ᒥᔪᐱᒫᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᐋᐦ ᐋᐱᑎᔒᔥᑎᑭᓂᐧᐃᑦ ᐅᑎᐦ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔅᒌᐦᒡMiyupimaatisiiwin aah aapitishiishtikiniwich utih

iiyiyiuschiihchDirection régionale de la santé publique des Terres-

cries-de-la-Baie-James (Eeyou Istchee)Regional Public Health Department of the Cree

Territories of James Bay (Eeyou Istchee)

Presented by Dr Robert Carlin

interim Public Health Director

Plan of the Presentation

• Current Organization of Public Health Department– Position within the CBHSSJB– Described in terms of the Quebec Public Health Plan

• Awash, Ushiniichisuu, Chishaayiyuu• Surveillance, evaluation, research, and communication

– Described in terms of current working groups

• Goal(s) of today

CBHSSJB Organigram

Pimuhteheu – AED Laura Bearskin (Chisasibi)

Awash – Assistant DirectorTaria Matoush (Mistissini)

Uschiniichisuu – Assistant DirectorTaria Matoush (Mistissini)

Awash – Assistant Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini)

• Area of development, social adjustment, and integration– Maternal-child health program including prenatal nutrition

and breastfeeding– Â Mashkûpimâtsît Awâsh– Healthy sexuality and infectious diseases

• Area of infectious diseases– Immunisation– Surveillance and protection against infectious diseases

• Education and screening for Cree Leukoencephalopathy (C.L.) and Cree encephalitis (C.E.)

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay

Awash – Assistant Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini)

WG#1. Healthy Families and Children• Â Mashkûpimâtsît Awash• Ukâwîmâu Kiyâ Utiwâshîmh

Miyupimâtisîwin• Â Nûshânihâusunânûch• Awaash Aahkusuwin Aaka Chii Nitikutaach• Â Miywâpitânûch

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay

Awash – Assistant Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini)

WG#1. Healthy Families and Children• Anny Tremblay - Â Mashkûpimâtsît Awash• Dominique Arama - Â Mashkûpimâtsît Awash• Isabelle Barbeau - Â Mashkûpimâtsît Awash• Nurse Counsellor - Ukâwîmâu Kiyâ Utiwâshîmh Miyupimâtisîwin• Dany Gauthier - Â Nûshânihâusunânûch• Lucie Leclerc - CPNP• Malika Hallouche - Â Miywâpitânûch• Louise Desnoyers - Â Miywâpitânûch• Evelyne Lefebvre - Â Miywâpitânûch• Valerie Gosselin - Awaash Aahkusuwin Aaka Chii Nitikutaach• Marcel Brisson - Â Nikâhîkinûch-h Kâ Misihtâpîch-h Âhkusuwinh

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay

Awash – Assistant Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini)

WG#2. Â Nikâhîkinûch-h Kâ Misihtâpîch-h Âhkusuwinh

• Marcel Brisson• Kianoush Dehghani• France Morin• Patrice Larivée

Ushiniichisuu – Assistant DirectorTaria Matoush (Mistissini)

• Area of development, social adjustment, and integration– Chii-Kayeh Iyaakwaamiih – Program on relations and

healthy sexuality– Dependancies– Youth clinics

• Area of Lifestyles and Chronic Disease– Healthy Schools

Ushiniichisuu – Assistant DirectorTaria Matoush (Mistissini)

WG#3. Dependencies

• Josée Quesnel• Kianoush Dehghani

Ushiniichisuu – Assistant DirectorTaria Matoush (Mistissini)

WG#4. School Health

• Mae Lafrance• Françoise Caron - Chii-Kayeh Iyaakwaamiih • Kianoush Dehghani• Maria MacLeod• Other support from Awash (Marcel Brisson, Louise Desnoyer,

Malika Hallouche, Valerie Gosselin)• Other support Chisaayiyuu (Chantal Vinet-Lanouette)

Ushiniichisuu – Assistant DirectorTaria Matoush (Mistissini)

WG#5. Youth Friendly Services

• Kianoush Dehghani• Patrice Larivée• Maria MacLeod

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant DirectorPaul Linton (Mistissini)

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant DirectorPaul Linton (Mistissini)

• Area of Lifestyles and Chronic Disease– Promotion of physical activity and a healthy diet including a

support to communities (including food security, food safety, et promotion of traditional Eeyou foods)

– Smoking prevention and cessation– Breast cancer screening– Support for care of patients with diabetes

• Community Development Activities– Maamuu Naakahehtaau Iiyuu Ahtaahwin

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant DirectorPaul Linton (Mistissini)

• Area of unintentional injuries• Area of Occupational Health• Area of Environmental Health

– L’impact des contaminants– Drinking water– Health impact assessments of development projects and

climate change– Indoor air quality

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant DirectorPaul Linton (Mistissini)

WG#6. Healthy Community Lifestyles• George Diamond• Ron Shisheesh• Sol Awashish• Wally Rabbitskin• Catherine Godin• Catherine Helik• Hélène Porada• David DyckFedereau• Chantal Vinet-Lanouette• Lilian Kandiliotis

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant DirectorPaul Linton (Mistissini)

WG#7. Chronic Disease

• Monique Laliberté• Catherine Godin• Camille Rhéaume• Jonathan Linton• Lilian Kandiliotis• David Dannenbaum• Hélène Porada• Solomon Awashish

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant DirectorPaul Linton (Mistissini)

WG#8. Environmental Health

• Laura Atikessé• Reggie Tomatuk• Elizabeth Robinson• Support from Paul Shecapio and Jocelyne Cloutier• Support from George Diamond

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant DirectorPaul Linton (Mistissini)

WG#9 . Occupational Health

• Jocelyne Cloutier• Paul Shecapio• Gilles Lefebvre• Henri Prud’homme• Elizabeth Robinson

Surveillance, evaluation, research, and communication - Jill Torrie (Mistissini)

http://www.creehealth.org/pimuhteheu-department/public-health

Surveillance, evaluation, research, and communication - Jill Torrie (Mistissini)

• Surveillance– Marcellin Gangbè, Pierre Lejeune

• Evaluation and research– Elena Kuzmina

• Communication– Iain Cook

• Clinical preventive practices– Carole Laforest

• Public health competency development

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay

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