Gitxsan Health Society PCAP/MCH
This website is made possible by the Gitxsan Health Society and the First Peoples Cultural Council. The PCAP-MCH program has been implementing Gitxsan culture into the program.
The purpose of the language culture component:
- Allows the opportunity of clients to regain access to traditional cultural practices with:
- Kinship
- Gitxsan four season
- Feasting
- Language
- Increases client’s sense of cultural identity with the goal of creating cultural confidence within their social structure.
- Learn from and communicate with Elders.
- Interact with other young Mothers and families.
- Helps create more speakers, knowledge holders and mentors for the future.
- Impact client’s self-esteem and sense of personal and cultural belonging.
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Parent-Child Assistance Program
The Parent Child Assistance Program began in the fall of 2006. The program now consists of a supervisor,Maternal Child nurse and two Mentors. The Mentors provide direct outreach, home visitation, and advocacy. Mentors also empower the women throughout the three year duration, thus, allowing the woman strength and direction in order to accomplish/succeed in any endeavor put on her life’s path. This program originated in Seattle Washington and has shown to be a positive influence on women’s lives.
Maternal Child Health
The Maternal Child Health (MCH) Program supports pregnant Gitxsan women and families with infants and young children, who live on reserve, to reach their fullest developmental and lifetime potential. This is achieved by providing access to a local, integrated and an effective MCH Program grounded in our culture that responds to individual, family and community needs in the Gitxsan Health Society (GHS) service delivery area. The MCH program supports a broad approach to services in the GHS service delivery area that builds on community strengths.