CANE/AIIE

Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment
Association d’infirmières et infirmiers pour l’environnement

Canadian Nurses for Health and the Environment

Welcome to CANE/AIIE

The Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE) represents Nurses dedicated to the improvement of environmental health across all domains of nursing practice, policy, research and education. A member of the Canadian Network of Nursing Specialties of the Canadian Nurses Association, CANE works to facilitate knowledge sharing and transfer based on environmental health principles and nursing best practices.

We Have Changed Our Name!

At our 2018 Annual General Meeting the Board and Members agreed to change our name from the Canadian Nurses for Health & the Environment.

We are now the CANE: Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment / AIIE: Association d’infirmières et infirmiers pour l’environnement (CANE/AIIE).

We are in the processing of rebranding our website and documents and plan to introduce new exciting opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow in 2019 - Please join us!

Please Join the CANE/AIIE!

The Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment - Association d’infirmières et infirmiers pour l’environnement (CANE/AIIE) represents Nurses and those working with Nurses across Canada dedicated to the improvement of environmental health. If you are dedicated to working with your peers in building a brighter healthier future for the entire nation, consider joining us now. Student nurses join for free! Membership year runs from April 1st to March 31st.

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World Water Day & Week

March 22, 2019

There are plenty of ways you can participate in the celebration of World Water Day. In the past, countries and people around the world have observed the day in various ways. Some activities are big and others are small, but all of them have helped promote awareness about protecting one of our most basic and precious resources.

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Earth Day

April 22, 2019

Earth Day Network works year round to solve climate change, to end plastic pollution, to protect endangered species, and to broaden, educate, and activate the environmental movement across the globe.

Find out about Earth Day 2019’s campaign to Protect Our Species.

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Upcoming World Eco-Events

MARCH 21 - International Day of Forests

MARCH 22 - World Water Day

MARCH 30 - Earth Hour

APRIL 22 - Earth Day

May 11 - World Migratory Bird Day

MAY 17 - Endangered Species Day

MAY 22 - World Biodiversity Day

MAY 27 - June 2 - Bike to Work Week

JUNE 5 - World Environment Day

JUNE 8 - World Oceans Day

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Environmental Health Webinar

View the recording of our Nursing and Environmental Health Webinar for NNPBC.

Date: November 28, 2017
Recording and handout resources available
Featuring June Kaminski and Fiona Hanley

By the end of the webinar, participants were able to:

Develop awareness of the interconnectedness of environmental and human health

Analyze how environmental health is a foundation for nursing and primary health care

Understand the role of the CANE: Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment / AIIE: Association d’infirmières et infirmiers pour l’environnement (CNHE/AIIE) and the advantages of engaging with this group.

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Exciting CANE Partnership

The CANE: Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment / Association d’infirmières et infirmiers pour l’environnement (CANE/AIIE) and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care recognize the mutual benefits to entering into a collaborative agreement to further the adoption of sustainable health care practices within the Canadian health services sector.

This collaborative partnership will provide an extensive virtual platform for the sharing of ideas and resources; for lending support to those seeking to build a stronger, healthier and more sustainable health service delivery system and for improving access to best practice information, innovative goods and services that offer a clear environmental advantage to users within the sector, and to provide a venue for stakeholders to work together to reduce the negative environmental impact of health care.

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About the CANE/AIIE

Working together for Environmental Health

The CANE: Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment / AIIE: Association d’infirmières et infirmiers pour l’environnement (CANE/AIIE) represents Nurses dedicated to the improvement of environmental health across all domains of nursing practice, policy, research and education. An associate group of the Canadian Nurses Association, CNHE works to:

Facilitate knowledge sharing and transfer based on environmental health principles and nursing best practices;

Support evidence-based environmental health practice;

Influence policy development and legislation to support environmental nursing practice;

Promote educational and research opportunities for nurses.

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Nursing & Environmental Health

2017 Position Statement from the Canadian Nurses Association for nurses to address environmental health issues in clinical practice, administration, research, education or policy.

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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

Through CAPE, Canadian physicians work to better human health by protecting the planet.

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Preserving the Earth for All

The CANE/AIIE provides a collaborative group that all Canadian nurses can join. If you are dedicated to working with your peers in building a brighter healthier future for the entire nation, consider joining us now. We will keep you abreast of the current trends and events related to environmenal health here in Canada and across the world.

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CANE/AIIE

Welcome to CANE/AIIE

We Have Changed Our Name!

Please Join the CANE/AIIE!

World Water Day & Week

Earth Day

Upcoming World Eco-Events

Environmental Health Webinar

Exciting CANE Partnership

About the CANE/AIIE

Follow Our Twitter Feed

Recommended Resources

Preserving the Earth for All

CNA Associate Group

Consider Joining the CANE/AIIE!

Do You Have Questions?