Program Resources

Community Services Unit Resources

The Community Services Unit provides 3rd level support in nursing (home care, primary care, and community health), mental health and addictions, emergency preparedness, nutrition, tobacco control, and ehealth.

Capacity Development

Nursing (Private)
Mental Health & Addictions (Private)
Health Human Resources (Private)
Career Pathing (Private)
Health Manager (Private)
Community-Based Worker (Private)
Cultural Responsiveness (Private)
Capacity Development (Private)
Northern Labour Market Health Sector Training Subcommittee (NLMHSTS, Private)

eHealth

Electronic Health (eHealth) is the use of Information Technology solutions to support the business of health care. Examples of eHealth solutions are:

Panorama, a web based immunization management database system
Telehealth and video conferencing for remote meetings, training and medical consults
Internet connectivity for research, email, and remote access
Microsoft Office for general business productivity

Training

Online Privacy Training (St. Elizabeth)
Procedures for accessing the Online Privacy Training Tool
Privacy Poster

Emergency Response

Northern Communities have unique risks that need to be managed appropriately to minimise harm to communities. The risks could be from fires, floods, or adverse weather affecting critical infrastructure such as roads, power, or potable water.

The purpose of emergency response/management is to identify the risks and minimize the negative effects to health through planning and community preparedness.

Mental Health & Addictions

The Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) program provides advice and support to the NITHA Partners to strengthen their capacities to deliver quality MHA and Wellness services and are comprehensive and community based.

NIHB Provider List
World Suicide Prevention Day Sept 10, 2021 (pdf)
World Suicide Prevention Day Sept 10, 2021 (png)

World Suicide Prevention Day Facebook Post Sept 10, 2021 (pdf)
World Suicide Prevention Day Facebook Post Sept 10, 2021 (pdf)

Nutrition

Nutrition is eating the right kind of food from birth to old age so you can grow properly and be healthy. Good nutrition can decrease the risks for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers.

Educational Materials (Private)
Health Canada Food Guides
Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide – First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Northern Saskatchewan Vegetable Gardening Manual
Registered Dietitians Brochure

Nursing

The nursing program at NITHA brings leadership, innovation and vision to support and/or supplement the Partnership in the areas of Home Care, Community Health and Primary Care nursing programs. The program strives to foster a high standard of nursing within the Partnership by providing clinical, educational and policy support covering nursing practices.

RX Vigilance Training Video

Tobacco Control

The overall goal of Tobacco control is to address the commercial misuse of tobacco while being respectful of the traditional use of tobacco. While traditional tobacco is used for spiritual, cultural and ceremonial purposes, commercial tobacco is very harmful to our health.

A Smoking Mobile Cessation App has been developed to help smokers who want to quit.

Quit Smoking Posters

LLRIB – Quit Smoking Poster (JPG, Orange, Eng)
LLRIB – Quit Smoking Poster (JPG, Orange, Eng)
MLTC – Quite Smoking Poster (PDF, Blue, Dene)
PAGC – Quit Smoking Poster (JPG, Purple, Eng)
PBCN – Quit Smoking Poster (JPG, Yellow, Eng)
LLRIB – Quit Smoking Poster (PDF, Orange, Cree)
MLTC – Quite Smoking Poster (JPG, Blue, Eng)
PAGC – Quit Smoking Poster (JPG, Green, Eng)
PAGC – Quit Smoking Poster (PDF, Green, Dene)
PBCN – Quit Smoking Poster (PDF, Yellow, Cree)

Northern Saskatchewan Breathe Easy Project

Project Overview
Poster
eCigarettes Brochure
Social Media Facebook Page
Social Media Instagram Page

Elementary School Lesson Plans

    Tobacco Resource Tutorial
    Cigarettes Game and Song Handout
    Cigarettes Game and Song – Teacher Key
    Justin and Sacred Tobacco – Storybook
    Justin and Sacred Tobacco (Cree) – Storybook
    Justin and Tobacco Read Aloud
    Help Justin Get to School Colour and Write
    Jaycee and Justin learn About Cigarettes
    Help vs Advice DM2.1
    Healthy Or Unhealthy Sort
    Healthy Lungs Colouring
    Health Lungs USC1.2
    Poster Types of Cigarettes
    Poster Types of Cigarettes Teacher Key
    Gr K Youth Tobacco Series Primary Unit
    Gr 1 Youth Tobacco Series Primary Unit
    Gr 2 Youth Tobacco Series Primary Unit
    Gr 3 Youth Tobacco Series Primary Unit
    Gr 3 Helpful and Harmful Substances
    Outcome-Based Observation Assessment Tracking
    Master Printable List

