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April 19 2018Summary:On April 20, 2018 the CBHSSJB launched a Smartphone App of medical terms in East Cree dialects of Southern Inland, Southern Coastal and Northern, available for download on App Store and Google Play.The app was created by the Public Health Language Working Group, comprised of Cree language... Read More -
February 09 2018A youth-driven poster campaign that highlights suicide prevention and awareness launches this week in Eeyou Istchee. The goals of this campaign are to reinforce the idea that our identity as Cree people can help with our wellbeing , to encourage people to seek help if they need it, and that it’s... Read More -
December 11 2017The Breast Cancer Screening program has begun its regional tour of the communities of Eeyou Istchee. The airplane containing the Sophie mobile breast screening unit has landed in Whapmagoostui. All women aged 50-69 are encouraged to come for a breast examination. Please contact your... Read More -
December 11 2017The Regional Department of Public Health of the CBHSSJB issues regular updates on incidents involving alcohol and drugs in Eeyou Istchee. This is the fifth communication, dated December 9, 2017.Download the PDF file below for the full communication and contact information. Key messages:- There... Read More -
October 26 2017This a joint statement by the Eeyou Eenou Police Force and the Regional Department of Public Health of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB). Recently the Sureté du Québec intercepted a vehicle heading to one of the Eeyou Istchee communities and drugs were seized... Read More -
October 25 2017- The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) wishes to provide this update concerning incidents linked to substance intoxication in many of our communities in recent months.- Drug intoxication is an important issue across Canada with a rise in recent years of overdose-... Read More -
October 11 2017The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay has a new Commissioner of Complaints and Quality of Services. Sarah Cowboy was Assistant Commissioner since August 2016. She started work in her new position as Commissioner on October 2, 2017. Sarah Cowboy is a nurse from Waskaganish with... Read More -
September 20 2017Nemaska, Québec, September 20, 2017 – The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) is pleased to announce the nomination of Daniel St-Amour to the position of Executive Director. Daniel St-Amour is a dynamic leader with more than thirty years’ experience in health care... Read More -
September 19 2017The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) wishes to provide this update concerning incidents linked to substance intoxication in many of our communities in recent months.Drug intoxication is an important issue across Canada with a rise in recent years of overdose-related... Read More -
September 07 2017Cree parents and children staying at the MUHC Montreal Children’s Hospital will be able to read books in Cree thanks to a donation by Child and Family Services of the Cree Nation Government, a donation facilitated by the Cree Health Board.The children’s books, with titles like "Mihkunisk, Taanite E... Read More