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
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
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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
Health Center Staff
| Name | Title | Phone | Cell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgina Halfe | Health Director | 780-636-3638 & 780-636-3457 | – | ghalfe@wfl128.ca |
| Lisa Shirt | Assistant Health Director | – | – | – |
| Felicia Jackson | Finance Assistant | – | – | – |
| Trudy Young | Nurse in Charge | – | – | – |
| Myrna Stanley | Licensed Practical Nurse | – | – | – |
| Marilyn LaRose | Health Care Aid | – | – | – |
| Roberta Jackson | Health Care Aid | – | – | – |
| Inez Jackson | Community Health Representative | – | – | – |
| Ursula Houle | Community Health Representative | – | – | – |
| Patsy Houle | Medical Transportation Manager | – | – | – |
| Francis Morin | Medical Transportation Driver | – | – | – |
| Lloyd Jackson | Medical Transportation Driver | – | – | – |
| Brooklynn Halfe | Receptionist | – | – | – |
| Jenna Favel | Receptionist for Home Care | – | – | – |
| Irene Houle | Custodian | – | – | – |
| James Jackson | Custodian | – | – | – |
| Debbie Steinhauer | NNADAP Councillor | – | – | – |
| Amy Houle | NNADAP Councillor | – | – | – |
| Rochelle Houle | NNADAP Councillor | – | – | – |
| Velma Memnook | Community Intervention Worker | – | – | – |
| Gail Poitras | Dental Therapist | – | – | – |
| Jennifer Jackson | COHI Aide | – | – | – |
| Bernadette Koluk | IRS (Indian Residential School) Coordinator | – | – | – |
| Melva Steinhauer | Head Start Coordinator | – | – | – |
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)