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Be sure to register for the AWARE-NS AGM
Email [email protected] or use the link below to register
https://awarens.ca/aware-ns-agm/

Conference schedule available for the 4th Annual Occupational Health Psychology Summer Institute
The 4th Annual OHP Summer Institute is coming up soon on July 20th-23rd at Saint Mary’s University. This will be a three-day conference filled with local and international speakers + opening lecture night featuring a keynote by Dr. Christina Maslach, a world-renowned expert in burnout research. Registration to this conference also includes a reception after the opening lecture, breakfast and lunch during the three days of the conference, as well as an invitation to a social on the Wednesday night of the institute. There are still spots left for registration in this conference.
The conference schedule is now available at http://media.wix.com/ugd/b562af_039a33eb3f71483e9648d83f29424f69.pdf . Furthermore, speaker’s biographies, registration information, and hotel room booking for out of town guests can be found here: http://www.cncentreinitiatives.com/#!ohp-si/c11u6

Click below for the link to Kevin Kelloway’s presentation on SAFER leadership.
SAFER Leadership

In the May 2015 Newsletter

  • Contractor Safety
  • Board Recruitment
  • Social Enterprise

To read more follow this link

  • May

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    In the April 2015 Newsletter

    • Day of Mourning
    • NAOSH week
    • Thread of Life

    To read more follow this link

  • April

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    In the Winter 2015 Newsletter

    • Workplace Inspections
    • JOHS Committee Training

    To read more follow this link

  • Winter

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    In the January 2015 Newsletter

    • JOHS Committee
    • Steps 4 Safety
    • Self Directed Learning

    To read more follow this link

  • January

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    membership
    AWARE-NS, the Nova Scotia Health and Community Services Safety Association is undertaking a Membership drive. The Association recognizes that strong ties with our sector stakeholders and partners afford AWARE-NS with the opportunity to be guided by and to reflect the health and safety needs within these sectors. Membership in AWARE-NS is free and consists of voting and non-voting members. All Health and Community Service organizations that become members are eligible to identify one official designate who can attend and vote at any meeting of the association.

    The Application Process is easy:

      • The application form is completed by each Health or Community Services organization seeking membership.
      • The application is reviewed by the Board of Directors of AWARE-NS.
      • Organizations are admitted as voting members based on a vote of the AWARE-NS Board of Directors.
      • The names and addresses of approved voting members, along with their official designates, are entered into the register of members.
      • Aware NS notifies the organization of the outcome of the approval process.

    Click on the link to download the application

    Please forward your applications by email to [email protected] or phone if you have any concerns or questions 902-832-3868 ext.105

    The CN Centre for Occupational Health and Safety is pleased to be hosting the upcoming 4th Annual Occupational Health Psychology Summer Institute at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia from July 20th to July 23rd.
    Internationally renowned speakers will be presenting on the pressing workplace health and safety issues facing workers and organizations today.
    Dr. Christina Maslach will talk about her 30+ years of groundbreaking work into burnout, and will focus her talk on finding solutions to it.
    The following days of the Institute will involve presentations and interactive discussions on managing organizational conflict and work-life stress, tips for implementing healthy workplace standards, mental health awareness training, lessons learned from safety, resilience, fatigue at work, creating a climate for health, and much more.
    The program can be accessed at: http://media.wix.com/ugd/b562af_d59e8c96178a4e0ba09ec44e0a3e6c0c.pdf
    Registration is now open at: Registration
    Email us at [email protected] or visit our website for more information at http://www.cncentreinitiatives.com/

    Ocean View Continuing Care Centre Eastern Passage, honored with prestigious award!
    Ocean View Continuing Care Centre triumphant at the Canadian Over 50s Housing Awards in Toronto
    The most exceptional performers in the over 50s housing sector gathered in Toronto Friday, May 22nd to be recognized for their excellence in the Canadian Over 50s housing sector.
    The philosophy behind the awards is;
    • To give recognition of efforts that advance profitability/surplus of all industry sectors,
    • Reward those who lift and enhance via innovation the customer experience/enjoyment.
    Ocean View President & CEO Dion Mouland is delighted that OVCCC was adjudicated to have the most outstanding care team in Canada for 2014. Mouland says “it demonstrates the innovation underway at Ocean View to provide services in a different way given the changing needs and expectations of those we serve. We are embarking on a concierge type of service delivery where those we serve are treated like guests, no matter where we serve them” Ocean View’s team has worked tirelessly over the past several years to go beyond the traditional model of business of nursing home care to create a social enterprise community model that responds to community needs. We are delighted to have such national recognition for those efforts”
    Media Inquiries:
    Shauna Williams, Director of PR & Development
    Ocean View
    902-444-4065