{"id":228614,"date":"2026-10-05T08:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/?page_id=228614"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:00:31","slug":"offer-health-and-social-services-in-french-proactively","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/santeenfrancais.com\/en\/offer-health-and-social-services-in-french-proactively\/","title":{"rendered":"Offer health and social services in French proactively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#004175&#8243; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Actively offering services <em>en fran\u00e7ais<\/em> helps people who prefer to receive services in French learn about the options available in their language and access them more easily. 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Explore the resources available further down this page or contact Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais warmly thanks the Centre de sant\u00e9 Saint-Boniface for generously opening its doors for the filming of the videos. We also thank the Government of Manitoba for its collaboration and support for this initiative.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The initiatives of Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais, in collaboration with Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Sant\u00e9 en fran\u00e7ais, are funded by Health Canada as part of the <em>Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration<\/em>. 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