Calling all CHNIG members! In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing recommendations, the CHNIG Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be hosted virtually. The CHNIG AGM will be taking place this year, however not on the Saturday (June 13, 2020) following the RNAO AGM this year. We would like to invite you to...
The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG) Nominations Committee is seeking for experienced, committed, skilled individuals for the CHNIG Board of Directors for the 2020-2022 term. We are seeking nominees who are passionate about community health nursing and will lead CHNIG into the future. Call for...
Join Canadian Nurses Association Webinar Series: “Community health nursing: facing the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic” taking place on April 23 from 12pm-1pm EST. The COVID-19 pandemic has redirected community health nursing practice in Canada. The daily reality of infectious disease control and management, as well...
Please take a few moments every evening at 7:30PM (local time) and step out onto your porch, balcony or open a window and make some noise (e.g. bang some pots and pans, sing a song, and applaud) in honour of health professionals as part of...
Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, the second region-wide workshop for Ontario CHNs and nursing students will be postponed to Monday, October 26, 2020 and will be held at the same location, Novotel Hotel in North York. The day is focused on 'Influencing...
The Ontario Public Health Association is thrilled to be launching the Make It Better initiative to address the health impacts of climate change. Developed in partnership with leading health organizations including the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO), the initiative will give parents and health...
Health workers are twice as likely as police and correctional officers combined to be injured badly enough to miss time from work. That’s why RNAO has created a best practice guideline to protect against the risk of violence, harassment and bullying. https://rnao.ca/bpg/guidelines/workplaceviolence ...
Climate change is a health emergency. It contributes to the spread of tick that carries lyme disease and the increasing cases of asthma trigger related illness. OPHA has launched an exciting initiative called #MakeItBetter to provide a health lens to climate change. You, and anyone, can...
Public Health Officials recommends Toronto to expand its harm reduction services and add more supervised injection sites as the opioid death toll continues to rise. The government states that province is taking the opioid crisis seriously, spending $174 million more on mental health and addiction...
Evidence-Informed Public Health (EIPH), the process of using the best available evidence from research, context, and experience in practice, can help you adapt to changes in public health practice. Click here to read more about how the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and...
