Interest Group Email Archive

This virtual gathering is intended to be a low-barrier drop-in session for nurses impacted by changes to Ontario's supervised consumption services, including the potential closure of many SCS sites. Nine provincially funded sites across Ottawa, Guelph, Hamilton, Thunder Bay, Kitchener and Toronto were impacted. Nurses directly or indirectly impacted are invited to come together and build community, share resources, discuss how their region and organization are navigating the loss of these services, and have space to share their experiences related to harm reduction.

Hello members, 

For those interested: 

The 7th International Global Network of Public Health Nursing will be holding their annual conference in Calgary, Alberta from July 28-30, 2025. The University of Calgary, Faculty of Nursing and Mount Royal University, School of Nursing and Midwifery will be co-hosting the conference and welcoming over 300 attendees from around the world.

The aims of the Global Network of Public Health Nursing are to:

Greetings CHNIG members,

Passing along to those interested:

The Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE), through our RentSafe initiative, is hosting a free webinar on March 19th from 10 am to noon - (ET): Addressing unhealthy conditions in rental housing: the case of mould.

Greetings CHNIG Members!

As part of your membership in CHNIG, you are eligible for financial support for professional development.  Please submit an application form along with the required supplementary documents.

The following awards are available on a yearly basis:

CHNC is pleased to announce another webinar in our Professional Development Webinar Series!  The upcoming webinar is brought to you by the CHNC Leadership Committee:

Title of Webinar: Transformative Leadership to Advance Indigenous Health Equity

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11-12pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

Presenter: Cheyenne Joseph, RN, MPH, DrPH (c)

CHNIG in collaboration with CAPE: Do Ontarians have the alcohol policies they deserve? Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) Results for Ontario

Please join us Jan 22nd at 12:30 for: Do Ontarians have the alcohol policies they deserve? Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) Results for Ontario

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).