Contact Us

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Choose any of the following topics for contact information relating to First Nations and Inuit Health:

• Diseases and Health Conditions
• Family Health
• Health Care Services
• Health Promotion
• Non-Insured Health Benefits
• Substance Use and Treatment of Addictions
• Funding
• Reports and Publications
• First Nations and Inuit Health - General and Statistical Information

Don't see the topic of your enquiry listed here? Contact Health Canada General Enquiries and your message will be directed to the appropriate area.

Diseases and Health Conditions

• For information on diabetes programs/projects provided through the First Nations On-reserve and Inuit in Inuit Communities Program, contact the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative Regional Program Offices.
• For general information about the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative, contact the Community Programs Directorate.
• For information about the Tuberculosis Elimination Strategy, contact the Primary Health Care and Public Health Directorate
• West Nile virus information is available by calling the National West Nile Virus Info-Line at 1-800-816-7292 (toll-free in Canada).

Family Health

• For information on the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve program for First Nations children on-reserve, contact the Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) On Reserve Regional Offices.
• For general information about the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve program, contact the Community Programs Directorate.

Health Care Services

• To learn about eHealth solutions in Canada for First Nations and Inuit communities, contact an eHealth Solutions Unit Regional Office.
• Information on the joint partnership between Alberta First Nations communities and Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Alberta Region, contact the Alberta First Nations TeleHealth Program:
  Telephone: (780) 495-4949, Fax: (780) 495-8920.
• For information about the Health Integration Initiative, contact the Strategic Policy, Planning and Analysis Directorate.
• For information on the services provided to claimants through Health Canada's Indian Residential Schools Mental Health Support Program, contact the Indian Residential Schools Regional Offices.
• To learn about employment opportunities for nurses within First Nations and Inuit communities, contact the Office of Nursing Services - Nursing Recruitment Services or the Regional Nurse Recruitment Officers.
• For information on Home and Community Care, the National First Nations Telehealth Research Project, and the Tuberculosis Elimination Strategy, contact the Primary Health Care and Public Health Directorate.

Health Promotion

• For information on how Health Canada works with Aboriginal organizations and communities to prevent injuries, contact Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Injury Prevention Control Contacts.
• For general information about the First Nations and Inuit injury prevention and control, contact the Community Programs Directorate.

Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB)

• For general information about the First Nations and Inuit NIHB program and services, contact the Non-Insured Health Benefits Directorate.
• For provider and recipient information about NIHB eligibility, reimbursement, and appeal procedures, contact a Non-Insured Health Benefits Regional Office.
• Providers requesting prior approval of drug benefits on behalf of NIHB recipients may call Health Canada's NIHB Drug Exception Centre:
  Telephone (toll-free): 1-800-580-0950
  Telephone (Ottawa): (613) 941-1558
  Fax: 1-800-281-5021
• Recipients can mail their appeal request to the following address:
  NIHB Drug Exception Centre
  First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
  Health Canada
  Graham Spry Building
  250 Lanark Avenue, 6^th Floor
  Postal Locator 2006B
  Ottawa, Ontario
  K1A 0K9
• Orthodontic providers wishing to submit a treatment plan for prior approval to Health Canada and require help, are encouraged to contact Health Canada's toll-free Orthodontic Review Centre:
  Telephone: 1-866-227-0943
  Fax: 1-866-227-0957

Substance Use & Treatment of Addictions

• For general information about the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, contact the Community Programs Directorate.

Funding

• To obtain a copy of a contribution audit report, contact the Business Planning and Reporting Division.

Reports and Publications

• Health Canada offers numerous print and audio-visual resources on a wide variety of health issues of concern to Aboriginal peoples in Canada through the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Publication Resource Centre.

First Nations and Inuit Health

General Information

• For general questions/comments about First Nations and Inuit Health Branch programs and services, please contact the Assistant Deputy Minister's Office.
• For general questions/comments about regional First Nations and Inuit programs and services, please contact a First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Regional Directors.

Statistical Information

• For information on the current health status and conditions of First Nations people on reserves in Canada, contact the Health Information and Analysis Division.