Deer Lake Workshop

Deer Lake Health Day

Deer Lake's "Focus On Health Day" began in the David Meekis Memorial School's Computer Lab.

The Kuh-ke-nah Smart Program staff started off the workshop with opening remarks from Les Meekis. Ricardo made a presentation to the Deer Lake health team and interested community members about what the new technology can do to help implement the goals and expectations for local health services in Deer Lake. Keewaytinook Okimakanak staff were on hand to both provide assistance and gather community input.

Health Agenda

Who is present? Who is absent?
Expectations: Cards
What is good health?: Spray Diagrams
Rich Diagrams
Table of Results, Programmes (outcomes) and Indicators

We identified who was present and who was absent in the health sector, with the aim of ensuring that those who are away are invited to review and comment on the workshop results.

Present

Charlene Meekis, Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
Jill Quill, Assistant Health Director
Victor Meekis, Community Health Rep, Radiography
Sidney Meekis, Health Committee Member
Lily Sawanas, Telehealth Coordinator
Christina Kekegamic, Chair, AHS
Erma Mekis, Tikinagan
Linda Kay Peters, KO Health Program Assistant
Phyllis Chowaniec, KO Long Term Care
Jacob Ostaman, KO ED Worker
Patrick Koostachin, Education Committee
Roland Pemmican – NADAP (Native Alcohol Drug Abuse Program), EDC
John Meekis – Education Director
Alvina Fellowes, Program Leader, AHS
Marlene Kakepetum, Healthy Babies, Nutritionist

Absent

Ananias Sawanas, Health Director
James Meekis, Councillor, Health Rep.

Expectations: Cards

We gathered expectations on cards.

What is Good Health?: Spray Diagrams

Participants brainstormed on what GOOD HEALTH means in Deer Lake. The diagram allows everyone to “spray” their ideas on to paper.

Rich Diagrams

From the spray diagram, we worked on another one, describing:

the vision or results that the health workers are working towards (large bubbles),
the programs they are involved with (in green),
how they are using and plan to use the technology that the SMART project brings to the community (in red), and
what to measure to show that the visions or goals were being reached, or that the programmes were moving ahead yellow sticky papers)

Table of Results

The table below is a summary made from the diagram. Many programme outcomes contribute to more than one result. Programmes that are already using SMART technology have red letters for video-conferencing (VC), personal computers with Internet (PCI); training (Tr), service support (SS); On-line services including list serves, chat, discussion forum (OL); websites (W); and new technology (T); E-Centre programmes are all in red.

Table of Results, Programmes (outcomes) and indicators for Good Health in Deer Lake.

Results	Indicators	Programmes	Indicators
Pride, confidence, self-esteem, well-being	More youth cooking traditional food at community level More traditional food prepared More youth in traditional cultural activities More videos on local TV on activities related to traditional values and beliefs Children to hear the language (singing, talking), children to smell traditional foods, children interacting with elders	Fitness program (Tr) Community home care program Promoting healthy lifestyles (Health Director; Building Healthy Communities) Telehealth referral, telehealth coordinator After care in homes for new mothers and babies Meals on wheels AHS Wilderness camps, all ages (Brighter futures) Tai-Chi, Self-defense, yoga classes (VC) Nutritional programs (VC, SS, Tr, PCI) Online training	How many telehealth sessions there are between Drs and patients Access video conferencing to deliver and implement speech therapy/ pathology program in order to keep kids in our communities instead of urban centers (special needs children) Increase numbers of people using/requesting the use of telehealth services How many trained people there are, eg. Telehealth, CHRs, after care workers Number of buildings being made in community
Hospital	More programs/services available to community members	Nurses should inform the family on the condition of a family member (OL, PCI)
Air ambulance on call
Doctors, nurses, dentists, dieticians, physiotherapy, ultrasound technician, chiropractic care (PCI, PC, VC, Tr, SS, OL, W, T)	Less turn over ratge of doctors, nurse, dentist and other professionals	Workshops on how to care for chronic patients (PCI, Tr. SS, OL)
Dialysis machine (and other equipment) (Tr, VC, T, PCI, PC, SS)	Latest and best equipment for workers (X-ray, ultrasound, dialysis) Recognized for work completed (equal salaries for local people)
Nutritional programs (VC, SS, Tr, PCI)	More material and equipment for prenatal nutrition program More workshop training of youth, elders, consisting of internet and computer and tutorials
Drop-in center (VC, SS, Tr, PCI, OL)		Movie nights (PCI) Tutors (Tr) Online training
Community facility, fitness, gym, weights, ice rink (VC, Tr, PCI)		Online training
Elders’ centre, homes (VC, SS, PCI)		Trained home care workers Elders’ night out (e-mail, chat, discussion forums)	How many trained people there are, eg. Telehealth, CHRs, after care workers
Traditional awareness (PCI, SS)		Herbs and roots Online training Alternative medicines Wilderness camps, all ages Childrens’ recreation programs (VC, PCI) AHS Mentoring programs (PCI, Tr)
Online training	Money kept in the community	(Support to all results)
Promotion of E-Centre	Usage of internet by types of activities	(Support to all results)

Some indicators that were suggested are broad and cover many services and sectors, and they are already being tracked with the household surveys:

More computers in homes

Internet use in Deer Lake

At the end of the session we held a videoconference session with the telehealth group in Balmertown. This allowed the group to ask questions about what services and equipment the programme will provide.