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We completed our practicum at Cornerstone an organization that provides supportive housing for women. Over the course of our placement we participated in a variety of events such as painting, carving pumpkins, and making ice-cream sundaes in order to build rapport with the residents. We collected primary data through interviews in order to find an issue on which to build our intervention off of. We identified anger management as something the residents were looking for support with. We then created and successfully implemented a workshop that highlighted tools and strategies to use when coping with anger.

CPAR is a non-profit organization with current projects being implemented in Malawi, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Their goals are to increase access to health services, decrease maternal mortality and increase school attendance for rural girls.

We are a group of nursing students tasked with the job to promote women’s heart health to a community of women. The community we targeted was St. Joes Women’s Centre in downtown Ottawa. We set up a poster board with easy to read information about common heart disease symptoms in women, and resources to access if they are experiencing these symptoms.

Researching through literature reviews on best practice guidelines for health care providers, specifically nurses, on HIV/Aids care regarding 2SLGBTQIA+ peoples.

We are working on increasing organ donation registration in the college community through education at an individual and community level through booths and social media for our NSG 3323 community health project.

BuildAble is a nurse-managed construction company that specializes in accessible design and renovations. Our group created two surveys using Google Forms to provide feedback from past BuildAble clients. One survey focused on BuildAble’s RapidAccess division, which offers smaller safety modifications; and our second survey focused on clients who have received larger home renovations. Information from the surveys will allow BuildAble to make a correlation between the services, products and/or renovations that were most beneficial or not beneficial for client’s specific diseases/disabilities. Understanding this connection will help BuildAble tailor future renovations and recommendations for their clients.

The Parkdale Food Centre is a vital hub for our local community, offering healthy, culturally appropriate meals three times a week. Beyond nourishing our diverse community, the center extends its support through various resources and advocacy efforts, including one-on-one sessions, workshops, and events. Our project this year aimed to create a workshop that empowers individuals with the skills necessary for effective advocacy fostering positive change within the community. “Advocacy in Motion” (AIM), a 10-week workshop, was conceived to equip participants with advocacy strategies, promoting positive change through community mobilization. Each week of the AIM workshop delves into a distinct aspect of advocacy, encompassing themes like justice, equity, power dynamics, oppression, storytelling, community organization, and public advocacy. The ultimate goal is to amplify the voices of the Parkdale Food Centre community, endowing them with the tools and knowledge needed to be agents of change. This empowerment is achieved through collaborative efforts with community navigators, who tailor their guidance to address the unique needs of the participants. The AIM workshop seeks to inspire its participants to leverage their newfound skills to initiate change, ensuring they feel empowered and equipped to make a difference within their community.

Our project was to assess the sexual and reproductive health care provided through CMHA to their client population (those experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness.) and propose improvements.

In collaboration with the Staff and clients at The Diane Morrison Hospice, we have developed a trauma-informed care package that will be available within The Ottawa Hospital Charting System in the near future. In the case that clients from The Diane Morrison Hospice unit need to go to the hospital, this package is intended to provide staff that are caring for these clients with a more in-depth understanding of the client and how they may provide safer care to these individuals.