In September, RNAO sent a letter to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), which represents nurses and other workers in the hospital and community sectors, urging that it immediately stop any new investments in fossil fuels
Social and environmental determinants of health
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by: Marion Zych
RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun (above) was at Queen’s Park on Nov. 15 to provide feedback on Bill 135, the government’s proposed changes to the Home Care Act. She was joined by RNAO senior policy analyst Christina Pullano. In its submission, RNAO praised the government for dissolving Local Health Integration Networks and a proposed...
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by: Dr. Claudette Holloway
I am writing this column just weeks after our in-person Annual General Meeting (AGM).
RN Profile
by: Victoria Alarcon
Rosanra (Rosie) Yoon’s earliest childhood memories harken back to her days accompanying her mother on the streetcar for monthly visits to Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. From the age of four to eight, she was scared and nervous on these outings, but as soon as she saw her mother’s nurse, she felt safe.
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by: Dr. Claudette Holloway
One of the things that makes me so proud to be a member of RNAO is the influence and impact we have when it comes to getting time with our elected representatives. Think about it for a moment. What other organization has the political clout that we have raising nursing and health issues?
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by: Marion Zych
RNAO provides federal and provincial governments with budget advice
RNAO provided the federal government with a set of recommendations to consider as it prepared its spring budget. While the country’s economy continues to be affected by after effects due to the pandemic, including high inflation, RNAO argues those mo...
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by: Dr. Claudette Holloway
This column marks my first official message to you as president. I am extremely proud and feel blessed to represent you. RNAO is an important organization, and my personal pledge to you is to bring my leadership, my energy and my commitment to continue advancing our important work.
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by: Dr. Doris Grinspun
When I joined RNAO as executive director in April 1996, our association was not engaged in advocacy about the impact environmental and social determinants of health have on people’s lives and health outcomes. Although we had some amazing role models in nursing, RNAO as a whole was sitting on the sidelines.
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by: Morgan Hoffarth
It’s hard to believe that this is my last President’s View column. While we have all experienced the concept of time differently during the pandemic, the past two years have flown by for me.
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by: Kimberley Kearsey
Call it good timing or a sign, but either way, it was a simple email to Rob Samulack from a faith-based environmental conservation group that changed everything. With it came the opportunity to visit Glasgow, Scotland for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26). This once-in-a-lifetime chance to join t...