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Program: Health Outreach Program
Organizations: Atikokan Native Friendship Centre
Phone Numbers: 807-597-1213
Fax: 807-597-1473
Email: how@anfc.ca
Website: www.anfc.ca/health-outreach-program/
Address: PO Box 1510
Atikokan, ON
P0T 1C0
Street
Address:
309 Main St W
Atikokan
Location:
  • Located at Main St W in downtown Atikokan
  • Closest intersection is at Main St W and Marks St
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12:30 pm, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Contacts: Cori Matichuk - Health Outreach Worker
Service Description:
  • Provides education, programs and workshops to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness
  • Endeavors to improve working relationships between health care systems and Aboriginal communities
  • Provides education to raise awareness of health issues affecting Indigenous people
  • Ensures that Indigenous individuals understand the present health care system
  • Provides education in an effort to reduce violence within Indigenous communities
  • Health and Social Circle
    • Offers presentations on health related topics
    • Teaches various Indigenous craft-making workshops
    • Offers one-on-one support, as well as, group support for various health related issues
    Healthy Lifestyles
    • Promotes healthy eating, food preparation and storage, and budgeting for healthy food shopping
    • Addresses health in a cultural and holistic way with a focus on the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional needs of individuals
    • Provides information sessions on disease prevention
    Community Engagement
    • Partners with other community agencies to provide programming for the clients in order to bring people together
    Fees: None
    Application: Register for programs at office
    Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Indigenous individuals
    Languages: English

    This information was last completely updated on: 2-21-2025


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