The Public Health Agency of Canada has commissioned the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health to engage with the Canadian public health community in order to update the 2008 Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada. 

Why is this project important? 

The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada have been used:  

• As a framework for public health workforce development, collaboration, planning and action.
• To inform public health education and training (e.g., graduate public health programs, certification) and continuing professional development.
• As a human resources tool for recruitment, orientation, position descriptions, performance evaluation and retention. 
• As a foundation for discipline-specific competencies.   

Invitation to participate – Share your ideas and perspectives!  

The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health are committed to seeking input from a broad and diverse range of perspectives that make up the public health community in Canada. Core competencies reflect the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for effective public health practice.

Have a say in shaping the 2024 Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada. Your ideas and perspectives are critical. 

If you haven’t been able to participate in the engagement process yet, now is your chance! Engagement sessions are being offered on the following dates.

English Session: January 31, 2024 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET | Register Here

French Session:  February 2, 2024 | 1 – 2:30 pm ET | Register Here

For more information about this project visit: https://nccph.ca/projects/2024-core-competencies-for-public-health-in-canada/ 

If you have any questions, comments, feedback, or ideas about this project, you can contact the project team at corecomp@stfx.ca.  

Chers collègues, 

L’Agence de la santé publique du Canada a mandaté les Centres de collaboration nationale en santé publique (CCNSP) pour travailler avec le milieu de la santé publique du Canada à la mise à jour des énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique au Canada qui remontent à 2008. 

Pourquoi le projet est-il important? 

Soulignons que les énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique servent : 

• De cadre de référence en matière de perfectionnement professionnel, de collaboration, de planification et d’action en ce qui a trait à la main-d’œuvre en santé publique. 
• De fil conducteur pour l’enseignement et la formation (p. ex., programmes d’études supérieures et reconnaissance professionnelle en santé publique) et la formation continue en santé publique. 
• D’outil de recrutement, d’orientation, de description de poste, d’évaluation du rendement et de rétention du personnel. 
• De fondement aux compétences spécifiques à certaines disciplines. 

Invitation à participer – Faites connaître votre opinion et vos idées! 

Les CCNSP se sont engagés à obtenir des perspectives aussi diverses que nombreuses du milieu de la santé publique au Canada. Les compétences essentielles réfèrent aux connaissances, aux habiletés et aux attitudes à maîtriser pour assurer des pratiques efficaces en santé publique.

Ayez votre mot à dire concernant la mise à jour 2024 des énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique au Canada. Vos idées et votre opinion comptent énormément! 

En français : 2 février 2024 | 13 h – 14 h 30 HE | Vous inscrire ici

En anglais : 31 janvier 2024 | 14 h – 15 h 30 HE | Vous inscrire ici

Pour en savoir plus au sujet du projet, rendez-vous au https://ccnsp.ca/projets/competences-essentielles-en-sante-publique-au-canada-2024/. 

Communiquez avec l’équipe de projet au corecomp@stfx.ca si vous avez des questions, des commentaires ou des idées au sujet du projet. 

Powerpoint presentations about the Standards are now available on the CHNC website.

CHNC Standards – FPN Focus

CHNC Standards – HHN Focus

CHNC Standards – PHN Focus

CHNC Standards – Educator Version

CHNC Standards – en français

Click HERE to review the CHNC Standard PowerPoint presentations. Once you have accessed the site, choose which Standard you wish to review and it will download for you to view.

Upcoming Webinar: An Introduction to Decent Work as a Social Determinant of Health 

January 31, 2024 | 12 – 1 pm ET | English 

Work is a powerful condition of everyday life that can harm or promote the health of workers and their families. Employment conditions and working conditions are two interrelated social determinants of health. Workers who experience structural oppression are disproportionately exposed to the precarious employment and hazardous working conditions that are harmful for physical and mental health. As a rising source of health inequities, precarious employment is a key area for public health action. 

Join the NCCDH for this foundational webinar, where the team will introduce core concepts and practical examples to support the public health field to understand and respond to employment and working conditions as key determinants of health and health equity across Canada. 

Register here:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SJ26ywxERuCxjJq0Dq-TDQ 

Don’t miss your chance to submit: Abstract deadline extended until December 1, 2023!

The Community Health Nurses of Canada are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts for CHNC2024: Community Health Nursing - Health for All, our national Community Health Nursing conference. 

CHNC2024 takes place April 22-24, 2024 at historic Hart House at University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Our goal is advancing Community Health Nursing in Canada and you are invited to join a dynamic group of nurses from across Canada who will come together and share their community health knowledge.

Creating opportunities for health equity is foundational to community health nursing. Over the past few years the challenges faced by many in society for acceptance and access to services have been exacerbated. But through application of the Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice, community health nurses have risen to the challenge and modified existing programs or have developed new and innovative approaches to reach out to those who could benefit from their services.

Our conferences bring together individuals who have an interest in Community Health Nursing from practice, research, administration, policy and education. Networking opportunities offer a forum to explore issues of mutual concern as well as exchange knowledge, share evidence and ideas, and generate solutions. 

Abstracts are due by December 1, 2023: Submit Your Abstract!

