Updates from the CNA
The Canadian Nurses for Health and the Environment - Infirmieres et Infirmiers pour la Sante et l'Environnement (CNHE/IISE) is proud to be an Emerging Group of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA).
"The environment has an impact on health. As nurses we have a role in preventing exposures to and reducing risks from environmental hazards. CNA has developed tools that support nurses in addressing environmental health issues effectively, no matter what setting they work in, be it clinical practice, administration, research, education or policy."
"The work of this initiative was first guided by the Environmental Health Reference Group, a group of nurses from across Canada that first met in June 2007. With help from CNA, the group has expanded to include other interested nurses and has become a CNA emerging group – Canadian Nurses for Health and the Environment." (CNA: Nursing and Environmental Health)
The CNA has developed tools to support nurses who are engaging in environmental health by making presentations to patients, colleagues and the public. These tools are free, available in both English and French and can be downloaded for use in your practice. To access, click on the image or menu to the right.
Current CNA Updates
One of our roles as an Associate Group of CNA is to keep our members informed about CNA events, announcements and other initiatives.
February 11, 2011 - Nursing Leadership Conference
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), in partnership with five national health organizations, is hosting its 12th Nursing Leadership Conference at Le Centre Sheraton Hotel in Montreal, February 13-15, 2011.
The 2011 conference theme, Nursing Leadership: So What? Now What? provokes thought about the difficult questions surrounding nursing leadership. Where are nurse leaders making real differences? How are they happening? How can nurse leaders sow the seeds of those successes across the system and the country? The action-oriented program is designed to appeal to nurse leaders in all roles and at every level of experience, and to focus on their real-time impacts on patient, nurse and system outcomes.
November 24, 2010 - CNA Action Alert on Bill C-311
As you may know, despite being passed by a majority of the members of the
House of Commons, the Senate shocked Canadians on November 16th and
defeated Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. This is the
only time in the past 70 years that the appointed Senate has defeated a
bill passed by the elected House of Commons without allowing for full
consideration or debate.
September 3, 2010 - RN workforce data for 2008 are now available.
The data are derived from the 2008 Registered Nurses Database (Canadian Institute for Health Information), and cover RN workforce profiles by area of responsibility, and RN workforce profiles by demographics, education, employment and employer. New this year for the workforce profiles by area of responsibility is a column reporting data from all of Canada, plus a summary page with highlights from the report.
August 23, 2010 - Nurses to lead national strategy on aging and health
CNA is poised to take on a leadership role in developing a national strategy for aging and health as Canadians reveal they are increasingly worried about the future of their health-care system.
August 9, 2010 - Theme Contest for 2011 National Nursing Week
We need your input! Help us find a theme for next year’s National Nursing Week. Submit your suggestion by e-mail by Thursday, September 30, 2010, to youropinion@cna-aiic.ca. If your idea is chosen, you win $200 cash! Click title to read more about National Nursing Week.
August 5, 2010 - Read CNA’s Editorial Response
to a National Post opinion piece on CMA’s report on health-care transformation.
June 4, 2010 - 2011 National Nursing Leadership Convention - Call for Abstracts
This call for abstracts is for both concurrent oral presentations and poster presentations. Submissions should focus on local, regional, provincial, territorial, national or international nursing leadership initiatives that are of interest to a broad range of nurses and are related to one of the four conference sub-themes.
