Posts
-
National Handwashing Awareness Week
Hygiene begins and ends with our hands. Amidst a pandemic, it is important to keep in mind that clean hand save lives. As we highlight National Handwashing Awareness Week from December 6th-12th, let us remind ourselves that we are responsible for not just our personal safety but also the safety of those around us. For…
-
CBC Interview: Lynne Innes sheds light on the five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the James Bay Region
The First Nations have been working very hard to ensure the safety of their communities. There are currently five confirmed active cases in Attawapiskat First Nations and within the James Bay Region. President and CEO of the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, Lynne Innes, was a guest speaker at Morning North on CBC Radio. She was…
-
Restricted Travel within James Bay Region, effective December 7th, 2020
-
Fort Albany is now in lockdown
-
5 Positive Cases Confirmed in Attawapiskat
Please click here to view the News Release.
-
WAHA Paramedic Service 2020 Christmas Toy Drive
The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) Paramedic Service does an annual toy drive for Christmas to help gather toy donations for the community members of Moosonee. They will be accepting donations in the Northern Store parking lot for the month of December during Wednesdays and weekends.
-
World AIDS Day
Source: https://www.unaids.org/en/World_AIDS_Day WHAT IS WORLD AIDS DAY? Each year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. Each World AIDS Day focuses on a specific theme, which this year will be Global…
-
National Addictions Awareness Week
Source: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) is from November 22 to 28. Change Begins with Me is the theme for this year’s National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW). We want to present Canadians with ways they can reassess the way they think about substance use disorders and people who use…
-
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Source: World Health Organization Take action: 10 ways you can help end violence against women, even during a pandemic In 2020, COVID-19 touched our lives in nearly every way, everywhere, as countries went into lockdown and restricted movement to contain the spread of the virus. As doors closed and isolation began, reports of all forms…
-
Celebrating World Antibiotic Awareness Week
Source: World Health Organization World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites resist the effects of…