Métis Health and Wellness Coordinator — Métis Community Services: by phone or online, at 147 Park Road, Kelowna, BC. Who it's for: Métis/Indigenous adults in the Central Okanagan.
Categories: Health, Indigenous
If you're a Métis or Indigenous adult in the Central Okanagan, a Health and Wellness Coordinator can help you get health care from Interior Health and remove barriers along the way. Support respects your cultural and spiritual needs. It is part of the Central Okanagan Primary Care Network. Support mostly happens in your home, in the community, or at health care facilities. ▸ The coordinator may: • Drive you to or from a medical appointment • Go with you to the clinic, hospital or other health care services • Advocate for the best care possible • Support you through hospital triage and admission • Help you and health care staff communicate • Help you understand hospital services and make a personal health care plan • Help with follow-up after you leave the hospital • Help you connect with PharmaCare, Blue Cross and other help for people with low income • Offer workshops on preventing illness through a traditional lens • Refer you to other resources ▸ How to get help: A parent or guardian, family doctor, community worker or agency, school staff, or correctional facility can make a referral. Use the Request Services form on the MCS website, call 250-868-0351, or email reception@mcsbc.org.
Also known as: metis indigenous health navigator patient advocate hospital doctor appointment ride transportation interior health primary care network pharmacare blue cross
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