"The 2025 theme for Black History Month is: "Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations.” This theme acknowledges the diversity of Black Canadians, the importance of Black leadership and the legacy being built for future generations. Black communities are diverse at many levels. Those with a long history in this country have established a legacy for the newer communities. The theme underscores that Black Canadians have a rightful place in the nation's narrative, with over 400 years of historical presence on these Indigenous lands, deserving acknowledgment and celebration."

  https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month.html

Canada's First Black Public Health Nurse

Bernice Redmon

"Born Bernice Isobel Carnegie in Toronto in 1917, Bernice Redmon would become a trailblazer in nursing by breaking barriers as a Black Canadian nurse.

Redmon aspired to be a nurse. However, during the 1940s, Black women were denied admission to Canadian nursing schools. Undeterred, Redmon pursued her nursing education in the United States at St. Phillip Hospital Medical College in Virginia. She graduated with a registered nursing degree three years later. Redmon earned a scholarship to continue her studies and went on to receive an additional degree in public health nursing.

After returning to Canada in 1945, Redmon began her career in Sydney, Nova Scotia. At the Nova Scotia Department of Health, she became the first Black nurse to practice in public health. Her dedication and passion for patient care led to her appointment to the Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada, making her the first Black nurse to achieve this honor. "

https://www.uwindsor.ca/nursing/breaking-boundaries

Paging Dr. ChatGPT: Exploring Community Health Nursing in the Digital Era

The future of community health nursing is here, and it’s digital. But are you ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of this rapidly changing landscape?

Speaker: Dr. Shauna Davies, RN, PhD

                Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina 

Date: Wednesday, February 19

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST

Join us on February 19th by clicking the photo below!

No need to pre register.

Hope to see you there!

• • Develop a shared definition of public health nursing practice that will be able to reflect the culture, professional traditions, social-economic climate and the policy of individual countries throughout the world.
  • Develop public health nursing practice by sharing the experiences of public health nurses, health visitors and other practitioners, educators, leaders and researchers in this area from around the world. 

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)

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84501726872?pwd=SEqqWwCdyl52AbKVo2nA2A09pc2ekn.1

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Learning objectives for this webinar:

· Increase awareness of the burden of RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) in infants

· Review the updated NACI recommendations on RSV protection for infants

· Gain confidence to recommend BEYFORTUS® to infants based on the clinical, safety and real-world evidence data

· Learn about BEYFORTUS® implementation practices for your clinic to prepare for this coming RSV season

Presenter Bio:

Fiona Guy BSc., BScN, RN

RSV Clinic Coordinator

McMaster Children’s Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario

Fiona Guy is the RSV Clinic Coordinator at McMaster Children’s Hospital and Senior Administrator for the RSV Data Management System at Mount Sinai Hospital. Fiona’s expertise is in Neonatal Nursing. She has contributed to scholarly papers, roundtables for the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses Neochats and sits on the RSV Advisory Board for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

This webinar has been generously supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Sanofi.

Radon, an invisible and odourless gas naturally released from rocks, soil, and water due to the decomposition of uranium, poses significant health risks. It is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, primarily when individuals are exposed to high concentrations of radon indoors over a prolonged period. Research has highlighted the need to train healthcare providers to enhance their knowledge and skills in providing information about radon, specifically within equity-seeking populations who face multiple barriers to accessing radon risk reduction resources.

The Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE) has partnered with Health Canada to create an online Radon screening tool, which will be the focus of this presentation. We also developed an interactive module for providers to increase their capacity and confidence in using this online tool. 

Join us on November 28 as we go over the interactive tool and module and discuss the project's next steps!

Register for the French Session here

Register for the English Session here