by Sonya | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
We are thrilled to share that Carie Eldon, a Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) Public Health Nurse in Durham Region’s Population Health Division, was recently presented with an Award of Excellence in Leadership as part of the Regional Municipality of...
by Sonya | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/training-nurse-family-partnership-specialized-curriculum-unique-nursing-role We are excited to share that The Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) program has officially launched in the province of Nova Scotia (NS). An article...
by Brie Chauncey | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
I recently spoke with public health nurses (PHNs) about the importance of warm referrals. Warm referrals involve a significant investment from the nurse who assesses available services to find the best fit for the client’s needs, actively facilitates client...
by Sonya | May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
National Nursing Week (May 8-14, 2023) draws attention to nurses and the important contributions of nursing to the well-being of Canadians. This year’s theme, “Our Nurses, Our Future” aims to showcase the many roles that nurses play in an individual’s healthcare...
by Brie Chauncey | Nov 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health workforce has experienced diverse challenges in serving as a first line of defense against the pandemic. Given this, our research team will be surveying the public health workforce in Canada to understand the extent...
by Brie Chauncey | Dec 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
As we are all overtly aware, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend the lives and livelihoods of Canadians. Throughout the pandemic, Public Health Nurses have been on the front lines of both clinical care and health promotion. At PHN-PREP, we are in awe of all the...
by Brie Chauncey | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
December 3rd, 2021 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It is a day for promoting the rights and well-being of people living with disabilities. This year’s theme is Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive,...
by Brie Chauncey | Dec 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Across the province many Healthy Babies Healthy Children programs are welcoming public health nurses who have been working in vaccine clinics or in case and contact management back to home visiting. Teams are also orienting new nurses to this multi-faceted program for...
by Brie Chauncey | Nov 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
With COVID-19 not yet in our rear-view mirror, there has never been a more poignant time to look at strengthening families. The Offord Centre for Child Studies out of McMaster University has collaborated with four mental health agencies to launch a parenting and...
by Brie Chauncey | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Public health nurses in their home visiting and outreach work with families and children consistently need to identify, analyze, and make sense of complex situations. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic affected families’ health and well-being, their sense of safety...
by Brie Chauncey | Nov 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Within home visiting programs like Healthy Babies Healthy Children or Nurse-Family Partnership it has been our experience that requests for professional development on “intimate partner violence” (IPV) is a common need. Jody Shepherd RN BScN CCHN (C), a Public Health...
by chaunceb | Nov 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the most challenging questions asked by public health nurses is, “what can I say or do if my client shares that she is experiencing intimate partner violence?” In Canada, November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which gives us an opportunity to remember...
