Health Services

Community Overview


Profile: Whitefish Lake/Goodfish Lake is located North East of Edmonton, Alberta. It is centrally located between Lac La Biche, St. Paul and Smoky Lake. Our total population of Whitefish Lake (Goodfish Lake) is currently 2000 members On-Reserve

Vision: To provide quality health education & services to individuals, families and the membership while maintaining and protecting our Medicine Chest Clause of Treaty 6.

Mission: To educate and create awareness of First Nations’ health through a care model that includes prevention (awareness and education; intervention; assessments, referrals and counselling) and support in order to assist with the health of our members in our First Nation.

Community Based Programs as Funded by First Nations and Inuit Health Branch


1. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention


-AHSOR (Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve)
-Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program
- Community Health Representative
-Building Healthy Communities – Mental Health
-Building Healthy Communities – Solvent Abuse
- Brighter Futures
-National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention (NAYSP)
- Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI)
-Substance Abuse
-Community Intervention Work

2. Public Health Protection


-- Environmental Health
-Blood Borne Disease and Sexually Transmitted Infections
- (HIV/BBPS)
-HIV/AIDS
-Public Health Nursing - Clerk
- Communicable Disease Emergency (CDE)

3. Primary Care


--First nation & Inuit Home and Community Care

4. Supplementary Health Benefits


-Non-Insured Health Benefits Program – Medical Transportation
--IRS

5. Health System Capacity


--Operations and Maintenance
--Health Management

    Goodfish Lake Health Centre


Goodfish Lake Health Center Governance Authority: Chief and Council

Goodfish Lake Health Centre Delegated Authority: Director of Health - Georgina Halfe

Mailing Address: Goodfish Lake Health Centre Box 272, Goodfish Lake, AB T0A 1R0

Phone Number and Fax: 780-636-3638/780-6363457

Email Address :ghalfe@wfl128.ca
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Health Center Staff


Name Title Phone Cell Email
Georgina Halfe Health Director 780-636-3638 & 780-636-3457 780-646-3088 ghalfe@wfl128.ca
Lisa Shirt Assistant Health Director 780 636-3638 780-227-7220 lshirt@onehealth.ca
Felicia Jackson Finance Assistant 780 636-3638 780-614-1797 Felicia.Jackson@wfl128.ca
Crystal Charbonneau Nurse in Charge 780 636-3638 780-614-4278 ccharbonneau@onehealth.ca
Kiana Durocher Registered Nurse 780 636-3638 780 614-5799 kdurocher@onehealth.ca
Myrna Stanley Licensed Practical Nurse 780 636-3638 780-614-2349 mstanley@onehealth.ca
Nicole Blais  Licensed Practical Nurse 780 636-3638 780 614-3601 nblais@onehealth.ca
Marilyn LaRose Health Care Aid 780 636-3638 780-614-5512 mlarose@onehealth.ca
Roberta Jackson Health Care Aid 780 636-3638 780-227-0377 rjackson@onehealth.ca
Inez Jackson Community Health Representative 780 636-3638 780-614-1940 ijackson@onehealth.ca
Ursula Houle Community Health Representative 780 636-3638 780-614-1914 uhoule@onehealth.ca
Patsy Houle Medical Transportation Manager 780 636-3638 780-614-5551 patsy.houle@wfl128.ca
Francis Morin Medical Transportation Driver 780 636-3638 780-227-5822 francismorin1949@gmail.com
Lloyd Jackson Medical Transportation Driver 780 636-3638 780-227-5840 55jackson.lloyd@gmail.com
Madison Sparklingeyes Receptionist for Home Care 780 636-3638 tigeve1@gmail.com
Jenna Favel Receptionist for Public Health 780 636-3638 780-227-5701 jfavel@onehealth.ca
Irene Houle Custodian 780 636-3638 irenehoule72@gamil.com
James Jackson Custodian, Medical Transportation Driver 780 636-3638 780-227-1964 james.h.jackson@hotmail.com
Langden Jackson Custodian 780 636-3638 780-2247-5836 langden810@gmail.com
Amy Houle NNADAP Councillor 780 636-3638 780-614-3566 amy.houle@wfl128.ca
Rochelle Houle NNADAP Councillor 780 636-3638 780-227-6614 rhoule@onehealth.ca
Anna Burns Elder Support Worker 780 636-3638 780-227-5808 annaburns26@gmail.com
Velma Memnook Community Intervention Worker 780 636-3638 780-227-5979 velmemnook@yahoomail.com
Gail Poitras Dental Therapist 780 636-3638 780-614-5254 gail.poitras@sac-isc.gc.ca
Jennifer Jackson COHI Aide 780 636-3638 780-227-6955 jjackson@onehealth.ca
Lucas Whitford Water Monitor 780 636-3638 780-614-1103 lucaswhitford84@gmail.com
Bernadette Koluk IRS (Indian Residential School) Coordinator 780 636-3638 780-207-7859 bkoluk10@yahoo.ca
Nancy McGilvery Head Start Coordinator 780-815-3887 nancymcgilvery20@yahoo.ca

HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Payday Friday 8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Contact Number 780-636-3638
Fax Number 780-636-3457 (fax)

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