Expecting a baby?
A series of prenatal classes are now being offered by the La Ronge Prenatal Baby Friendly Committee at the La Ronge Health Centre.
For details of sessions, dates and times, click here.
Northern Saskatchewan Health Indicators
Report 2011
Providing an overview of the health and living circumstances of the people of northern Saskatchewan, the Northern Saskatchewan Health Indicators Report 2011 was released January 12, 2012 by the province's three northern health authorities. Prepared by the Population Health Unit, which provides public health and population health services to the Athabasca Health Authority, the Keewatin Yatthé Health Region and the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region, the report highlights community characteristics, explores determinants of health (those things that influence individual and community health and wellness), and offers indicators on the health status and well-being of the northern population. Information is provided for the three northern health authorities in comparison to Saskatchewan as a whole, to other northern regions in Canada, and how things are changing over time.
To read the complete news release, click here.
To download the complete report, click here.
To download a summary, click here.
MS clinical trial applications open
Saskatchewan Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients are now eligible to apply to volunteer in a Liberation Therapy clinical trial. To read the news release on this announcement, click here.
For more general information on the clinical trial, click here.
You may go directly to the application form by clicking the button below.
Have you had your flu shot?
Seasonal flu vaccine clinics to continue in the new year
The Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region will continue seasonal influenza vaccine clinics in the new year. Watch for announcements of dates and times.
For the schedule for Creighton, La Ronge, Pinehouse and Sandy Bay, click here.
The vaccine is free and available to everyone over the age of 6 months. No appointment is necessary on scheduled days; drop-in only. Please bring your Saskatchewan Health Card.
This year's seasonal vaccine also includes protection against the H1N1 virus and is particularly recommended for persons at higher risk of becoming seriously ill with influenza such as adults 65 and over, persons with chronic health conditions or severe obesity, pregnant women, children from 6 months to under 2 years of age, and close contacts of those at higher risk. A complete list of these groups is here.
Are your child's immunizations up-to-date?The Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region will be holding special drop-in immunization clinics in La Ronge for infants and pre-school aged children. No appointments are necessary.
These will be held Thursday, January 5, 2012 and Monday, January 16, 2012 at the La Ronge Health Centre from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Additional drop in clinics will be held in the coming months. Watch for further announcements.
Complete child health clinics are still available by appointment. For more information, call 425-4800.
Environmental Health Monitoring
 The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, in partnership with the three Northern Health Authorities (Mamawetan Churchill River, Keewatin Yatthé, Athabasca), Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), and Alberta Health and Wellness, is conducting a biomonitoring project of pregnant women living in northern Saskatchewan.
Biomonitoring is the measurement of environmental chemicals in people. For this project, the chemicals will be measured in blood samples. Environmental chemicals include, but are not limited to, lead, mercury, PCBs, pesticides and breakdown products of nicotine. Pregnant women routinely have blood tests during pregnancy; therefore, we can assess what environmental chemicals might be present community-wide - without having to take blood from every resident. Read more...
Assets in Action
The Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region is part of an inter-agency initiative promoting the 40 Developmental Assets, positive experiences and qualities that all of us have the power to bring into the lives of children and youth. Over the coming weeks, check this page for a selection of 150 Ways To Show Kids You Care, published by Search Institute.
81. Give them a special nickname.
82. Marvel at what they do.
83. Tell them how proud you are of them.
84. Pamper them.
85. Unwind together.
Nursing in Saskatchewan - Resources for Nurses
A new web portal http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/nursing has been created to connect nurses in Saskatchewan and the public to information as we focus on providing quality patient- and family-centred care in Saskatchewan.
Flin Flon Soils Study
A comprehensive assessment of exposure and health risks related to metals in soil in Flin Flon, Manitoba and Creighton, Saskatchewan has concluded that the likelihood of adverse health effects among area residents from exposure to these metals is negligible to low. The results of the study were shared on June 17, 2010 at a community open house. For the complete news release, click here.
For a four-page summary of the results, conclusions and recommendations from the Flin Flon Soils Study, click here.
More information is available on the Ministry of Health website.
Detailed reports are also available at http://www.flinflonsoilsstudy.com/
A one-page summary of the Community Health Status Assessment prepared June 17, 2010 is available here. For a poster-size document, click here.
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
For a fact sheet on pertussis, click here.
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