Mushkegowuk Health

Did you know that our Timmins office offers FREE retinopathy screening?

Appointments are available for Mushkegowuk individuals living with diabetes.

Contact us to schedule a eye quick scan: 705-269-6662

You are not alone.

If you are struggling with your mental health, reach out and schedule an appointment with one of our counsellors: 705-269-6662 or [email protected]

Appointments can be made in person or virtually. NIHB Travel is also available with some of our counsellors.

We have now crossed the finish line of our Summer 2024 Moc Walk Challenge! Our participants have all made great strides towards a healthier lifestyle, filled with movement that means something to them.

We hope each of you will carve out some time in your day or week for physical activity. Share your favourite way to stay active in the comments section below!

High blood sugar levels over time can lead to several diabetes-related foot complications.

Contact our Primary Health Care Clinic in Timmins to add your name to attend our foot care clinics: 705-269-6662 or [email protected]

Eligibility criteria for foot care:

Please also note that foot care provided by Mushkegowuk Council's Health Department is medical foot care. People who require medical foot care are those living with any of the following:
🔹 People living with Diabetes
🔹 People with a history of Foot infection/ulceration due to Diabetes
🔹 People with a history of peripheral neuropathy (numbness, tingling, burning or loss of sensation to feet)
🔹 People are who unable to reach their feet because they are elderly, living with a chronic condition or have limited range of motion
🔹 People with poor eyesight (unable to see their feet)
🔹 People living with Cancer and/or receiving chemotherapy or any other type of immunosuppressants (immunosuppressed/at increased risk for infection)
🔹 People with a history of Peripheral Vascular Disease (lack of blood flow to lower limbs increasing the risk of prolonged healing)
🔹 People with complicated toenails (at risk of recurring or prone to ingrown toenails)

Individuals must be a member of a Mushkegowuk community and must have a primary health care providers to attend appointments.

Employment opportunity:
• Program Assistant — Special Needs Strategy (full-time)
• Department: Health, in Moose Factory
• Apply by: Aug. 26, 2024

Employment opportunities:
• Youth Programmer (2 positions, full-time)
• Department: Youth Services, in Timmins
• Apply by: Aug. 26, 2024

Our Jordan’s Principle Coordinator, Cynthia Koosees, is at Kashechewan’s Resillience Festival this week.

Stop by to learn about our services and enter your name to win a gift bag!

If you need assistance with a Jordan’s Principle application, please contact Cynthia at [email protected]

Do you or a family member need help navigating the health care system?

Contact our Patient Navigator at [email protected]

Youth and Elder Gathering.
August 20 - 22, 2024.
We welcome Omushkego Youth(14+) & Elders to apply to attend the upcoming GATHERING.

Join us for a one-day workshop on trauma and healing!

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬:

𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫: Trauma-Informed Cree Counsellor
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐕. 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲: Mental Health and Wellness Manager, Mushkegowuk Health; Registered Trainer
𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐝: Mental Health and Addictions Worker, Mushkegowuk Health; Registered Trainer

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
Gabriel Herodier will discuss dream interpretation using traditional Indigenous perspectives passed down from Elders, and its role in healing. Gabriel will discuss the importance of building internal self-healing tools to work through trauma.

Lisa V. Wesley will cover identifying your body's response to trauma, types and symptoms of trauma, and the importance of beginning or continuing your healing process for intergenerational healing

Summer Rickard will discuss how trauma affects relationships with friends, family, and loved ones. She will provide tools and knowledge from her work with the Land-Based Healing and Detox team to aid participants on their healing journey.

📣𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭, 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦). 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺@𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘬𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘸𝘶𝘬.𝘤𝘢 𝘰𝘳 705-269-6662 𝘦𝘹𝘵 436. 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

Registration is required. Limited spaces are available. Lunch will be available for participants.

This workshop is available to members of Mushkegowuk communities.

If you have questions about this event, please contact [email protected]

Registration closes September 18, 2024.

Register online: https://www.mushkegowukhealth.com/event-details/timmins-healing-through-dreams-and-understanding-trauma

Moc Walk participants: Don’t forget to submit your steps for Week 6 by 11:59 PM TOMORROW, Sunday, August 11th. This is the last step submission before we draw the winners for our Summer 2024 Moc Walk Challenge!

You can access this week's step submission form through the "Submit Steps" button on our website at mushkegowukhealth.com/moc-walk-challenge

Represented by the colour black, the emotional quadrant of the Medicine Wheel reminds us that living a balanced life means tapping into our feelings, sharing them with others and supporting those around us. When we are able to access our emotions, it improves our mental wellbeing and allows us to better connect with the world around us.

For Mental Wellness Month we are sharing activities that will help you heal and maintain the four quadrants of wellness, stay tuned for more teachings!

Please see updated calendar with the regular schedule. 🙏 Thursday will be back to normal next week.

Chapleau Cree!

This is what mental health stigma can sound like. Can we start a thread below of positive and supportive statements we can say instead to those struggling with their mental health?

Want to know what dates our services will be in Attawapiskat?

Visit our website: https://www.mushkegowukhealth.com/events-attawapiskat

Our team has just wrapped up another successful Healing Through Dreams and Trauma Workshop in TTN!

The next workshop will be in Timmins on September 23. You can register online here: https://www.mushkegowukhealth.com/event-details/timmins-healing-through-dreams-and-understanding-trauma

In partnership with Indigenous Primary Health Care Council, we’re pleased to announce the release of a fact sheet for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in Ontario to learn more about measles, vaccination and actions to take if exposed to measles. This fact sheet was created in response to the need for factual and timely information, given the rise in cases of measles in Ontario and the extremely contagious nature of this respiratory virus.

Download the Measles Fact Sheet PDF:https://www.pcmch.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/Measles-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Celebrating our accomplishments as we make them and reflecting on our goals when we end up off target are both important steps for moving forward.

The final bonus activity for our Summer 2024 Moc Walk Challenge is a journal entry that allows you to document how far you’ve come and reevaluate any steps still required to get you to where you’d like to be.

Submit your completed bonus activity to [email protected] by 11:59 PM on Sunday, August 11th for a chance to win!

📣Employment opportunity:
Impact Assessment Community Advisor - Lands and Resources
📍Apply by: August 12, 2024

Mental illnesses are real illnesses that are more than just an emotion or adjective.

You're invited to a POTLUCK FEAST
Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.
Location: 5322 Pine South, Timmins
Join us as we gather together to FEAST
Transportation available :) Please send an email and wait for one of the team members to reply.

Do you or a family member need help managing their health care?

Contact Sara-Jane at [email protected]

Week 6 of our Summer 2024 Moc Walk Challenge starts TODAY! This is the last week to accumulate steps towards your grand total.

We hope you’ll use this final week as an opportunity to challenge your ability, reflect on your progress, and address any roadblocks that have hindered you from reaching the goals you set for yourself. This is just the beginning of a healthier lifestyle - and a healthier life.

For more information, visit our website at www.mushkegowukhealth.com/moc-walk-challenge or contact us directly at [email protected]

Moc Walk participants: Don’t forget to submit your steps for Week 5 by 11:59 PM TOMORROW, Sunday, August 4th. Keep up the great work as we near the finish line for this season’s Moc Walk Challenge!

You can access this week's step submission form through the "Submit Steps" button on our website at mushkegowukhealth.com/moc-walk-challenge