MATERNITY/INFANT SERVICES

 

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ANISHNABEK COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES


2864 Ashmun Street (M-129)
Child Advocacy
Sault Ste. Marie, MI  49783
(906) 632-4001
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
SERVICES:Parenting & Nurturing Skills

BAY MILLS TRIBAL HEALTH CLINIC BAY MILLS WELLNESS CENTER


12124 W. Lakeshore Drive
Brimley, MI  49715
(906) 248-5527 or 5528
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
FEES: None
SERVICES: Maajtaag Mnobmaabzid is a program designed to assist pregnant Women and her family.  Maternal Child Health Nurse, referral, Follow-up, and after care services.
Maternal and Infant Support Services Program is for Medicaid eligible families. Native American families receive priority for available services. Home and office visits to pregnant women and babies 0-1 year old. Culturally appropriate and sensitive nurses, nutritionists and social workers are just a phone call away. 248-3204.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT


508 Ashmun Suite 120
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
635-1566
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F
DIVISION: PERSONAL & FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES
635-3588
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F

SERVICES: Personal and Family Health Services provide health promotion, prevention services and health maintenance services for individuals and families with special emphasis on the following:

Mich-Care: Medicaid program that helps pay for medical care for pregnant women and children.
Maternal Support Services: Parenting education and support, Lamaze, parenting, nutritional and social consultations, transportation.
Infant Support Services: Family centered counseling and education and services provided in the home by a team of health care specialists.
WIC Nutrition Program: Supplemental Nutrition program which provides coupons for certain foods, education, counseling and breast-feeding support.
Breast-feeding Education and Support: Information on how to breast-feed your baby, milk expression and use of breast pump, breast-feeding and returning to work taught by a certified Lactation Consultant.
Reproductive Health: Counseling, assessment, medication, birth control information.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: Pap, pelvic and breast exams for women 40 years and older.
HIV/AIDS: Anonymous HIV/AIDS testing.
Immunizations: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Oral Polio, DPT, TD, Varicella, DTAP, IPV, HIB, Hepatitis B and Influenza vaccine.
Children’s Special Health Care: Medical and financial assistance for children with medical or special conditions.
Well Child Health Screening: Well Child physical and developmental assessment, vision and hearing tests, blood tests, height, weight and immunizations.

CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY, INC.


409 Ashmun, Suite 200
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
635-1103 - Hotline
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-Th Thursday evening - 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
FEE: None
SERVICES: Free pregnancy tests, baby clothes, maternity clothes, and baby furnishings.  Peer counseling and information on adoption, abortion, and parenting.  Post abortion support services are available as well as an ongoing Mom's Group which meets weekly for development of parenting and personal growth skills.

DIVISION: EARLY ON (INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DIST)


632-3373
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M-F
FEE: None
SERVICES: A child may be eligible for a free evaluation.  If a child has a health condition that will be long lasting, has a disability, or is developing slowly, there are a wide range of services available.  In this program professionals work with parents in their child’s early phases of growth and development.

INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN, INC


2956 Ashmun Street (M-129)
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
632-6896 or 632-8062
HOURS: 8:00 a.m. –4:30 p.m.
SERVICES: Services are provided to eligible members of the ten Indian communities that are members of the agency. The services and programs provided included, but are not limited to:

Families First Program
Mental Health Advocacy Services
Low Income Emergency Assistance Program
Commodity Food Program
Elderly Outreach Program
Helping Hands Adolescent Substance Abuse Program
Teen Parent Program
Head Start
Parent Child Center Program
Family Support Program

LA LECHE LEAGUE


709 Prospect
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
635-5632
Anytime; The leaders listed are available on the telephone 24 hours a day for help.

SAULT TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS (Tribal Health Center)


2864 Ashmun Street
632-5100
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
FEE: None
ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility usually requires membership in the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
SERVICES:Community Health Services- Comprehensive health care, Community Health, and Maternal Child Health. Services.

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