Nursing and Environmental Health
CNA Presentation Toolkit
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.
Background papers
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Background papers provide an overview of the topic and identify actions that nurses can take. Available as a PDF.
Videos
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Videos describe the issue from a nursing perspective in approximately 3 minutes. Downloadable in Windows format only.
Educational modules
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Educational modules include a PowerPoint presentation, plus teaching objectives and a reading list. Choose Save to download the presentation to your desktop.
Draft abstracts
The draft abstracts complement the educational modules above. You may use them as a basis for developing a submission to a conference’s Call for Abstracts. Available as a PDF.
Upcoming events
The following list describes meetings and conferences offered by various nursing and health-care organizations in Canada. They provide an opportunity for making presentations to your nursing and interdisciplinary colleagues. Consider submitting an abstract to present on nursing and environmental health, using CNA's video and educational modules as resources for your presentation. Note that sometimes the Call for Abstracts closes months in advance, so plan early!
Know of a valuable opportunity to make a presentation? Submit an event
Other presentation tools
For advertising your presentation. Print out, and then add details about the date, location, etc., of your presentation. Available as a PDF.
Summarizes CNA’s tools and resources. Print out and distribute to members of your audience. Available as a PDF.
Small and attractive giveaway for people attending your presentation. Concisely sums up supports available through CNA. Print out on card stock paper. Available as a PDF.
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