Call for Nominations for Awards for 2020 is Open
Published on Saturday, 22 February, 2020
Do you know a nurse who deserves to be recognized? Nominations are open for CHNC awards; deadline for submission is March 16, 2020.
To access the criteria and details about the nomination process please log-in to the CHNC website and go to Awards.
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.
Call for Resolutions: CHNC Annual General Meeting 2020
Published on Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
The Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Monday, May 25, 2020 in conjunction with National Community Health Nursing Conference in Richmond, BC (registration opens soon!)
The Annual General Meeting agenda and further details will be posted shortly.
Call for Resolutions
Please submit any resolutions on or before March 31, 2020 at 11:59pm Eastern Time to the Governance Standing Committee at info@chnc.ca. For Resolution Guidelines click here.
Call for Nominations: CHNC Board of Directors
Published on Friday, 24 January, 2020
Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) Nominating Committee is seeking experienced, committed, skilled individuals, who are passionate about community health nursing, as nominees for the CHNC Board of Directors to lead CHNC into the future.
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 held in conjunction with the National Community Health Nurses of Canada Conference, May 25-27, 2020, in Richmond, BC.
Executive Positions
- President Elect (4 year term through President Elect-President-Past President)
- Treasurer
- Secretary
Provincial and Territorial Representatives
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut; and
- Yukon
For more information, please see the official Call for Nominations and the nomination form.
Call for Abstracts: Community Health Nursing Now: Deadline extended!
Published on Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
Call for Abstracts: Community Health Nursing Now! National Community Health Nursing Conference
Published on Thursday, 19 September, 2019
Community Health Nursing Certification: July 2019 Updates
Published on Friday, 12 July, 2019
Annual General Meeting 2019 Materials Available
Published on Monday, 6 May, 2019
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LGBTQ2 Health Study
Published on Tuesday, 9 April, 2019
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Health is currently undertaking a study on LGBTQ2 Health in Canada.CHNC has submitted a brief to the Committee with four recommendations. To find out more and to access the brief, visit the CHNC Position Papers tab.
CHNC Webinar: Strengthening public health nursing leadership for system transformation
Published on Friday, 5 April, 2019
Presented by: Josephine Etowa, PhD, MN, BScN, RN, RM, FWACN, FAAN
Professor and Loyer-DaSilva Research Chair in Public Health Nursing,
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
Josephine Etowa is a professor and Loyer-DaSilva research chair in public health nursing at the University of Ottawa. As well, she is a senior investigator with the Centre for Research on Health and Nursing and a founding member and past president of the Health Association of African Canadians. Her research program includes studies on health equity, perinatal health, HIV/AIDS, nurses’ work-life balance and community health nursing.
Help wanted for stroke and sexuality study
Published on Sunday, 17 March, 2019
If you are a physician, nurse, occupational therapist, physiotherapist speech pathologist, psychologist, social worker or rehabilitation counsellor working in stroke rehabilitation in Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Singapore or South Africa we are looking for people like you!
Dr Margaret McGrath, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney
Dr Emma Power, Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney
Michelle Anne Low, Honours student at the University of Sydney
Please read the Participant Information Sheet