Events
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
The Community Mental Health and Addictions Program is offering a two-day interactive workshop on suicide first aid and will teach participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide…
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Lifejacket Giveaway
The Minomathasowin ‘Healthy Living” Department is proud to host a lifejacket giveaway. Based on the0–17-year-old population in the region, 1720 lifejackets were purchased for youth along the Jamesand Hudson Bay…
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Weeneebayko Area Health Authority announces partnership with Queen’s University and the Mastercard Foundation.
Yesterday, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority announced its partnership with Queen’s University and the Mastercard Foundation to create education and employment through the “Queens Weeneebayko Health Education Program.” With the eventual…
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Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Ground Breaking Ceremony
Yesterday, we broke ground on our new regional health campus in Moosonee and our new ambulatory care centre in Moose Factory. This project is decades in the making and truly…
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Renown Infectious Disease Specialist Visits WAHA
Welcome to WAHA Dr. Isaac Bogoch! On June 23 and 24th, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor at University Health Network, travelled for his first visit to…
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COVID-19 (coronavirus) Preparations: Update #3
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a public health emergency of international concern and advised health-care providers to step up preparedness measures. Since then,…
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New, more convenient location for patients to stay in Timmins
(Moose Factory, ON) – As of April 1, 2020, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) patients with medical appointments in Timmins requiring an overnight stay will be booked into the Comfort…
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Red and white health cards won’t be accepted as of July 2020
If you still use a red and white health card it’s time to replace it with a more secure photo health card. As of July 1, 2020, red and white…
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Advisory
Cases of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) reported in Moosonee and Moose Factory There are now several cases of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) reported in Moosonee and Moose Factory. The best protection is…