CHNIG 2017-2020 Gals and Objectives Objectives Advcate fr the develpment f healthy public plicy. Cnsult n and respnd t plicies that impact cmmunity health nursing practice. Gals T influence health and scial plicy Create pprtunities fr Cmmunity Health Nurses (CHNs) t participate in prfessinal develpment. Prmte uptake f evidence-infrmed practice. Prmte and supprt CHN specialty certificatin. T build capacity and leadership in Cmmunity Health Nurses Define and cmmunicate the diverse rles in cmmunity health nursing. Prmte the value f CHN practice. Engage in scial marketing t imprve CHN visibility and public engagement. T strengthen the prfile f CHNs and articulate the significance f their practice. Recruit and retain members in CHNIG in rder t meet RNAO membership target. Identify and respnd t the needs f CHNIG members. Offer bursaries and awards fr members. Prmte the value f CHNIG membership. Engage nursing students in CHNIG and Cmmunity Health Nursing. Influence schls f nursing t incrprate the Cmmunity Health Nursing Standards f Practice int curriculum. T prmte, engage and maximize membership in CHNIG. T maximize student invlvement in cmmunity health nursing and CHNIG.
Gal One T influence health and scial plicy Advcate fr the develpment f healthy public plicy. Participate in Queen s Park On the Rad, RNAO Queen s Park Day and Take Yur MPP t Wrk events. Advcate fr RNAO/CHNIG healthy public plicy and the rle f CHNs with lcal pliticians at all levels f gvernment. Onging Plicy and Plitical Actin Cnduct active utreach and cllabrate with CHNIG members, ther chapters, sectrs and cmmunity grups in enacting cllective plitical actin fr plicy issues f mutual cncern. Identify and raise awareness abut issues that affect cmmunity health nursing. Cnsult n and respnd t plicies that impact cmmunity health nursing practice. Respnd t requests (frm RNAO and thers) fr cnsultatin n health prgrams, nursing, health and scial plicy planning and plicy dcuments. Priritize and plan actins t emerging plitical and practice issues relevant t cmmunity health and CHNs. Onging All BOD Members Cnsult with CHNIG members, CHNs, RNAO and thers, n relevant health and plicy issues. Cllabrate with RNAO n actin alerts and issues relevant t CHNs. Bring issues raised at Prfessinal Practice team meeting t BOD as apprpriate regarding CHNs.
Gal Tw T build capacity and leadership in Cmmunity Health Nurses Create pprtunities fr CHNs t participate in prfessinal develpment. Maintain CHNIG Prfessinal Develpment Fund, available t supprt attendance at events such as CHN cnference. Participate in varius cnference planning cmmittees (e.g. hspitality, prgram, finance, marketing) and assciated activities relevant t CHNs. Annually CHNIG Treasurer & Member Benefits BOD members Onging All BOD Members Partner with educatinal institutins with the gal f advancing CHN practice. Prvide prfessinal develpment pprtunities fr members t supprt prfessinal and persnal grwth fr example educatinal pprtunities, and CHNIG wrkshp. Disseminate relevant curses thrugh scial media. Onging Research, Educatin and Prfessinal Develpment Member Benefits Partner with RNAO, chapters, and with relevant grups t spnsr and market prfessinal develpment events. Prvide educatinal and research bursaries/awards. Prmte uptake f evidence-infrmed practice. Disseminate evidence-infrmed practice. Prmte RNAO Internatinal Affairs and Best Practice Guideline pprtunities. Onging All BOD Members Psting f relevant infrmatin frm specialty netwrks. Participate in cnsultatins n RNAO Best Practice Guideline develpment and revisins as requested.
Participate in cnsultatins with OPHA. Prmte and supprt CHN specialty certificatin. Disseminate relevant supprt materials and links fr certificatin utilizing varius cmmunicatin methds n CHNIG website Annually Cmmunicatins and Scial Gal Three T strengthen the prfile f CHNs and articulate the significance f their practice. Define and cmmunicate the diverse rles in cmmunity health nursing. Prmte CHN educatin in academic prgrams in Ontari Encurage CHNs t submit articles fr the Registered Nurse Jurnal and ther publicatins Cllabrate with CHNC and thers t articulate the full scpe f practice fr CHNs Onging All BOD Members Supprt integratin f the CHN Standards in Practice, Educatin, Research and Plicy Prmte the value f CHN practice. Identify the diversity f CHNs Prmte the knwledge and skills f CHNs Onging All BOD Members Advcate at events and thrugh invited pprtunities n the imprtance f CHN practice and its cntributin t the health f cmmunities Engage in scial marketing t imprve CHN visibility and public engagement. Create and maintain Facebk and Twitter page, and any ther frms f scial media t articulate the significance f CHN practice Onging Cmmunicatins and Scial
Gal Fur T prmte, engage and maximize membership in CHNIG. Recruit and retain members in CHNIG in rder t meet RNAO membership target. Increase CHNIG exhibits and presence at nursing multidisciplinary and client/family/caregiver events Develp a scial media campaign prfiling cmmunity health nursing and CHNIG member benefits Onging All BOD Members Onging Cmmunicatins and Scial Cntinue t develp and disseminate news and events thrugh the E-blasts CHNIG website, and scial media Prmte membership benefits Members Benefits Research, Educatin & Prfessinal Develpment Identify and respnd t the needs f CHNIG members. Review member statistics at each Bard meetings Respnd t members that cnnect with CHNIG directly via inpersn/email/scial media Each bard meeting Onging All BOD members Cntinue t prvide prfessinal develpment that will address CHN needs (based n member feedback) Offer bursaries and awards fr members. Prmte and disseminate annuncements t encurage CHNIG members t apply fr awards and bursaries thrugh website psting, and multiple E-blast cmmunicatins Annually - Winter Member Benefits Research, Educatin and Prfessinal Develpment Cmmunicatins and Scial
Gal Five T maximize student invlvement in cmmunity health nursing and CHNIG. Engage nursing students in CHNIG and CHN. Prmte and supprt attendance at CHN relevant events Onging Membership Benefits and Treasurer Maintain student representative affiliate BOD member (ex-ffici) Onging All BOD members Maintain and supprt the student sub-cmmittee chaired by BOD members and student affiliate members t prmte nursing student engagement in CHN practice Annually - February Any Bard Member Influence schls f nursing t incrprate the CHN Cmpetencies cncepts int curriculum and testing. Advcate fr the cntinuatin f CHN educatin within undergraduate nursing prgrams Advcate with relevant stakehlders and multi-sectral rganizatins fr apprpriate cmmunity-based clinical placements and pprtunities, such as cntinued cllabratin with Clleges and Schls f Nursing (CASN) t ensure apprpriate clinical placements and skill develpment Onging All BOD Members