Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
The purpose of this program is to provide the best opportunities for healthy development for children up to 6 years of age. Supporting you and your family!
Program Overview
In additional to regular home visits, M’Chigeeng Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program hosts one social per month This gives families a chance to:
* Socialize with other families
* Learn about traditional teachings
* Learn new inexpensive crafts and games in a group setting
* Listen to guest speakers, topics include; healthy eating, school readiness, fussy eaters, etc.
* Learn about other services
Program Components
Prenatal Support
- Traditional Teachings
- Pregnancy & Birth
- Midwifery
- Referrals as needed
Post-Natal Support
- Establishing contact and offering services
- Nutrition and health eating
- Caring for infants and children including extended family
Home Visiting
- Promotes early learning – one family at a time
- Improves access to community services
- Connects families & resources, children can grow up healthy & ready to learn
- Reduces isolation,
- Cultural approach to supporting families
Assessing Strengths and Identifying Needs
- Family Strengths, Assessment Process
- Identifying available resources
Client-Based Services
- Home Visiting
- Intake and information gathering
- Providing family support
- Information and education to the family
- Provide post-natal contact within 72 hours of returning home with baby
- Family Service Plan
- Intended to identify and build program/service links
- Identify additional support or resources that may be required
- Referring the client/family to other screening and support services
- Service plans are reviewed and updated as required
- Service Coordination
- Connect or linking the family to programs and services to support baby/child healthy development, eg. Dietician, Nurses, Social Service Workers, Midwives, Community Health Reps, Community Wellness Workers, as well as Case Management/Case Conferencing.
For more information about family programming activities please contact:
Crystal Taibossigai, Partner in Parenting 705-377-5347 ext. 201