A2 Aboriginal Health Center   March 27, 2002

Antony Polzer CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

388 Denlow Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario L9C 6Z5 Tel. (905)388 1567 388 1659 fax (905) 574 2242

AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the Members of the Board:
De dwa da dehs nye>s
Aboriginal Health Centre

I have audited the balance sheet of De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre as at March 31, 2001 and the statements of revenues and expenses and net assets and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the company's management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audit.

I conducted my audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that I plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

In my opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the company as at March 31, 2002 and the results of its operation and cash flows for the year ended in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.


ANTONY POLZER, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT


DE DWA DA DEHS NYE>S
ABORIGINAL HEALTH CENTRE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT MARCH 31, 2001
ASSETS

CURRENT
2001 2000
   Cash $ 25,728 $ 19,800
   Deposit for Brantford facility (Note 3) 110,610 58,419
   Accounts Receivable 136,448 75,154
   Prepaid Expenses 14,050 10,011
   Loan Receivable (Note 4) 672 672

  287,508 164,056
CAPITAL ASSETS
  862,354 932,460
  $ 1,149,862 $ 1,096,516
LIABILITIES
CURRENT
   Bank Overdraft $ 131,034 $ ---------
   Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 8,457 38,818
   Deferred Contributions 148,017 125,238
  287,508 164,056
 
DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS RELATING TO CAPITAL ASSETS

862,354 932,460
  $ 1,149,862 $ 1,096,516
NET ASSETS
UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS -------- --------
  $ 1,149,862 $ 1,096,516
APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
Larry Hannigan, Director
Lee-Ann Blackbird, Director

De dwa da dehs nye>s
Aboriginal Health Centre

De dwa da dehs nye>s embodies the concept of "We're taking care of each other amongst ourselves."

The Purpose of the Health Centre

De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre assists Aboriginal people in accessing culturally appropriate health care programs and services. The Health Centre focuses on wholistic preventative and primary health care that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, traditional healing and other primary health services - chiropody, mental health support, chiropractic, and naturopathy as well as community health supports - advocacy, outreach, health promotion and education. The Health Center serves all Aboriginal people, regardless of status and offers assistance to outside service organizations to provide care in a culturally sensitive way.

Goals & Objectives

The health centre provides:
  • Wholistic assessments, programs and services.
  • Improved health care services for Aboriginal communities of Hamilton and Brantford.
  • Choices of Traditional healing, western medicine and complementary therapies.
  • Preventive and primary health care services and programs.
  • Improved accessibility to health services such as transportation.
  • Representation on health committees and boards.

Where Are We?

Two locations to serve you better:

678 Main Street East, Suite 200 28 King Street
Hamilton, ON L8M 1K2 Brantford, ON N3T 3C5
(905) 544-4320 (519) 752-4340
(905) 544-4247 fax (519) 752-6096

Our Team Consists of:
Executive
Larry Hannigan - President Pat Mandy -- Vice-President
Elize Hartley - Treasurer Lee-Ann Blackbird - Secretary
Board Members:

Val Montour

Judi Trott
Trudy Jones Rod Marsden
Roslynn Kerr Jacquie Dale
Marilyn Wright Ferne King
Catherine Nanticoke-Hill  
Administrative:
Bruce Peterkin - Executive Director
Charlene Nuttycombe - Secretary/Receptionist
Dennis Compton - Finance Manager Marcy King - Secretary/Receptionist
Linda Jonathan - Administrative Assistant Liz Henhawk - Data Entry Clerk
Program Coordinators
Laura Williams - Outreach Janet Hill - Traditional Healing
Tara Williams - Advocacy Vanessa Ambtman - Health Promotion & Education Assistant
Karen Knott Health Promotion & Education Program Assistant
Cindy Mutch - Health Promotion & Education Valerie O'Brien - Special Projects
Clinical:
Fay Lee, RN(EC) - Clinical Team Leader
Heather Gillingswater - Foot Care Nurse
Miriam Reed, RN(EC) - Nurse Practitioner P/T Elizabeth Neuma - Foot Care Nurse
Barb L'Ami, RN(EC) - Brantford Site Supervisor Lisa Dunlop-Beldam - Therapeutic Counsellor
Judi MacLeod, RN(EC) - Nurse Practitioner Walter Cooke - Traditional Elder
Dr. W. L. Lee - Physician Geraldine Standup - Traditional Healer
Dr. Nav Dhiraj - Physician Michael Standup - Traditional Healer
Bessu Biru - FootCare Nurse Allan Jacobs - Traditional Healer