The Strengthening Families Maternal Child Health Program (SF-MCH) is a family focused home visiting program for pregnant women, fathers and families of infants and young children from 0-6 years of age. The program provides support to families in the Sagkeeng community that builds on their strengths and addresses the family’s needs, questions and concerns. The SF-MCH program also assists families to access other supports and health services within the community and surrounding area.
This program provides home visits to families by nurses and specially trained home visitors, provides referrals and access to other service supports and promotes coordination of services for children and families with complex needs. The overarching vision of the SF-MCH program is that all families within the Sagkeeng community will grow to be strong, healthy, supportive families to live holistic and balanced lifestyles.
The program objectives are:
Contact Information
If you or someone you know would like more information about the SF-MCH Program at the Sagkeeng Health Centre or would like to know how you can access these services, please contact:
Jennifer Smith - Head Start /MCH Program Manager
Ph: (204) 367-9990
Fax: (204) 367-9535
Email: jsmith@sagkeenghealth.com
This program provides home visits to families by nurses and specially trained home visitors, provides referrals and access to other service supports and promotes coordination of services for children and families with complex needs. The overarching vision of the SF-MCH program is that all families within the Sagkeeng community will grow to be strong, healthy, supportive families to live holistic and balanced lifestyles.
The program objectives are:
- To promote the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing of individuals within the family and families as a whole;
- To promote trusting and supportive relationships between parents and children, care providers and family, and among resources within the community
- To increase communities capacity to support families, and
- To empower families
Contact Information
If you or someone you know would like more information about the SF-MCH Program at the Sagkeeng Health Centre or would like to know how you can access these services, please contact:
Jennifer Smith - Head Start /MCH Program Manager
Ph: (204) 367-9990
Fax: (204) 367-9535
Email: jsmith@sagkeenghealth.com
