ᒥᔪᐱᒫᑎᓰᐧᐃᓐ ᐋᐦ ᐋᐱᑎᔒᔥᑎᑭᓂᐧᐃᑦ ᐅᑎᐦ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔅᒌᐦᒡ Miyupimaatisiiwin aah aapitishiishtikiniwich utih iiyiyiuschiihch Direction 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 Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini)

Uschiniichisuu – Assistant Director Taria 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.)

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

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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

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Awash – Assistant Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini)

WG#2. Â Nikâhîkinûch-h Kâ Misihtâpîch-h Âhkusuwinh • Marcel Brisson • Kianoush Dehghani • France Morin • Patrice Larivée

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Ushiniichisuu – Assistant Director Taria 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 Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini) WG#3. Dependencies • Josée Quesnel • Kianoush Dehghani

Ushiniichisuu – Assistant Director Taria 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 Director Taria Matoush (Mistissini) WG#5. Youth Friendly Services • Kianoush Dehghani • Patrice Larivée • Maria MacLeod

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant Director Paul Linton (Mistissini)

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant Director Paul 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 Director Paul 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 Director Paul 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 Director Paul Linton (Mistissini) WG#7. Chronic Disease • Monique Laliberté • Catherine Godin • Camille Rhéaume • Jonathan Linton • Lilian Kandiliotis • David Dannenbaum • Hélène Porada • Solomon Awashish

Chishaayiyuu – Assistant Director Paul 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 Director Paul 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

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