Battlefords Tribal Council Indian Health Services, Inc.
1192 101st Street
P.O. Box 1658
North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3W2

Phone: 1 (306) 445-4360 Fax: 1 (306) 445-5867

E-Mail: eclear@sk.svmpatico.ca

Host organization: Battlefords Tribal Council Indian Health Services, Inc.

Program Coordinator: Joanne Weber

Communities Served: North Battleford, Red Pheasant First Nation, Moosomin First Nation, Little Pine First Nation, and Poundmaker First Nation.

Program Mission and Goals:

• Raising awareness: aim to avoid health problems relating to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect before they occur.
• Reaching those at risk: identify those at risk in order to reduce the risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect.
• Working with those affected: provide support to individuals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect to lessen the educational, social and behavioural impact.
• Creating linkages: creating linkages between related programs and initiatives.

Program Description: Within this project there were 2 groups of participants. The first group was comprised of facilitators and Elders in training. This groups learned group facilitation skills, lesson planning, general knowledge about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect, the craft of writing a story, cross cultural relations, protocols in dealing with Elders and event planning.