PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING |
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| Description & Services | ||||
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| Description | Public Health Nursing provides health promotion, disease prevention, and intervention and support services to women, children, youth and families. Services are provided to individuals, families, groups and communities in homes, schools, health units and community settings. Programs & Services: - Newborn / Mother Hotline (24 hours): call 250-331-8520 Questions answered on Mother & baby's health & breastfeeding - Breastfeeding Drop-in Clinics: Tuesday from 9:30am - 11:30am at the Comox Valley Community Health Centre - Travel Health and Immunization Services: call 1-877-233-3346 - Speech, Hearing and Dental Services: located at 104 - 501 4th Street or call 250-338-6555 - Free prenatal classes - Information for families on newborn and young children's health, nutrition, growth and development, baby blues and postpartum depression, community resources and referrals - Information, testing and referrals for STDs, Hepatitis and HIV - Communicable disease information, prevention and follow-up - TB (Tuberculosis) testing and follow-up - Children and adult immunizations - School and youth health programs and health promotion activities such as Sun Smart - Handicap parking permit forms available | |||
| Areas Served | Courtenay and Area | |||
| Languages | English | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Address | Comox Valley Health Centre: VIHA 961 England Ave Courtenay, BC V9N 2N7 View MapQuest Map | |||
| Office Phone | 250-331-8520 | |||
| Fax | 250-331-8521 | |||
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