Regional Recognition
Regional Recognition of ANDSOOHA MembersIntroduction
This page is for recognition of our members' accomplishments as well as an opportunity for knowledge exchange - knowledge transfer (KT-KE) for public health nursing management.
Please send highlights of these accomplishments and initiatives to your regional representative. It is important to celebrate successes and create a mechanism for sharing.
NEW! KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE - KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER INITIATIVES
Seeking information related to conference presentations, publications, research, evaluations, etcetra that your colleagues would like and should know more about.
Publications
PIDAC Writing team:
Carol Woods (Algoma) , Alan Spencer (Niagara and now retired) and Karen Verhoeve (Waterloo) were on the writing team for the PIDAC Sexually Transmitted Infections Case Management and Contact Tracing Best Practice Recommendations document , published in April 2009. During the time the team was writing the document, they were acknowledge by George Pasat and David Williams. Feedback from Carol, Alan, and Karen is that "We all felt very fortunate to have had the opportunity, during our career in Public Health to work with esteemed colleagues on such an important public health issue."
"Caring can also be a powerful motivator that provides strength to fuel advocacy."
Presentations
Research
AWARDS
Nurse-Family Partnership Team recognized by Hamilton City Manager's Office:
The Nurse - Family Partnership Team (including 2 ANDSOOHA members: Dianne Busser and Debbie Sheehan) in the Family Health Division were awarded the inaugural City Manager’s Award for Hamilton Public Service Excellence in November 2010. Award recipients must have made an extraordinary contribution to the City’s mission and success and have demonstrated outstanding service and /or innovation and have enhanced our City’s reputation through their excellent work. The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is a nurse home visitation program for young, low-income, first-time mothers, starting prenatally and continuing until children are two years old. It was developed by Dr. David Olds and evaluated in three US-based randomized-controlled trials (RCTs). The trial results indicate that the NFP is a cost-effective public health intervention with demonstrated enduring effectiveness in high-risk populations -improving pregnancy outcomes, improving child mental and physical health and developmental outcomes, and increasing maternal economic self-sufficiency. Internationally, the NFP has been identified as the intervention with the best evidence for preventing child maltreatment. Hamilton has the distinction of being the first Canadian site to pilot the NFP.
Congratulations to Carol Timmings who was the recipient of alPHa's Distinguished Service Award at alPHa's annual conference June 21, 2010.
Congratulations to Mary Anne Simpson who was awarded a Distinguished Service Award at the alPHa annual conference on Monday June 9, 2008.
YEARS OF SERVICE
Perth District Health Unit
- Pat Jarvis Winhold (formerly Hanly) received her 30 year Service Award from the Perth District Health Unit in 2008
COMPLETION OF FURTHER EDUCATION
Sudbury & District Health Unit
- David Groulx - Manager, Health Promotion, completed a Master of Public Health Degree with a nursing specialization from Lakehead University in 2008.
- Paula D. Morrison - Program Manager, Infant Health Services completed a Master in Psychology specializing in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Capella University in Minneapolis in September 2010.
- Regina Elliott - Public Health Nursing and Nutrition Program Manager, completed her Master of Nursing degree from Ryerson University in October 2010.
RETIREMENT
Karen Boughner from Haldimand-Norfolk retired as of December 31st , 2010 and is happily spending more time with her precious grandchildren.