Interest Group Email Archive

Dear CHNIG Members,

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your dedication, resilience, and unwavering commitment to community health. Your efforts inspire meaningful change, promote well-being, and strengthen the communities we serve.

This season offers us the opportunity to reflect on the challenges we’ve overcome, the progress we’ve made, and the valuable partnerships we’ve built together.

The Community Health Nurses of Canada is pleased to announce another exciting CHNC Professional Development Webinar!

The webinars will be recorded and posted on the CHNC YouTube site for those who are unable to attend. There is no charge to attend the webinars, and all are welcome to join!

Title of Webinar: Introducing BEYFORTUS® in Primary Care

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024

Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11 am - 12 pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

Dear members,

Are you interested in updating your skills and knowledge in public health nursing? Look no further!
Mohawk College provides a one-of-a-kind Public Health Nursing Graduate Certificate. This certificate is
now available as a full-time option for new graduates OR single/multiple courses for new hires in public
health and experienced public health nurses. All students are eligible for OSAP and RNAO education
funding programs as members.

Dear Members,

On Remembrance Day, let’s honour and remember the nurses, who were the first women in the Canadian Military and left their friends, families, and communities to fight for a better life for all.

The Community Health Nurses of Canada is pleased to announce another exciting CHNC Professional Development Webinar!

The webinars will be recorded and posted on the CHNC YouTube site for those who are unable to attend. There is no charge to attend the webinars, and all are welcome to join!

Title of Webinar:Fall Vaccine Uptake: Now is the Time

 Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11 am - 12 pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

The Community Health Nurses of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of the updated CHNC Home Health Nursing Competencies (2024).

CHNC, in collaboration with SE Health, engaged with Home Health Nurses across the country to review and update the CHNC HHN Competencies (2010). This update will provide clear direction to equip nursing leaders and point-of-care providers with the evidence necessary to guide and support the practice of home health nurses to work with purpose and positively contribute to the health and social care of everyone in Canada.

From "Patients" to People: Accounts of Accessing Health-Care from People who Use Drugs

As Ontario’s toxic drug crisis rages on, while the premier is planning to gut and prohibit harm reduction programming, health professionals have to bear the brunt of a government who seems to be prioritizing ideology over the need for critical, evidence-based health-care services. This dichotomy has a lasting effect on people’s engagement with the health care system.

Dear Members, 

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honours and remembers all children and Survivors impacted by residential schools. The history of pain and suffering brough on by residential schools is publicly acknowledged and commemorated – a key step in the path of reconciliation.

The Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group is excited to announce that we will be offering FREE student membership for undergraduate student nurses from Sept. 16th to October 31st. If you are a faculty member, please share this opportunity with your students.

Students can register at https://join.rnao.ca/

Questions can be directed to chnigrnao@gmail.com

Hello everyone,

CHNIG members are invited to our Fall Tour hybrid event next Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Caboto Club in Windsor. 

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER IF YOU WISH TO HAVE DINNER, AS WE NEED TO GIVE THE CABOTO OUR FINAL NUMBERS FOR DINNER TOMORROW.

NOTE: You have the option of coming for dinner @ 6 p.m. for a registration fee, coming in person @ 7p.m. for the talks (free), or joining us online via ZOOM (free). We look forward to seeing you either way.

The Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group would like to wish all new incoming and returning nursing students a safe and exciting school year!

Stay tuned for details on free CHNIG student membership!

Building community together,

The Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group Board of Directors.

Join the Windsor-Essex Chapter and the Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG) for its Fall Tour event on Thursday, Sept. 19. 

- Meet RNAO’s new President, Lhamo Dolkar, NP
- Celebrate our 25 year and RN Emeritus Members
- Explore how the toxic drug crisis is affecting nurses locally, with Kathy Moreland, RN, MScN, President RNAO Winsor-Essex Chapter
- Network with local RN’s, NP’s & Nursing students

This event will be hosted in person, however, there is an option to join via Zoom. There are three options to join this event:

The CHNIG AGM will be on Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 8:30 am -11:00 am.

Keynote Speaker announcement!

CHNIG is honored to announce that Dr. Cheryl van Daalen-Smith will be kicking off the CHNIG AGM with a presentation on her new book.

The Chronicles of Paisley Corners:

The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG) Nominations Committee is seeking experienced, committed, and skilled individuals for the CHNIG Board of Directors for the 2024-2026 term. TWe are seeking nominees who are passionate about community health nursing and will lead CHNIG into the future. Nominations are now being accepted for the following positions for a two-year office unless otherwise noted. (Note: at the termination of the two-year term, you are eligible to stand for a second term of two years). 

Dear members:

On May 28, organizations across Ontario are rallying at Queen’s Park to demand that government fund supervised consumption sites (SCS) and consumption and treatment sites (CTS) across the province. RNAO is participating in the rally.

Nearly 10 Ontarians die every day from toxic drugs. Ontario lost almost 3,800 people to this scourge in 2023. Communities are grieving. This is avoidable!

CHNIG is proud to be offering two $500 bursaries to members who are planning to attend our upcoming RNAO and CHNIG AGMs from Thursday, June 20^th to Saturday, June 22^nd at the Hilton Hotel, Toronto.

The Professional Development Bursary was established by the Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group (CHNIG) of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) in recognition of the need to support CHNIG members in their interest and participation in the annual RNAO and CHNIG AGMs.

The Community Health Nurses' Initiative Group is interested in hearing from its members for the upcoming Members Voices Report! The Members Voices Report is your chance to share how you, or your organization have contributed to advancing the nursing profession! Please share any activities you have participated in between February 1st, 2024 to May 31st, 2024, along with your name and the date of the activity.  

"Happy Nurses' Week!

The Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group would like to welcome everyone into 2024 by offering FREE membership to undergraduate nursing students who sign up during the period from May 6^th to May 12^th,  2024! Please be sure not to miss out on this great opportunity to support CHNIG in amplifying the voices of community health nurses across Ontario.

CHNIG Call for Nominations

The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG) Nominations Committee is seeking experienced, committed, and skilled individuals for the CHNIG Board of Directors for the 2024-2026 term. TWe are seeking nominees who are passionate about community health nursing and will lead CHNIG into the future. Nominations are now being accepted for the following positions for a two-year office unless otherwise noted. (Note: at the termination of the two-year term, you are eligible to stand for a second term of two years). 

Greetings CHNIG Members!

As part of your membership in CHNIG, you are eligible for financial support for professional development.  The following award is available on a yearly basis: