Happy Nursing Week from CHNC!
Published on Monday, 10 May, 2021
Dear CHNC members,
It is with great pride and immense pleasure that we say Happy Nursing Week to community health nurses across our country. The pandemic has proven that community health nurses step up to the call each and every single time. The pandemic has meant intense utilization of community health nursing resources for the COVID-19 response and for ongoing service provision in all domains of community health nursing.
This year’s Canadian Nurses Association National Nursing Week theme is #WeAnswerTheCall. As outgoing President and incoming President, we would like you to know that you are most valued and appreciated. Community Health Nurses definitely answered the call.
We hope that you will have some moments to take care of yourselves this week. Happy Nursing Week. Please join us on social media platforms to see our graphics celebrating community health nursing during Nursing Week.
#WeAnswerTheCall
#CHNsAnswerTheCall
#CHNInAction
#CommunityHealthNurses
#CHNsAnswerTheCall
#CHNInAction
#CommunityHealthNurses
Yours truly,
Cheryl Cusack, outgoing President
Donna Jepsen, incoming President
Donna Jepsen, incoming President
Notice of Meeting: CHNC Annual Meeting of Members 2021
Published on Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Members of the Community Health Nurses of Canada (the "Association”) will be held at at the hour of 7:00PM (Eastern Time) in the evening on the 12th day of May, 2021, for the following purposes:
- To receive the financial statements of the Association for the period ended December 31, 2020 together with the report of the public accountant thereon;
- To elect directors to the Board of Directors of the Association;
- To appoint a public accountant for engagement review for the Association for the financial year 2021;
- To receive reports from the Board of Directors of the Association;
- To transact other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
The 2021 Annual Meeting of Members will be held online. Pre-registration is required (please see details below).
Documents for the annual meeting of members will follow.
DATED at the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, this 21st day of April, 2021.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHERYL CUSACK
CHERYL CUSACK
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The 2021 Annual Meeting of Members will be held online. To attend the meeting, you must register for the meeting in advance. The registration deadline is 12:00 (Eastern Time) in the afternoon of Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
Once your registration is approved, you will receive a link and further instructions to attend the meeting.
Please note, you must be able to log into the online platform (computer, smartphone/tablet app) to cast votes at the meeting.
Please note, you must be able to log into the online platform (computer, smartphone/tablet app) to cast votes at the meeting.
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Call for Nominations: CHNC Awards 2021
Published on Thursday, 15 April, 2021
Do you know a nurse who deserves to be recognized? Nominations are open for CHNC awards; deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.
To access the criteria and details about the nomination process please log-in to the CHNC website and view the award details.
Award of Merit
Each year, the Community Health Nurses of Canada offers an Award of Merit to one outstanding nurse for their exemplary, visionary contribution to community health nursing. To be eligible for this award, the community health nurse must be nominated by a current CHNC member. The nomination must have a minimum of one supporter.
Honorary Lifetime Award
Honorary lifetime membership will be awarded to an individual for significant lifetime contributions to the advancement of Community Health Nursing and Community Health Nurses of Canada.
Barbara Mildon Certification Bursary
The purpose of the $500.00 bursary is to provide encouragement and support to an individual(s) pursuing certification and to offset the cost of the initial certification examination. Applicants must have been a member of CHNC for one year prior to application.
CHNC Annual Meeting of Members | Registration Now Available
Published on Monday, 29 March, 2021
The Community Health Nurses of Canada will hold its Annual Meeting of Members on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 7:00pm (Eastern). A formal notice of meeting and meeting documentation shall follow in April.
The 2021 Annual Meeting of Members will be held online. To attend the meeting, you must register for the meeting in advance. The registration deadline is 12:00 (Eastern Time) in the afternoon of Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
Once your registration is approved, you will receive a link and further instructions to attend the meeting.
Please note, you must be able to log into the online platform (computer, smartphone/tablet app) to cast votes at the meeting. Only CHNC Members in good standing will be eligible to vote at the meeting.
Kindly see our earlier announcement regarding the Call for Nominations and Call for Resolutions for the meeting.
Yours sincerely,
Community Health Nurses of Canada
CHNC Annual Meeting of Members 2021 | Call for Nominations | Call for Resolutions
Published on Monday, 22 March, 2021
The Community Health Nurses of Canada will hold its Annual Meeting of Members on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The meeting will be held virtually. Further details and meeting documentation will follow shortly.
Call for Nominations
The Call for Nominations is for the following Director positions for two-year terms of office beginning at the time of the Annual General Meeting to be held virtually on May 12, 2021.
Executive Positions
- Communications Officer
Provincial and Territorial Representatives
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island; and
- Yukon
For more information, please see the official Call for Nominations and the nomination form.
Call for Resolutions
Please submit any resolutions on or before April 12, 2021 at 11:59pm Eastern Time to the Governance Standing Committee at info@chnc.ca. For Resolution Guidelines click here.
CHNC2021 postponed to 2022
Published on Friday, 19 March, 2021
Dear Colleague,
CHNC has made the difficult but unavoidable decision to postpone our CHNC conference once again.
While we had hoped to gather in Richmond, British Columbia for our rescheduled dates in May 2021, the continuing complexities and uncertainties surrounding covid-19 have made it increasingly difficult to do so.
