
Healthcare and Services
The CLSC
There are 7 CLSC on the coast, one in each village.
VILLAGE (POPULATION) | NUMBER OF PRACTICING NURSES |
☻Doctor presence ☺Midwife presence |
|
Salluit (1300) ☻☺ | 1 ISA + 4 clinical nurses |
Ivujivik (355) | 1 ISA + 1 clinical nurse |
Akulivik (585) | 1 ISA + 2 clinical nurses |
Puvirnituq (1600) ☻☺ | 1 ISA + 5 clinical nurses |
Inukjuak (1587) ☻☺ | 1 ISA + 4 clinical nurses |
Umiujaq (430) | 1 ISA + 2 clinical nurses |
Kuujjuarrapik (611) ☻ | 1 ISA + 3 clinical nurses |
Schedule for the villages: Monday – Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm + On-call from 5:00 pm to 9:00 am alternating between the nurses, except for Puvirnituq where there is a work shift from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Customer follow-up for the different physical health programs :
- Childhood follow-up & vaccination (0-5 years old)
- Pregnant women follow-up (in villages without a maternity department)
- Sampling
- STI follow-up
- Medication refills
- Women health care
- Tuberculosis follow-up
- Psychiatry follow-up
- Practice in an enlarge role.