- Ensure programs are planned and delivered according to Healthy Child Manitoba Healthy Baby Community Program Guide, Healthy Baby Data Collection Guide and Prairie Mountain Health policies and procedures.
- Work in a collaborative manner with program team to provide coordinated, quality community services for pregnant women and families with new babies.
- Maintain knowledge base of current evidence based practice as it relates to Healthy Baby programming.
- Manage the Healthy Child Manitoba Milk Program for assigned communities and Healthy Baby Benefit referrals.
- Support eligible women to access the Manitoba Healthy Baby benefit and ensure knowledge and awareness of all available resources.
- Build parents' knowledge and awareness in the areas of nutrition, health, infant development and attachment.
- Encourage healthy eating through nutrition activities and information.
- Promote breastfeeding, health and healthy life style choices by supporting parents during pregnancy and their child's first year of life.
- Engage and support pregnant women and new parents who may be isolated and/or disadvantaged due to low income or other reasons.
- Support strong parent-infant and family relationships.
- Participate in the Healthy Baby evaluation through timely submission of all relevant forms.
- Comply with required administrative duties.
- Sundry duties as assigned.
Healthy Baby Facilitator - Virden, Canada - Prairie Mountain Health
Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The role of the Healthy Baby Facilitator is to plan, promote, and implement programming, in accordance with Healthy Child Manitoba-Healthy Baby and Prairie Mountain Health vision and mission. Healthy Baby programs are intended to reach and support pregnant women and families with babies up to the age of one, with the primary focus on those whose needs may be overlooked or under-served by mainstream health services. This includes pregnant women/girls and new parents and babies who live on low incomes or who may be isolated, vulnerable or "at-risk" for a variety of reasons. Programs may attract those individuals who would simply benefit from connecting with other pregnant women and new parents. Programs will be primarily designed for groups, be family centered and strength based. The facilitator will offer social support and informal learning opportunities to encourage early, regular prenatal care and promote healthy infant development. The facilitator works in collaboration with individuals, families, communities and professionals.
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