services include:
- Emergency preparedness & response
- Health promotion
- Disease & injury prevention
- Prenatal & postnatal education
- Postpartum caregiver & newborn support
- Breastfeeding support
- School health
- Immunizations
- Animal bites & rabies exposure
- Communicable disease control
- Sexually transmitted & blood-borne infections
- Client to healthcare provider communications hub (Weltel & MB telehealth)
- Environmental health (community water monitoring, residential & business inspections, etc.)
- Population health
- Medical transportation
- Security services (providing a safe, secure environment for all FCWC clients & employees)
A Cultural Focus for Our Members
We are always creating more culturally-focused health initiatives to help our Citizens and families live healthy lives. If you have health issues or questions of any kind, join us at the NCN Family and Community Wellness Centre or visit the nursing station. We will be happy to help you!