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FAMILY RESOURCE & HEALTH PROMOTION CENTRE
IFRHPC's programming focuses on individuals who want to learn more about leading a more balanced life. Healthy Eating, and Active living. In addition our Family programs focuses on families with children ages 0-13 years.
Our goal is to promote healthy outcomes through five main core standard areas:
- Child development and nutrition
- Cultural development and retention
- Parenting and care-taking skills
- Community development and healing
- Healthy life choices - nutrition and physical activity
Our programs are responsive to community goals and focus our programming on the needs expressed by our community families incorporating traditional knowledge and customs in our services.
We are located at:
297 Savard Avenue,
Vanier, Ontario K1L 7S1
Telephone:613-749-4500
Fax: 613-749-8713
E-mail: info@tungasuvvingatinuit.ca
Activities that take place at IFRC include:
Health Promotion Services
Diabetes awareness and prevention (a complete detailed link to diabetes information coming soon)
- What is diabetes?
- Seriousness of diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Warning Signs
- Are you at risk?
Child and Family Programs:
- CAPC (Community Action Program for Children 0-6 years old)
- Access Visits
- Book and Toy Lending Kits
- Child Development Programming
- Community Kitchen
- Cultural Crafts
- Individual and Family Supports
- Moms and Tots
- Parent Relief
- Parenting Workshops, Groups
- Special Events
Call Pam for more information or updates on current activities
Pre-postnatal Program (prenatal moms and infants up to 18 months)
- Birthing Supports
- Community Kitchen
- Individual Consultation
- Infant Massage Instruction
- Nutritional Lunch
- Educational Workshops
- Fitness Groups
- Welcome gift basket for pre-postnatal program newborns
For more information, special workshops, outings or seasonal activities contact Julia.
