Preventing sexual exploitation of minors in Eeyou Istchee
The first step to effectively addressing sexual exploitation in Eeyou Istchee is acknowledging that the problem exists.
Health
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Cree childcare centres launch recipe book to encourage early-childhood health
As healthy eating habits begin from a young age, Eeyou Istchee’s daycare chefs have an important mission that is often overlooked.
Cree Health and Justice present their views on the sexual exploitation of minors to Quebec
When Mary Ortepi went to Val-d’Or in her teens, women and Elders cautioned her to “never, never be picked up by the police.”
Innovative land-based treatment program ready to launch for Moose Cree
Moose Cree Health Services is opening its first land-based withdrawal management facility for post-treatment support this January. The program, dubbed Bim Bij Joo Wuk (meaning “going together”) Healing Facility, aims to ease participants back into the community by spending their time deep in nature.
Cree thoughts on midwifery, then and now
Cree babies born on Cree land. Great news for a hunting society. Way to go – Cree Health Board (CBHSSJB) and the Nation for reporting it.
Simulating the realities of Northern nursing
Once a year, nurses in Eeyou Istchee gather outside their home communities for a week of skills training. This year’s training included the unique opportunity to learn from the latest medical simulation technologies at McGill University’s Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning in Montreal.
New study highlights the importance of traditional foods access in Eeeyou Istchee
On November 7, the Assembly of First Nations, the University of Ottawa and the Université de Montréal released the first draft of the decade-long study regarding First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment (FNFNES).
Major regional health services and funding agreement announced in Chisasibi
All eyes were on Chisasibi October 7 as Cree leaders and provincial ministers made two major announcements of great significance for the future of health care in Eeyou Istchee.
Hemodialysis pilot project launches in Waswanipi
A seven-hour trip, three times a week to receive treatments in Chibougamau is the reality for dialysis patients living in Waswanipi, but a new home hemodialysis pilot project, launching in October, is looking to change all that.
Moose population declines in areas surrounding Eeyou Istchee
With the fall moose hunt on the horizon, some alarming news is coming from the south and west of Eeyou Istchee.