Community of Practice
PHN-PREP supports four virtual Communities of Practice (CoPs) that are hosted through a WordPress platform:
- PHN-PREP – membership is open to Healthy Babies Healthy Children or Nurse-Family Partnership public health nurses
- NCAST PCI Instructor (HBHC NPI) – membership is open to Ontario NCAST PCI Instructors only
- Ontario PHN Mental Health CoP: Home Visiting – membership is open to 1-2 representatives from each public health unit
- Promoting Maternal Mental Health (PMMH) Champions – membership is open to PMMH Champions only
The goals of the Communities of Practice are to create a virtual space for Ontario public health nurses and supervisors to:
- Explore new ideas, ask questions about nursing practice, and meet colleagues from across the province
- Share innovative resources and practices that have been developed within their local health unit
- Highlight and celebrate public health nursing innovations and accomplishments
How to Access the Programs
NCAST PCI Instructors & PMMH Champions will be invited to join the HBHC NPI CoP & PMMH CoP by the Ontario Parent-Child Relationship Program Nursing Practice Lead.
For those wishing to join the PHN-PREP CoP, or who seek representation in the Ontario PHN Mental Health CoP: Home Visiting, please contact [email protected] to request an account. Once you have been set-up as a user, you will be instructed to navigate to the portal and use the Forgot Password function. https://community.phnprep.ca
You will then be asked to enter your email address and will be sent instructions for re-setting your password. Please note that the email with instructions may go to a junkmail folder, or you may have to ask your IT department to safelist emails from [email protected].
