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HEALTH & WELLNESS DEPARTMENT
Mission Statement
To work with our health service partners to provide co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate the provision of
quality health programs for ALIB community members.
Sexqeltqin Health Centre
Nexe7yelts Pierre Moyese Health Administration Office Sxwetsmellp Office
The Sexqeltqin Health Centre
The Sexqeltqin Health Centre is a fully accredited health centre with Accreditation Canada. Being Accredited helps maintain compliance with health care regulations and keeps us up to date with industry standards and provides formal recognition by peers, across the country. Being an Accredited Health Center improves the quality, safety and efficiency so we can provide the community with the best care and service possible. The Adams Lake Band Health Center completed our first accreditation survey in 2014 and completed our second successful survey in October 2018.
Nexe7yelts Pierre Moyese Health Administration Office/Sxwetsmellp Office
We offer a variety of services to the Sxwetsmellp area. The Community Health Nurse, Shauna Buchannan, as well as the Social Worker Natasha Billy, Cultural worker Howard Shield and Youth Worker Tim Johnson all work full time supporting the community and youth in the Sxwetsmellp area. Mark Fromme with the assistance of the Cultural worker provide weekly supper club throughout the year bringing together family and friends. Charity Johnson also supports the youth through the youth program. Michelle Hay works part-time in the Sxwetsmellp office as well.
Our Health and Wellness Team
Our Health and Wellness team of experienced, dedicated, compassionate and responsive professionals continue to work hard to diligently achieve community driven services. The team incorporates ongoing and changing services at our Health and Wellness Centre and Sxwetsmellp office.
Shirley Anderson: Director of Health and Wellness. Rhonda Camille: Assistant Director of Health and Wellness. Rhonda supports the Maternal Child Health with the Baby Circle as well as Patient travel. Rhonda has completed her first year of language training and will continue her studies.
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Shauna Buchannan: BSN, RN, CCHN (C), CTE, MPH Shauna provides Maternal Child programming, as well as general Community Health services to both the Chase and Salmon Arm communities (pre and postnatal care, immunizations, communicable disease prevention and control, school health, community health and education) Jackie Jones: RN, BScN, MN. Community Health Nurse/Home Care Nurse. Jackie manages the Home Care Support program as well as the immunization She has been with our health centre for 14 years. Michelle Hay: MA. Social Assistance Clerk. Michelle is the newest member of our team. She comes to us with years of experience in the Social Assistance field, working both for the province of BC and other first nations. She has an M.A. in Sociology from Memorial University of Newfoundland. We look forward to including her expertise in our team. The Income Assistance program is regulated by (DISC) Department of Indigenous Services Canada. Jolene Anderson: RSW, BSW Family Support / Social Workers. Jolene works closely with the Secwepemc Child and Family Service Agency (SCFS) and with the Stsmemelt project. Jolene also works with the Early Years program as part of her service to children and families. Natasha Billy: RSW, BSW: Social Worker/Family Support Sxwetsmellp Community Centre. Natasha also works closely with the Secwepemc Child and Enjoying a day at Sun Peaks. The youth are provided with safe places to learn and grow. Some activities that the youth participated in were snowboarding, skiing, hiking, swimming, basketball, floor hockey, canoeing, cooking, and crafts. The youth also attend the SNTC youth council meetings and the Chase youth action Committee. Tim, Sandy and Charity provide weekly youth groups. Family Service Agency (SCFS) and is the Stsmemelt project Coordinator. Natasha also works with the Early Years program. Grace Narcisse: Administrative Support/Reception. She plays a huge role in the success of the health centre as the first voice or person welcoming you to the health centre. Annie Williams: Reception Sxwetsmellp office. Annie works daily to keep the Sxwetsmellp office running smoothly. Niomi Boadway: Early Childhood Educator. Naomie works with the BC First Nations Head Start program and the Early Year program. Headstart is a holistic community-based program designed to enhance early childhood development, school readiness and overall family health and wellness for First Nations preschool children (birth to six years). Eva Michel: Early Childhood Educator. Eva works with the BC First Nations Headstart program. Eva has also completed her First Nation Language Certificate through SFU and will be completing her First Nation Language Diploma by the end of April 2020. Tim Johnson: Youth Worker. Tim works full time supporting the youth in the Sxwetsmellp area. Tim has been working with the Band for six years with the support of his wife Charity. Sandy Lund: Youth Worker. Band and community member, Sandy Lund has worked as the youth worker for the past nine years. Sandy works out of the
youth room at the ALIB gym. It was Adams Lake Indian Band’s turn to host the annual ‘Baby Welcoming’ event this year. This event took place in September, and welcomed 13 babies from Neskonlith, Little Shuswap and Adams Lake (13 babies couldn’t make it, so there would have been 26). We had approximately 100 people attend this event, with most of the feedback being very positive. Babies were presented with bundles that contained traditional first foods, story books, as well as Mulc.
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Howard Shields: Cultural facilitator. Howard works full time for the ALIB, providing Secwepemc culture and support to the communities. Daidri Marr: Elder Coordinator/Recreation Worker. Daidri has extended and expanded on events and activities with the Elders to ensure quality of services and engage them in activities to support overall wellness. Daidri offers the monthly Grandmother’s Circle involving all grandmothers to share their learnings Cathy Andrew: Custodian and is also on our personal care giver /home care/ home support team. Don Arnouse: Personal Care Giver /Home Care/ Home Support Worker. Don provides compassionate professional support to his clients. Betty Arnouse: Personal care giver /Home Care/ Home Support Worker. Betty provides compassionate professional support to her clients. She has supported the community for 27 years. Matt Mclean: M. Ed. Counselling RCC (Registered Clinical Counsellor) Mental Health Service Provider Hilda Green, B.A (Psychology), M.Ed. (Counselling Psychology), CCC: Mental Health Services Provider Shawna Biron, BBA, MA, MACP, RCC: Mental Health Service Provider Brenda Robinson: The Robcan Group-Contract consultant and accreditation co-ordinator. Charity Johnson: Volunteer-Youth programs in Sxwetsmellp Mark Fromme: Volunteers for weekly Supper club in Sxwetsmellp and youth programs.
The Health and Wellness department provide equal access to our services and ensure respect for each person’s dignity. Our services involve, include and engage our community members in decision making over health and wellness programs and services. We strive to ensure that we base health and wellness services on relevant health information and data. We also want to focus on building on the strengths of every individual, family and the whole community.
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Throughout the year Howard Shields, Cultural Worker, comes in once a week to teach the children at Headstart a few drumming songs. The children enjoy singing, dancing and drumming with Howard.
How Addictions Affect FamiliesWorkshop Anxiety in Youth Practical Intervention Strategies Workshop Mental Health Concerns in Children & YouthWorkshop Wellness Strategies for the Helping ProfessionalWorkshop Raising a Child is Raising an ElderWorkshop Family Wellness with Motivational Speaker Joel West -Workshop Family Wellness Dance Elders Dinner and Old Time Fiddlers dance National Gathering of Elders in Winnipeg Secwepemc Family Services BBQ Sexqeltqin Health & Wellness day Solstice/equinox ceremony’s Family retreat Youth Waymakers camp Baby Welcoming Ceremony Grandmother’s retreat Cultural camp Family Wellness days Snowboarding/ Skiing at Sun Peaks Elders Charity golf tournament In the Head Start class the children had taken interest in a children's yoga book of poses. This became a book that was looked at daily, the children enjoyed trying the poses. We decided to bring a yoga instructor in once a week to teach the children some poses and breathing techniques.
Programs and services that assist members on their healing journey
Elders Foot Care Elders Massage Elders Haircuts Elders Tk’emlups shopping trips Sxwetsmellp super club Weekly sweats Women’s/men’s only sweats Counselling and referral services Stsmemelt Community and Youth Engagement Sessions Recreation funding Sxwetsmellp Elders lunch Chase Elders dinner Baby Circle Grandmother Circle Kids Club Senior youth group Jr youth group Boys group Immunizations Children’s Oral Health Initiative Diabetes care Seasonal Supper club at the gym Community health nursing Home care nursing Weekly Drinking water monitoring Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Initiative
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Health Administration-Shirley Anderson
As the Director of Health and Wellness we will be changing the programs around so that I can once again sit on the Provincial Boards, Regional Boards and committees to advocate for funding and supports for the community. We take every opportunity to learn from our peers and from other communities. Partnerships have continued to enhance our capacity to provide more and better services for our community. We are grateful to have visiting professionals come to the community to enhance services for the people. We have the following professionals: Footcare, Massage, Counselling, Mental Health and Addictions, Parenting, Chronic Pain Management and the Seabird Island Mobile Diabetes Clinic.
Our Nurses continue to have an excellent working relationship with their Nursing Supervisor and their Practice Consultant/Mentor. The Nurses also have a good working relationship with Interior Health, Public Health (offices in Chase and Salmon Arm), First Nations Health Authority and now ISC. Interior Health has extended the invite to join educational activities, as well as sit on the joint committees (such as Shuswap Perinatal Committee). This is cause for a celebration since this has not always been the case. This provides a much needed resource access and professional support for the work they do.
CAPITAL PROGRAM The Capital Program for the new Health and Wellness Centre is progressing. The plan to expand has changed to building a new Health and Wellness Centre with a new hall and combining Headstart/Daycare. This is an exciting time. The ground breaking will be in the spring with politicians from FNHA, ISC, Federal and Provincial.
Summary: 2020 –2021 will be an exciting year. We look forward to having our whole team intact. We are inspiring to provide more and better Health and Wellness services to the community of ALIB.
We will be planning our annual Team Professional Development retreat for 2020 –2021. We will be ready.
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HOME CARE REPORT
Home and Community Care is a service which enables First Nations people of all ages with disabilities, chronic or acute illnesses to receive needed care in their homes and communities.
Our home care program includes the coordinator, the nurse (me), a personal care aide (position vacant right now) and homemakers, Service delivery is based on assessed need and follows a case management process. Services include in-home respite, institutional respite and referrals to other health and social services, education on how to access medical equipment/supplies, and injury prevention. Since our clients are eligible for Interior Health Authority (IHA) Home Care services like any other citizen in the province, we can use our program funds to supplement and enhance those offered by IHA. Some examples are: falls prevention, the Life Line program, foot care, and massage. A highlight of the past fiscal year was a Kamloops Old Time Fiddler’s dance funded by home care funds and coordinated by the elders’ coordinator Deidre Marr. We had the pleasure of mentoring a registered nursing student from TRU. One of the major accomplishments for our staff was … the homemakers learned how to chart their care on our health information system –all had very little computer experience prior to this venture into the tech world. Another accomplishment is … influenza utilization was up slightly from the previous year and clients’ tetanus and pneumococcal immunizations were updated as necessary.
Jackie Jones, RN, BScN, MN
Community Health Nurse/Home Care Nurse