Podcasts

World No Tobacco Day

Public Health Unit Resources

Under the direction of NITHA Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, the Public Health Unit (PHU) provides advice and expertise for various public health programs including population health assessment, disease surveillance, health promotion, health protection, and disease and injury prevention. PHU also provides direct assistance in the prevention and management of tuberculosis.

Communicable Disease Control

A communicable disease is a disease caused by a germ which can be passed on to other people by a variety of means. The germ may spread rapidly and can possibly affect many people in the community in a short period of time. A timely response and intervention by the health agency is needed to control its further spread. Examples of communicable diseases are the sexually transmitted infections (STIs), hepatitis C, pertussis and influenza.

Pampletes and Factsheets

Chlamydia Pamphlet
Congenital Syphilis Poster
Congenital Syphilis Fact Sheet
Congenital Syphilis Pamphlet
Genital Herpes Pamphlet
Gonorrhea Pamphlet
Hepatitis B Pamphlet
Pubic Lice Pamphlet
Syphilis Pamphlet
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Pamphlet
Syphilis is on the Rise in Saskatchewan, including First Nations – Stats Sheet 2022
Invasive Group A Streptococcus (IGAS) Fact Sheet
Impetigo Fact Sheet

Presentations

Adolescent Issues
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Syphilis Update NITHA Webinar March 7, 2019 Updated
STI Treatment Guidelines (July 5, 2019)

Weblinks

Public Health Agency Canada
Communicable Disease Manual
Sexual Health Information and pamphlets
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Infection (PowerPoint Presentation, Private)

CDC Forms

CDC Guidelines and Manuals

Listen to the Symptoms in Cree
Listen to the Symptoms in Dene
Listen to the Symptoms in English

Environmental Health

Environmental Health officers are responsible for carrying out inspections and monitoring for the prevention of public health and general safety hazards. Environmental Health Officers work with agencies, tribal councils, and individuals to reduce the risk of illness and injury from an environmental concern.

Forms and Templates

NITHA Animal Bite Investigation Form
Basic Costs of Responsible Dog Ownership
Dog Bite Alert – Summer Dog Bite Avoidance (Private)
Dog Care
TEMPLATE – Notice to Owner or Responsible Person for a Dog/Dogs (Private)
NOTICE – To Owners of Biting Animals (Private)
Animal Control By-law Template (Final Oct. 27, 2014, Private)
Refusal of Rabies Vaccine (Private)
TEMPLATE – Community Dog Book (Private)

Work Standard

Activity Bite Reporting – June 3, 2022

Weblinks

Your Health Outdoors – What You Can Do Spring and Summer
Your Health at Home- What You Can Do
Hazardcheck-Hazards in Your Environment – What You Can Do
Is Your Home Healthy? – Easy Steps to Maintaining a Healthy Home

CDC Forms

Campy Data Collection Worksheet and Questionnaire
Cryptosporidiosis Data Collection Worksheet
Giardiasis Data Collection Worksheet
NITHA Enteric Disease Investigation Form
Salmonellosis Data Collection Worksheet
Salmonellosis Routine Questionnaire
Verotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Infection Data Collection Worksheet