Le présent courriel d’Infirmières et Infirmiers en santé communautaire du Canada (IISCC) vise à vous annoncer une grande nouvelle pour le milieu de la santé publique au pays. L’Agence de la santé publique du Canada a mandaté les Centres de collaboration nationale en santé publique (CCNSP) pour travailler avec le milieu de la santé publique du Canada à la mise à jour des énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique au Canada qui remontent à 2008.

Pourquoi le projet est-il important?

Soulignons que les énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique servent :

·         De cadre de référence en matière de perfectionnement professionnel, de collaboration, de planification et d’action en ce qui a trait à la main-d’œuvre en santé publique.

·         De fil conducteur pour l’enseignement et la formation (p. ex., programmes d’études supérieures et reconnaissance professionnelle en santé publique) et la formation continue en santé publique.

·         D’outil de recrutement, d’orientation, de description de poste, d’évaluation du rendement et de rétention du personnel.

·         De fondement aux compétences spécifiques à certaines disciplines.

Invitation à participer – Faites connaître votre opinion et vos idées!

Les CCNSP se sont engagés à obtenir des perspectives aussi diverses que nombreuses du milieu de la santé publique au Canada. L’équipe de projet échangera et collaborera avec les principaux partenaires de la santé publique au pays afin d’élaborer des énoncés de compétences essentielles adaptés aux besoins et aux priorités d’aujourd’hui en santé publique.

Les IISCC organisent une réunion participative en mode virtuel afin de recueillir les opinions et les commentaires relativement aux compétences essentielles. Inscrivez-vous pour connaître les dernières nouvelles au sujet du projet et donner votre avis sur les thèmes transversaux, les catégories et ainsi de suite.

Les compétences essentielles réfèrent aux connaissances, aux habiletés et aux attitudes à maîtriser pour assurer des pratiques efficaces en santé publique. Ayez votre mot à dire concernant la mise à jour 2024 des énoncés de compétences essentielles en santé publique au Canada. Vos idées et votre opinion comptent énormément!

Inscrivez-vous ici : 8 Novembre 2023    15 Novembre 2023

Pour en savoir plus au sujet du projet, rendez-vous au https://ccnsp.ca/projets/competences-essentielles-en-sante-publique-au-canada-2024/.

N’hésitez pas à transmettre l’invitation à vos collègues, à vos partenaires de la santé publique et aux membres de vos réseaux.

Communiquez avec l’équipe de projet au corecomp@stfx.ca si vous avez des questions, des commentaires ou des idées au sujet du projet.

CHNC is pleased to announce our next 2 webinars for September and October, which are parts 2 and

3 of the Vaccines Across the Lifespan Webinar Series. 

There is no charge to attend the webinars, and all are welcome to join! Please feel free to share this webinar information widely.

Part 2: Title of Webinar:

Getting Ready for Fall and Respiratory Infections: What do I Need to Know Now?

Date: Thursday, Sept 21, 2023

Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11 am - 12 pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

To register for this webinar, click here 

Learning objectives for this webinar:

1.      Review the epidemiology of the common respiratory pathogens in adults: Covid-19, RSV, Pneumococcal, Influenza

2.      Understand the risk factors and co morbidities that increase risk

3.      Discuss the current NACI guidelines

4.      Appreciate immunization strategies for this population.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Vivien Brown is a family physician and author in Toronto. Educated at McGill University, she currently is appointed to the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, holding the rank of Assistant Professor. An award winner for teaching on many levels, her major interests are in the area of health promotion and prevention for women, and continuing medical education, Adult Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Illness. The College of Family Physicians of Ontario named Dr Brown "Physician of the Year for the Region of Toronto”, awarded November 2012. Canada. She is the Past President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada and is immediate past Vice President for North America for the Medical Women’s International Association. Recently she was named one of Canada’s most influential women by the organization Women of Influence, for her work on advocacy on HPV vaccine for Canadians. In March 2017, she was honored to present HPV initiatives in Canada at the UN meetings for the Commission on the Status of Women. In 2018 she was honored with the Media Award from the North American Menopause Society for her work in Women’s Health. She also received the May Cohen Award from the Federation of Medical Women of Canada for her work in Women’s Health. Her most recent book, "The New Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging” was recently published to rave reviews.

Part 3: Title of Webinar:

RSV Burden of Disease in Infants: The use of Nirsevimab as a Prevention Strategy.

Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Time: 12-1 pm ET (9-10 am PT; 10-11 am MT; 11 am - 12 pm CT; 1-2 pm AT)

To register for this webinar, click here 

Learning objectives for this webinar:

1.      Understand the burden of RSV disease in all infants by reviewing the epidemiology and clinical factors for infection.

2.      Review current and emerging RSV preventative strategies, with a focus on passive immunization with Nirsevimab.

3.      Discuss the role and impact that nursing professionals can have on the management and prevention of RSV in infants.

Bio:

Erin Fleischer is a Paediatric Nurse Practitioner at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with University of Victoria and went on to complete her Master of Nursing and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certificate with the University of Toronto in 2009. Erin has been the Nurse Practitioner for the Paediatric Respirology division since 2011 where she built and runs the centralized RSV prophylaxis clinic. Her other areas of clinical interest are, childhood asthma, for which she is a certified asthma educator, and paediatric cystic fibrosis. Erin is active in research and participated in the CARESS registry, a Canadian database which followed infants receiving RSV prophylaxis.

These webinars have been generously supported by an unrestricted educational grant from: