Community Health Representative
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Irene Monague is the Community Health Representative for Beausoleil. She has been employed in this capacity just this past year. Good luck Irene! |
The Community Health Representative (CHR) program is aimed at taking a proactive role in planning, developing and implementing health promotion and health education activities. This is accomplished through clinics, workshops and activities which ensure aboriginal cultural values are maintained. The main role is to motivate community members to participate in health programs and to assume active responsibility for improving and maintaining optimum level of health and contribute to improved community health conditions.
The CHR provides health advocacy, referral and development services that benefits Beausoleil First Nation members. The CHR takes the lead role in developing and implementing new health programs and initiatives and provides assistance with proposal development. They work as part of a multi-disciplinary team while at the same time exhibiting a strong sense of personal integrity and character in order to mentor community members.
Some of the main roles of the CHR are:
- Advocates for financial compensation for community members travelling out of the region to receive medical care (prior approvals).
- Acts in a lead role in interacting with mental health providers and other in-clinic service providers related to advertising, booking appointments, as well as recommending additional services and/or referrals.
- Assist in the provision of health services to clients and their families.
- Monitors the threat of West Nile virus in the community and regularly reports research findings to Health Canada.
- Performs basic screening procedures for blood sugar, blood pressure and weight recording as requested.
