Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Programme

Goals & Objectives

CPNP is designed to improve the health of Aboriginal mothers and their babies up to six months of age and their families that live off reserve.

The objective of the off-reserve CPNP is to assist Aboriginal organizations to design and deliver community-based, culturally relevant programmes for at-risk Aboriginal women living off reserve throughout Ontario to improve the health of both mothers and babies.

Programme Summary

The CPNP will provide food supplements, counseling, support, education, referral to other services and counseling for at-risk pregnant women. Counselling can be on any lifestyle issues that can affect the baby, such as smoking, alcohol use and family violence.

Focus on Success

The programme works to help families and communities increase their knowledge and power by involving them in the design, implementation and decision-making of the programme. It focuses on strengthening parenting-care giving skills and promotes new and creative community programmes where there is an identified need

Development

On-the-job training is provided by two CAP-C Trainers. The CAP-C programmes report directly to Ka:nen. Two Regional Workshops occur on an annual basis.

CAP-C Programmes have been recently renewed and will operate until March 2011. Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada through the Aboriginal Management Committee (AMC) the CAP-C Programmes are administered through Ka:nen - Our Children, Our Future.