CNA's Work

Primary Health Care

• THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
  Primary health care and its underlying principles of accessibility, public participation, health promotion, appropriate technology, and intersectoral cooperation are a natural extension of nursing practice. All nurses, therefore, play a vital role in the implementation of primary health care...

• COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH
  There is an urgent need for the rapid and universal introduction of Comprehensive School Health Programs. Nurses have an important role to play in providing a primary health care approach for children and youth who are experiencing health problems or require help with special needs in order to participate in school programs...

• HEALTH PROMOTION
  The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) endorses the following statement regarding health promotion and believes that the goal of health promotion must be to promote positive self-esteem of individuals, families and communities; to help people understand the determinants of health; and to empower them to increase control over the determinants of health and well-being...