Committees

Bylaws, Constitution and Annual General Meeting:

Ensures that the constitution and bylaws are respected.
Assists the Board in ensuring that the constitution is relevant to the mission and objectives of CHNC.
Organizes and coordinates the functions of the Annual General meeting.
Currently developing structures and processes to support networking groups.

Certification, Standards and Competencies:

Promotes and supports community health nursing as a specialty practice.
Works with CNA to further certification of CHN's.
Works with PHAC to develop core competencies.
Currently working on evaluation of the certification process and the impact of the certification on practice.

Communication/Membership:

Supports membership
Positions the organization as an authoritative voice for CHN's in Canada
Developing a communication plan to inform key stakeholders of standards, competencies, and professional tools
Developing a plan to increase and involve additional members

Education/Professional Development:

Development, implementation, and evaluation of education and professional development activities of CHNC
Facilitates the integration of the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice into community health workplaces and practice.

Political Action/Advocacy:

Positions the association to respond to arising issues that impact on the delivery of community health programs.
Refining an environmental scanning tool.
Developing a module for building advocacy skills.

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