Greetings Nursing Students, Have you ever wondered what a community health nurse (CHN) is, or what their role encompasses? Learn about this and more in CHNIG Q&A: Narratives from Public Health & Community Health Nurses, which was created by our CHNIG Student Committee for nursing...
SAVE THE DATE!!! For our Upcoming Annual General Meeting Tuesday June 21, 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm! We welcome you to join the CHNIG Virtual AGM, which will take place on Tuesday June 21, 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm. During this meeting, you will have the opportunity to: hear about highlights and celebrate...
The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG) is encouraging our members to submit resolutions for review and discussion at the CHNIG Annual General Meeting. The deadline for resolutions this year is June 3, 2022, 5PM EST. Members who submit resolutions to CHNIG’s 2022...
Dear Members, Nursing Week (May 9-15, 2022) is here. It is an annual celebration of our profession. The Canadian Nurses Association announced this year’s Nursing Week’s theme: #WeAnswerTheCall, “to showcase the many roles that nurses play in a patient’s health-care journey.” Nursing Week occurs on the same...
Dear Members, You are invited to participate in the #SSHRCC #McGill Survey: Identifying how contextual factors in the workplace influence how Canadian health care professionals enact, maintain and develop their core professional competencies that aims to explore the workplace factors likely to influence the professional...
The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG) Nominations Committee is seeking experienced, committed, and skilled individuals for the CHNIG Board of Directors for the 2022-2024 term. We are seeking nominees who are passionate about community health nursing and will lead CHNIG into the future. Nominations...
Dear members, You are invited to CHNC & CHNIG Free Live Yoga Event on May 11th, 2022 at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. This free live yoga event for CHNC & CHNIG members will be hosted by CHNC's Self-Care Corner: Yoga with Tiffany. Tiffany will guide you through a...
Dear CHNIG Members, We are pleased to announce that CHNIG bursaries will be offered to support members interested in attending the National Community Health Nurses of Canada Conference (Virtual) from June 8 to 10, 2022. The purpose of this funding is to support the conference registration...
Dear Members, Did you know that the Canadian Nurse Association (CNA) offers a Certification Program for 22 specialties, including Community Health Nursing? Certified nurses are… Recognized nationally for their practice excellence and commitment to lifelong learning, Valued by employers, because their certification demonstrates specialized knowledge and brings many benefits...
Dear Members, The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group would like to share with you the following article: Ross, L. E., Kinitz, D. J., & Kia, H. (2022). Pronouns are a public health issue. American Journal of Public Health, 112(3), 360-362. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2021.306678 You can retrieve it from https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306678. In the article, the authors explained...
