Services
Yuustway Health Services Department
Department Description
Yúustway Health Services Department provides members with the best possible public and preventative health services as well as advocacy and support to access government and community health programs and services. Department Divisions include:Community Health & Wellness; Health Benefits Advocacy & Promotion; and Home & Community Care.
Services Offered
- Community Health Nursing (pre and post natal care, immunization, etc)
- Mental Health & Addictions (counselling, referral, etc)
- Alternative Healing & Wellness
- Medical & Dental Advocacy and Support
- Health Promotion, Education & Awareness
- Medical Transportation
- Home & Community Care (Personal Care and Homemaking)
Mandate
The overall mandate of Yúustway Health Services Department is to improve the health and wellness of Squamish Nation membership through the provision of community health services and the promotion and support for access to all health services.
Initiatives / Projects
- Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative – Community Gardens
- Annual Recovery Revival
- Chronic Disease Self Management – Diabetes Education & Awareness
- Community Health Clinic with Family Physician in West Vancouver
- Elder Care Project
- First Nations Health Council – Community Engagement Hub (CeH)
- Mental Health Family Support Group
- Talking Circles
- Squamish Nation Health Project
- Download information here
- Etc.
Partnerships
- Health Canada – First Nations Inuit Health
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- Vancouver Coastal Health – Aboriginal Health Strategic Initiatives
- First Nations Health Council
- Ministry of Health Services
Links
- BC Centre for Disease Control
- BC Drug & Poison Information Centre
- Canada’s Food Guide
- College of Physicians & Surgeons of BC – Find A Physician Accepting New Patients
- Health Canada – Diabetes
- Health Canada – Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB)
- Health Link BC – Non-emergency Health Information & Services
- National Aboriginal Diabetes Association
- FNHC - Healthy Food Guidelines for First Nations Communities
Department Head: Kim C. Brooks
Manager, Community Health & Wellness: Joanne Nahanee
Manager, Health Benefits Advocacy & Promotion: Mitzi Jones
Manager, Home & Community Care: Sheila George