2017 Embracing Diversity Full Report
SRPC’s Newcomer report looks at how newcomers are experiencing our community, the challenges they face in settling here and how we can help make our community a more welcoming place to live.
SRPC’s Newcomer report looks at how newcomers are experiencing our community, the challenges they face in settling here and how we can help make our community a more welcoming place to live.
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Perth District Health Unit<br />
Direct Service Provider<br />
Perth District Health Unit (PDHU) targets any newcomers<br />
needing Public Health program support in Perth county.<br />
PDHU can provide services directly to clients or link clients to<br />
needed community services. Services and linkages are also<br />
provided to the Anabaptist community and Low German<br />
Speaking Mennonites from Mexico (LGSMM) in particular.<br />
Target population:<br />
Newcomers needing<br />
Public Health<br />
program support<br />
Specific Services:<br />
dd<br />
Immunization clinics<br />
dd<br />
Oral health clinics<br />
Percent of Newcomers<br />
in client base:<br />
Unknown<br />
dd<br />
Stop Smoking clinics<br />
dd<br />
Healthline (info and links to various services)<br />
dd<br />
Mother and Young Child Clinic (for Anabaptist<br />
community women and children to 6 years only,<br />
translation for LGSMM available)<br />
dd<br />
Healthy Babies Healthy Children program<br />
Number of newcomers<br />
receiving services<br />
per month:<br />
Unknown<br />
dd<br />
School-based Public Health Nurse services<br />
dd<br />
Sexual health<br />
For a complete list of services offered please refer to<br />
www.pdhu.on.ca<br />
Service Integration:<br />
Perth District Health Unit strives to make linkages for clients<br />
to any needed services. Health Unit staff are represented on<br />
various committees across Perth County that promote service<br />
integration for newcomers (Ex. Newcomers Settlement Huron<br />
Perth Committee). Below are some examples of local service<br />
integration practices for newcomers:<br />
dd<br />
Support local English as a Second Language classes<br />
by running “Health Tips” sessions in Perth East<br />
dd<br />
Distribute “Health News for Everyone” newsletters in<br />
Anabaptist community<br />
dd<br />
Promote “Stratford Welcomes Refugees”<br />
website and handbook to clients<br />
http://www.stratfordwelcomesrefugees.ca/<br />
Goals and Objectives<br />
for serving Newcomers:<br />
• The Perth District Health<br />
Unit works in partnership<br />
with our community<br />
to foster conditions<br />
in which people can<br />
be healthy.<br />
• We promote health,<br />
protect health, prevent<br />
disease and provide<br />
community health<br />
services for the people<br />
of Perth County.<br />
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