Doig River First Nation provides health services to its members and administrative staff. A full-time community nurse provides care plans, blood pressure checks, home visits, referrals, patient travel coordination, and health education. Doctors visit on-reserve every two weeks, with other visiting health professionals including optometrists, physiotherapists, foot-care specialists, diabetes-management specialists and nutritionists. Office contact hours are Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Doig River First Nation provides health services to its members and administrative staff. A full-time community nurse provides care plans, blood pressure checks, home visits, referrals, patient travel coordination, and health education. Doctors visit on-reserve every two weeks, with other visiting health professionals including optometrists, physiotherapists, foot-care specialists, diabetes-management specialists and nutritionists. Office contact hours are Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Health, family support, wellness, early learning, youth and Elder programs for Doig River First Nation members.
Doig River First Nation Health and Social Development administers social and wellness programs for members. Services listed include First Nation Child and Family Services, family violence prevention, family support, assisted living, income assistance, medical transportation, mental health and counselling referrals, addictions support, healthy living and diabetes prevention, financial counselling, legal advocacy, and navigation of government programs. Community programming includes infant development, preschool, Aboriginal Head Start, after-school programming, youth group, Elders’ gathering space, workshops and events. The department also supports post-secondary education and training and preschool-to-Grade-12 education. Eligibility and availability vary by program; contact the department for current details.