Thunderchild Health Department

1. Thunderchild Health Department Profile of Program & Services December, 2011 Thunderchild First Nation, Treaty No. 6

2. Table of Contents Mandate, vision, guiding values List of program/services Partnerships Purpose of moving towards accreditation Update of activities, policies, acts & processes Forward Planning

3. Vision Under the guidance & protection of the Creator, Thunderchild Health will incorporate traditional & contemporary institutions in parallel to continuously improve our spiritual, physical, emotional & mental health & wellbeing of our membership Mission to pursue self-sufficiency, & self determination where programs & services & partnerships are bridged & work collaboratively to support building healthy individuals, families, communities & the Cree Nation Values • Ma na chi to win (respect) • Tapwe at si win (honesty) • Sa ki to win (love) • So kemo win (courage) • Ta pahtayimo win (humbleness) • Ki se watisi win (kindness) • Wako to win (kinship)

4. Mandate To provide health services, daycare services, and youth, culture & recreation services to the membership of Thunderchild First Nation and other persons ordinarily resident on Thunderchild lands and to align with Thunderchild First Nation’svision, strategic planning, direction, and its reassertion of our treaty right to health to better serve the needs of the membership

5. Health Department Staff • Annie Jimmy • Red Echo • Debbie Sunchild • Venessa Jack • Bahig Hammoud • Linda Okanee • Cheryl Robins • Keith Sunchild • Dinah Sunchild • Linda Harris • Doris Thunderchild • Gina Jack • Vivian Thomas-Paddy • Ken Thomas • Yvette Sunchild • Holly Lewis • Rema Lewis • Alex Jimmy • Terrence Bird • Emma Star • Louie Thunderchild • Shirleyann King

6. Community Health assets People assets: • many families value their children and often believed as gifts from the creator • past & current Chief & Council possess leaderships skills including past & current committee/board members, directors/managers and Elders participating on various committees & initiatives • There are many good hunters and often share with elders in the community • All Elders are interested and pass down their traditional teaching and many who are 50 years of age and older are sought for their advice Community assets: • There are various youth groups and supported through the Piyesiw Awasis School and the Awasisak Nikan Youth Center • There is a general feeling of pride in the community due to the various initiative Thunderchild is leading for example Medicine Chest Task Force and Governance (band won national award & FNGI would like TCFN to become a champion, oil & gas development, unification of treaty 6 communities, training, new initiatives, partnerships, business initiatives-agriculture, banking, etc.)

7. Community Health assets continued… Physical assets • Old gym, Veterans Community Hall, Cultural Center, ceremonial grounds, all public & residential units • All land owned by the Band and those lands about to turn into reserve status • all birds, animals, plants, fish, & minerals etc on the Thunderchild lands Professional assets • Health Center staff includes: 2 nurses, a community health representative, mental health therapist, addiction counselors, dental therapist, home health aides • Elected leaders, Directors/Managers, Committee/Board members, staff possess post secondary educational degrees/diplomas and many possess Cree cultural knowledge, skills & abilities not taught at colleges/universities

8. Community Health assets continued.. Community assets • 2 gas bars & confectionary owned by 2 band members • Band owned business include; Moonlight Bay Convenience Store, TC outfitting, White Buffalo Ranch, Thunderchild Housing Authority, Thunderchild properties, Thunderchild Employment & field Services, Thunderchild Technologies, newly formed business partnership/joint ventures through Thunderchild First Nation Enterprises Ltd Partnership • Oil and gas, lease revenue from Thunderchild lands • Thunderchild Employment & Field services created a strategy to train & educate community members

9. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Nursing & Health Education - to support university education, training, & professional development opportunities for registered nurses working for Thunderchild First Nation. • Environmental Health-safe drinking water program - to build capacity through community based drinking water quality monitoring program. to track & report water quality results • Communicable Disease Control- Health Emergencies - to coordinate communicable disease management, including outbreaks & Communicable Disease Emergencies - to Report on Communicable disease as required by Public Health Act Communicable Disease regulation; including contact tracing & follow up

10. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Mental Health/Wellness Program - to establish a community-based mental health crisis management team. - to enhance community management & control & provide the necessary tools to aid in the intervention in problems of depression & suicide by targeting communities in crisis. - to address critical gaps in mental health services & programs & provide crisis intervention, aftercare & training for caregivers & members of the community to deal with crisis. - to provide support for intervention in crisis situations in order to reduce the number of suicide attempts & other violent crisis situations.