Educational Material

Ameobiasis
Avoiding West Nile Virus (July 2022)
Bat Prevention Fact Sheet
Bed Bug Fact Sheet
Campylobacteriosis Fact Sheet
Cleaning up after a forest fire
Clostridium Difficile Fact Sheet
Cockroaches Fact Sheet
Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet
E. Coli Fact Sheet
Food Safety During a Power Outage
Giardiasis Fact Sheet
What is the Hantavirus – Illustration & Info Sheet 2022
Hantavirus Fact Sheet
Lagoon Maintenance
PAGC Hantavirus YouTube – English
PAGC Hantavirus YouTube – Dene
PAGC Hantavirus YouTube – Cree
Pediculosis (Lice)
Lyme Disease, Tick and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Fact Sheet
Tick Safety and Removal
Packaging An Animal for Rabies Testing: Dog (YouTube)
Rabies Fact Sheet April 2021
Scabies Fact Sheet
Trichinellosis
Basic Costs of Owning a Dog
Preventing Dog Bites
Dog Bite Prevention-SPCA Tips
Reducing Animal Populations – Multi-Step Approach
Salmonellosis
Septic Tank Maintenance
Ten Day Hold Dog – Poster
Cleaning Up After a Flood (For Homeowners)
Summer Food Safety Tips and Injury Prevention
Four Steps to Food Safety at Home
Game Meat in Care Facilities Policy
Accessing Services for Disposal of Expired PPE

Health Promotion

Health promotion refers to the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health (WHO, 1986). Health promotion not only focuses on strengthening the skills and capabilities of individuals, but also on changing the social, environmental, and economic conditions so as to positively impact public and individual health.

Forms and Templates

Cannabis and Pregnancy
Cannabis and Poisoning in Children
Talking Pot with Youth Resource

Educational Material

Safe Drinking Guidelines
Drug Abuse Poster
Northern Healthy Communities Partnership Website

Infection, Prevention & Control

Infection Prevention and Control is an important component of health care that refers to policies, practices, and procedures that help to prevent or minimize the risk of spreading infections in health care settings. Infection prevention and control measures protect clients (residents/ patients), employees and visitors from acquiring Healthcare -Associated Infections (HAI).

NITHA Infection Prevention and Control Manual – Policies & Procedures
Infection Control Brochure
Are You Ready for Public Health Emergencies?
Form for Infection Outbreak (Private)
Procedures for accessing St. Elizabeth IPC Training Module (Private)
Daily to Yearly Janitor Checklist

Safe Needle Handling

Safe Needle Pick Up and Disposal
If you Find a Needle

Monkeypox

Monkeypox
Monkeypox Q&A

Monkeypox Audio Clips
Monkeypox July 2022 – English
Monkeypox July 2022 – Cree
Monkeypox July 2022 – Dene

Immunization

Nursing program provides overall immunization coordination and ongoing education to nurses and other members of the health care team in the area of immunization.

Immunization and Vaccines

Influenza Flu Pamphlet 2022

2020 Influenza Campaign Poster – Elders
2020 Influenza Campaign Poster – Community
2020 Influenza Campaign Poster – Youth
2020 Influenza Campaign Poster – Prenatal
2020 Influenza Campaign Poster – Child

Forms

Receiving Moderna Vaccines and Handling a Possible Cold Chain Break (video)
Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Form
COVID-19 Cold Chain Break Report Form (updated March 23, 2021 – PDF)
Cold Chain Break Report Form (updated March 18, 2021 – PDF)
How to Complete CCB Form (update June 22, 2018 – .doc)
Vaccine Incident Report NITHA
Vaccine Order Form

Medical Health Officer

The Medical Health Officer (MHO) provides guidance in the application of the Public Health Act, 1994, and other Regulations within NITHA partner communities. The MHO provides public health expertise to the NITHA partner communities in the areas of disease surveillance, communicable disease prevention and control, disease and injury prevention, community health assessment, health protection and health promotion.

Health Monitoring Resources

Health Status Report Chapter 1: Organizational Profile and Geography
Health Status Report Chapter 2: Population Profile
Health Status Report Chapter 3: Vital Statistics
Health Status Report Chapter 4: Community Well Being
Health Status Report Chapter 5: Communicable Diseases
Health Status Report Chapter 6: Immunization
Population Profile Infographic
Vital Statistics Infographic
Communicable Diseases Infographic
Immunization Infographic
Community Well Being Index Infographic
NIHB Provider List

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, is a bacterial infection spread through the air from a person who has active tuberculosis to those who are in close contact. It is most often found in the lungs.

Most people who are exposed to TB never develop symptoms because the bacteria can live in an inactive form in the body. But if the immune system weakens, such as in people with HIV or elderly adults, TB bacteria can become active. In their active state, TB bacteria cause death of tissue in the organs they infect. Active TB disease can be fatal if left untreated.