Most importantly, we recognize that many, if not most, of those involved in planning, presenting and/or attending the conference will need to continue their crucial roles on the frontlines of Canada’s response to the pandemic over the coming months.
We plan to return to Richmond for CHNC2022.
We are very disappointed we will not be able to meet this year, but we very much hope to see you in 2022. Until then, please take care and stay safe during these challenging times.
Yours sincerely,
Cheryl Cusack, RN, PhD
President, on behalf of the Board of Directors,
Community Health Nurses of Canada
Notice of Annual Meeting of Members | Meeting Documentation
Published on Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Members of the Community Health Nurses of Canada (the "Association”) will be held at at the hour of 6:30 (Eastern Time) in the evening on the 7th day of October, 2020, for the following purposes:
- To receive the financial statements of the Association for the period ended December 31, 2019 together with the report of the public accountant thereon;
- To elect directors to the Board of Directors of the Association;
- To appoint a public accountant for engagement review for the Association for the financial year 2020;
- To receive reports from the Board of Directors of the Association
- To transact other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
The 2020 Annual Meeting of Members will be held online. Pre-registration is required (please see details below).
Documents for the annual meeting of members are available below and at the registered office of the Association.
Please see our earlier announcement regarding our postponed 2020 Annual Meeting of Members.
DATED at the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, this 16th day of September, 2020.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHERYL CUSACK
CHERYL CUSACK
Access Information
The 2020 Annual Meeting of Members will be held online. To attend the meeting, you must register for the meeting in advance. The registration deadline is 12:00 (Eastern Time) in the afternoon of Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
Click here to register for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Members of the Community Health Nurses of Canada.
Once your registration is approved, you will receive a link and further instructions to attend the meeting.
Please note, you must be able to log into the online platform (computer, smartphone/tablet app) to cast votes at the meeting.
Click here to register for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Members of the Community Health Nurses of Canada.
Once your registration is approved, you will receive a link and further instructions to attend the meeting.
Please note, you must be able to log into the online platform (computer, smartphone/tablet app) to cast votes at the meeting.
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Community Health Nurses: The historical context and current reality in the COVID-19 pandemic
Published on Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
Recently featured on the NCCDH Blog:
This blog post by Ruth Schofield, Michelle Johnson and Shona Lalonde is the first in a two-part series that describe the work of Community Health Nurses (CHNs) as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These blog posts reflect the voices of CHN across Canada — their experiences, challenges and innovations, as well as ethical dilemmas they face.
CHNC Draft Financial Statements 2019
Published on Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
Dear CHNC Member,
Further to our earlier announcement about our postponed Annual Meeting of Members, we are writing to inform you that our draft audited Financial Statements for the year ending December 31, 2019 are now available on the CHNC website (please note, you must be logged into your membership account to access the draft statements). Please let us know if you have any difficulty accessing the statements.
We are distributing these statements in advance of the Annual Meeting of Members to conform to requirements set out by the exemption order issued by by the Director appointed under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act on the time to call an annual meeting of members that is required to be held after the corporation’s financial year ending December 31, 2019.
Our Annual Meeting of Members will take place on October 7, 2020 from 6:30-8:30pm Eastern in a virtual format.
A friendly reminder that the Call for Nominations to the CHNC Board of Directors and Call for Resolutions for the Annual Meeting of Members are open.
Further information about the Annual Meeting of Members will follow over the coming months.
We hope you remain safe during these difficult times.
Yours sincerely,
Community Health Nurses of Canada
CHNC Statement on Confronting Racism
Published on Friday, 12 June, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
Recent events have been emotional. Now is not the time to hesitate on speaking up. The Community Health Nurses of Canada’s vision is to advance practice excellence and to provide leadership to promote the health of people in Canada1. This means the health of all. To promote the health of all means that we must call out racism, oppression, and violence, and bring these issues to the forefront as threats to health and well-being.
The impact of racism on the health of Canadians is not new. Whether overt or inadvertent, racism poses a health risk for individuals and for the population2. Canadian research demonstrates that there are health disparities rooted in racism and explains how inequities are also rooted in biases in the provision of health care3. Community health nurses, as experienced health professionals, understand racism as a social determinant of health and practice cultural humility through self-reflection and lifelong learning to redress health inequity and provide culturally safe care.
CHNC believes social justice and health equity are central to all five domains of community health nursing: clinical care, policy, research, administration/leadership and education. CHNC’s strategic priorities include advocating for social and political issues related to health and advancing principles and practice toward health equity.
We stand in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and racialized people across Canada. We will continue to strive to push and support policies that address implicit biases and systematic racism that affect the health of people in Canada.
Community Health Nurses of Canada
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1. Community Health Nurses of Canada. (2020). Vision. https://www.chnc.ca/en/vision-mission-statement-values
2. Canadian Public Health Association. (2018). Racism and Public Health. Canadian Public Health Association, Policy and Advocacy, Policy and Position Statements. Retrieved from https://www.cpha.ca/racism-and-public-health
3. Nestel, S. (2012). Colour Coded Health Care: The impact of race and racism on Canadians’ health. Toronto, ON, Wellesley Institute. Retrieved from https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Colour-Coded-Health-Care-Sheryl-Nestel.pdf