11. Programs & Services & Initiatives • NNADAP (Community Wellness & Addictions) - To provide counseling to individuals, families or the clients significant other or groups with common issue problems & - To provide prevention, maintenance, support & encouragement for individuals, families or the clients significant other - To coordinate a comprehensive after care program - To provide non medical treatment services • Community Dental Health Program To provide dental care benefits to the clients in accordance with NIHB General Program Directive, NIHB Dental Services Directive, NIHB Dental Policy Framework, & Regional Dental Benefit Grid • Medical Transportation toprovide medical transportation benefits by accessing medically required Health Department in accordance with the NIHB General Program, Medical Transportation Directives, Medical Transportation Policy Framework, & the Regional Guidelines

12. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Home & Community Care - to provide access to a range of home & community care services - to First nations community members living in a First Nation - to assist First nations living with chronic &/or acute illness in maintaining optimum health, wellbeing, & independence in their homes & communities - to ensure that all clients with an assessed need for home care services have access to a comprehensive continuum of services within the community - to assist clients & their families to participate in the development & implementation of the client’s care plan to the fullest extent & to utilize available community support services where available & appropriate in the care of the clients - to continue to build capacity within First Nation to facilitate the delivery of home care services that enable program monitoring, evaluation, research & the definition of best practices • FASD - to increase awareness & intervention related to fetal alcohol disorder & women & families.

13. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative - to focus on the prevention, early detection & management of Diabetes as a major health issue. - to increase awareness & address the high rate of diabetes & its complications - to Improve the practice of diabetes self-management - to Increase ownership of diabetes programs & capacity to combat diabetes in the community.

14. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Maternal Child Health - to increase access to a continuum of services for pregnant women & families with infants & young children up to 6 yrs of age - to increase participation of fathers - Greater role for elders in supporting pregnant women & families with infants & young children - to increase screening & assessment of pregnant women & families with young children to identify those with more complex needs - develop new partnerships within the community, & with provincial health systems to support implementation of services - to increase access to case management & specialized services for families & children with complex needs - to increase numbers of professionals & paraprofessional frontline workers - to increase awareness to culturally based training for staff

15. Programs & Services & Initiatives • National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy - to develop a national approach to Aboriginal youth suicide in Canada that will increase protective (preventive) factors such as resiliency, & reduce the risk factors associated with suicide - to increase awareness & understanding of aboriginal youth suicide prevention - to strengthen key protective factors such as a strong sense of identity, meaning & purpose & resilience - to strengthen & facilitate collaborative approaches & linkages within the governments, agencies & organizations - to develop & implement locally-driven suicide prevention plans in first nation communities - to improve & increase crisis response efforts to intervene more effectively in preventing suicide & suicide clusters following a suicide-related crisis in community - to enhance knowledge development regarding what is known about what works

16. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Brighter Futures - to increase awareness in mental health, child development, healthy babies, injury prevention & parenting skills - to improve knowledge & skills of front line workers & community members in the above areas. - to provide opportunities to improve health services & develop community-based & model projects. - to address the serious health problems affecting children & families in community. Holistic & integrated manner - to facilitate the prevention & early intervention by promoting better integration of health services. • Community Health Services & Injury prevention - to target high risk behaviors & raise awareness in promotion prevention of injuries in children & youth to include such programs as maternal & infant health, child health, school health, adolescent, adult & elder health

17. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) - to improve the adequacy of the diet of prenatal & breast feeding - to increase access to nutrition information & services, & resources to eligible FN women particularly those at high risk - to increase breast feeding initiation & duration rates - to increase knowledge & skill building opportunities for those involved in this program - to increase the number of infants fed age appropriate foods in the first twelve months - to support & educate the awareness of prenatal care • Building Healthy Communities-Solvent Abuse - to support the Community to reduce the level of solvent addiction - to Increase awareness & understanding among the community members - to promote healthier lifestyles - to Strengthen links between the community-based program & residential treatment & provide support to individuals & families in post treatment

18. Programs & Services & Initiatives • Immunizations strategy - to improve the immunization rate infants & children living in the community - to link with internal \external health providers on client advocacy, interpretation discharge planning, & continuity of care between health systems off & on reserve • HIV/AIDS - to encourage & support the active involvement of the on reserve community - to provide timely & comprehensive education & prevention programming - to ensure appropriate skills exist at the community level to provide prevention programs - to develop a coordinated approach associated with HIV/AIDS education programming for residents

19. Partnerships 1) TB Advisory Committee, FNIH 2) Mental Health Advisory Group, FSIN 3) National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy Committee, FNIH 4) Central Bands Nurses Group 5) Lakeland Advisory Council, Prairie North Health Authority 6) Prairie North Health Authority Primary Care Network 7) Thunderchild Managers/Directors Group

20. Partnerships 7) Inter agency partnership 8) Saskatchewan Technical Advisory Group, FSIN 9) Aboriginal Health Transition Fund Committee, Prairie North Regional Health Authority 10) Maternal Child Health Advisory Committee, FNIH

21. Update of activities & processes • Survey on quality on service delivery implemented • all job descriptions updated • Performance appraisal tools being updated • Aligning HR policy to federal labor code • Review of and revision of 5 year health plan

22. Update of activities & processes • Discharge planning protocols • Recording & documentation of adverse & sentinel events in all areas • Planning to move towards electronic immunization registry

23. Update of policies, acts • Critical Incident Stress Management • Revision of Health Department Operational Procedures Manual • Management and Operations Board terms of reference complete

24. Forward Planning • Pursue accreditation to meet national standards in Health services • build a foundation for a self government funding arrangement in the future - To support Thunderchild’s strategic direction

25. Contact Information Department of Health Box 744 Turtleford, Sask. S0M 2Y0 Tel: 845 - 4330 Fax: 845 - 2978 Linda Okanee, Director, ………………………………………....845 - 7414 cell Debbie Sunchild, Executive Assistant ………………………..845 - 8253 cell Cheryl Robins, Home Care Nurse Manager……………….…845 – 7933 cell Doris Thunderchild, Medical Transportation Coordinator...845 – 7958 cell Yvette Sunchild, CHN …………………………………………....845 – 4330 work Vivian Paddy Thomas, CHR…………………………………......845 – 7726 cell Emma Star, Liaison ………………………………………………845 – 7216 cell Gina Jack, Special Projects ………………………………….…845 – 7662 cell Annie Jimmy, Community Wellness …..…………………...…845 – 7123 cell Linda Jimmy, Community Wellness …………………….........845 – 7405 cell

26. Thunderchild Day Care Daily Activities Halloween

27. Thunderchild School

28. Youth Center Awasisak Nikan

29. Moonlight Bay Store

30. Community Buildings Thunderchild Technical Institute   Fire Hall Chief James Memorial Centre 

31. Band OfficeAdministration Social Development Membership Public Works Finance Executive Assistant to Director of Operations

32. Thunderchild Health Center Home Care Special Projects & Maternal Child Health Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative Community Health

33. Thunderchild Health Center Medical Transportation  Dental  Community -------------------------- Wellness

34. Thunderchild Health Center Director of Health Executive Assistant to the Director of Health Reception Maintenance Health Liaison Janitor