HEALTH SERVICES
MISSION STATEMENT
"Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation Health Station's Mission is to protect and enhance each community members health through his or her life cycle; recognize the significance of their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being as a holistic balance. We will offer support through and edit recognizing the significance of their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being as a holistic balance. We will offer support through preventing avoidable illnesses, injury, disability and premature death; assuring access to quality healthcare; and promoting healthy lifestyles while honouring and respecting individuality and as well as one’s own thoughts, values and beliefs"
STANDING BUFFALO HEALTH STATION
TEL: 306.332.4681
TOLL FREE: 1.888.363.0031
FAX: 306.332.4945
FORT QU'APPELLE, SK
S0G1S0
FHQ TRIBAL COUNCIL SERVICES
* Regular home visits are done to provide assessment, wound care, foot care and respite services to palliative clients and their caregivers
* Monthly wellness clinics are held in conjunction with Diabetes Team, Community Health Director and CHR
* Providing nutrition education and counselling while coordinating with the CPNP
* Environmental health program works to identify and prevent environmental public health risks that could impact the community
* The Drinking Water Safety Program is responsible for monitoring the safety of all the drinking water in the community
HEALTH DIRECTOR
* Plans, coordinates and controls the activities of the health programs provided to the community
* Plans, organizes, directs and controls the delivery of services offered by health professionals
* Ensures optimal use of resources, illumination of duplication, the availability and provision of quality services to the community
PEDIATRICIAN
* Provide services to the community on a weekly basis
* Assessment for infants and children 0/18 years of age
* Referrals made as needed
THERAPIST
* Provides counselling and referrals to community members on a weekly basis
COHI
* COHI dental therapist and COHI aid promote healthy dental hygiene
* COH I dental therapist and COHI aide promote healthy dental hygiene I already children from 0/7 years of age and prenatal clients
* Helps children establish and maintain healthy teeth and gums
PARENT MENTOR
* Assist families to enhance/develop parenting skills
* Support families in raising health babies and young children in a safe environment
* Support and promote the maternal Child health program
BRIGHTER FUTURES
* Children’s development and wellness activities are offered through recreation programs in partnership with the school
* Partnership with other agencies such as the tribal Council to offer opportunities in peer counseling, YEP program summer camps and conferences
* Main focus is on mental health, child development, parenting, healthy baby and injury prevention
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE (CHN)
* Providing Prenatal and postnatal care
* Child health clinic (CHC) to provide immunizations and assessments on growth and development, nutrition, safety, medical and dental
* Annual TB screening
* Home visits
* Communicable Disease Control
* School immunizations, presentations and referrals
COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE (CHR)
* Providing primary health services to the community members
* Participate in community development activities
* Resource support person in health station for a community member
* Canadian Parental Nutrition Program (CPNP) classes held monthly for parental and postnatal clients
HOME MAKER
* Assisting approved finance in the community with laundry and daily household chores
MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION
* Providing transportation services to status clients in the community
* 24 hour notice needed for transportation services to Regina and Fort Qu’Appelle for doctors and specialists appointments
MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
* Coordinate doctor's appointments for approve/eligible status clients
* Informs clients of their appointments
NATIONAL NATIVE ALCHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM (NNADAP)
* Liaison for referral services for youth and adults living with addictions in a community
* Assesses the need of youth and adults as it pertains to addiction
* Planning and delivering programs related to areas such as health, drugs/alcohol abuse
* Support and facilitate personal and social growth in youth and adults
* Provide individual, family and group counselling
