Interest Group Email Archive

Dear CHNIG Members,

We would like to highlight this video of Kyla Stonefish, respected Registered Nurse, passionate healthcare crusader and Walpole Island’s Community Health Supervisor, where she shares her journey to educate (and immunize) as she explains how COVID-19 has affected First Nations communities in southwestern Ontario, and why everyone should seriously consider getting vaccinated!  

Kyla Stonefish: An Indigenous Perspective on COVID-19 & Vaccines - YouTube

Thank you,

CHNIG Board

Hello CHNIG members,

You are invited to participate in an online survey exploring community health nurses’ experiences with moral distress & health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The survey is being carried out by a team of researchers from across Canada and is being conducted in collaboration with the Community Health Nurses of Canada and the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health.

The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG) Nominations Committee is seeking experienced, committed, skilled individuals for the CHNIG Board of Directors for the 2021-2023 term. We 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). 

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 25, 2021. Members who submit resolutions to CHNIG’s 2021 AGM are raising the profile of important issues, and engaging colleagues in discussions that matter to community health nursing.

Dear Members,

The Community Health Nurses' Initiatives Group (CHNIG), Chatham-Kent Chapter and Peel Chapter invite you...

Let’s Celebrate Nursing Week 2021

#WeAnswerTheCall (CNA)

Speaking Out for Nursing Speaking Out for Health (RNAO)

Join us Tuesday May 11^th, 2021 6:00 p.m. free!

For an hour of salutes, celebration, and laughter

All you need to do, R.S.V.P. through MyRNAO account

Don’t delay tell your friends and join us

Dear Members,

During April 18th 2021 to April 24th 2021, you can join Volunteer Canada and CHNIG in celebration of National Volunteer Week (NVW).

Call for Submission (Deadline July 1^st, 2021) Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse: Nursing (on) a Sick Planet

Dear Members,

Dear members,

On November 25th, 2020, in partnership with the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT), Emily Clark, MSc, NCCMT Knowledge Broker, presented the Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM) in the Era of COVID-19 webinar.

The recordings of the webinar are now available through the following:

Webinar Audio Recording (10-Dec-2020): https://youtu.be/OmnU28LuhRE

Dear Members,

Rachel Radyk, an Indigenous RPN and BScN student in her last semester at University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Chantal Leadbeater, BScN student, and RNs, including Megan Kobzick, Sarah Beanlands, and Vicky Leung, are creating the RNAO Indigenous Nurses and Allies Interest Group (INAIG). They submitted a proposal to the RNAO and have received approval to proceed with the next step of obtaining 20 contacts of RNs and/ NPs RNAO members in support of the interest group being created.

Dear Members,

Rachel Radyk, an Indigenous RPN and BScN student in her last semester at University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Chantal Leadbeater, BScN student, and RNs, including Megan Kobzick, Sarah Beanlands, and Vicky Leung, are creating the RNAO Indigenous Nurses and Allies Interest Group (INAIG). They submitted a proposal to the RNAO and have received approval to proceed with the next step of obtaining 20 contacts of RNs and/ NPs RNAO members in support of the interest group being created.

Dear CHNIG Student Members,

• Are you passionate and excited about community and public health nursing?
• Are you creative and looking for ways to engage other students in the benefits of joining your professional organization?
• Would you like additional funding to support your studies and preparations for the NCLEX?

Please submit applications to the CHNIG Student Committee which will include:

Good morning Mental Health Nurses Interest Group,

Please find attached the flyer for the upcoming VIRTUAL Addressing Substance Use Champions LEVEL 2 Workshops

Happy February Everyone,

The Community Health Nurses’ Initiatives Group (CHNIG) of the RNAO is happy to announce that we will be offering free membership from February 1, 2021 until March 31, 2021 for all undergraduate nursing students in Ontario.  We have many exciting events and opportunities planned for the upcoming 2021 year and we can’t wait to welcome a new group of student members.  For additional information please visit us at www.chnig.org or email student@chnig.org.

Dear CHNIG Members,

We recognize your courage, care, and compassion throughout the year, and we thank you for your commitment and dedication to creating healthier communities!

Our best wishes to you and your family for peace, good health, and joy this holiday season and in the coming year!

We are always looking for members to get involved in our committees, and we encourage anyone who is interested to join us. 

Please feel free to email Susan Tam, President@CHNIG.org for more information.

CHNIG

Dear Members,

The Peel Chapter wanted to do something to raise the spirits of our RNs during this difficult year. They reached out to Stuart Knight for an inspirational talk. After they explained why they wanted to connect with him, he was inspired by the hard work of all frontline workers during the pandemic, and graciously invited all of RNAO and other frontline workers to join the Top Ten Event on December 17th & 18th, 2020 at 8PM-9PM EST for FREE.

MHNIG Webinar - Working in a First Nation Community: Lessons Learned through the Eyes of a Non-Native Nurse

Dear member,

On November 28th at 12PM (noon), we welcome you to participate in a special event, Working in a First Nation Community: Lessons Learned through the Eyes of a Non-Native Nurse, hosted by the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group (MHNIG) and presented by Jane McFadden, RN.  

Greetings CHNIG members, 

Please join us for a free webinar on evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) this webinar will provide an overview of EIDM processes and apply those processes to the rapidly expanding COVID-19 literature.

In this webinar you will learn:

Would you like to meet RNAO's president and nursing leader? Have you been wondering about the current social and political climate and the future of nursing? Don't miss this opportunity to meet with Morgan Hoffarth, RNAO  President for a stimulating virtual discussion on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 7 pm.

Thank you to all Community Health Nurses who are answering the call to beat COVID-19.

Mehwish Ali, a Nurse Navigator, for the SCOPE (Seamless Care Optimizing Patient Experience) Program will join our professional practice meeting to discuss: