Indigenous Health

Introduced in 2009, Eastern Health’s Aboriginal Patient Navigator (APN) Program is a bridge between Aboriginal communities and their culture and their respective health professionals. The APN Program is available to Aboriginal Long-Term Care residents and their families.

What does an Aboriginal Patient Navigator do?

Aboriginal Patient Navigators do a number of things to help their residents feel more at ease in the long-term care setting, they may:

  • provide referral, advocacy and support to Aboriginal residents to help them access the most appropriate health care and community services;
  • arrange for translation services in Innu-Aimun and Inuktitut if required, to ensure residents and families understand the care provided;
  • escort patients to medical appointments; and
  • make recommendations for, and assist with, accommodations, informed care planning and access to medical supplies.

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Last updated: 2020-11-02