Every year on March 8 since 1975, International Women's Day is marked by celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the globe. The day continues to be a call to action for making gender parity a worldwide reality.
It鈥檚 no secret: when it comes to health and health care, nurses play a huge role. Providing 90% of health care services in the world, nurses have always have been at the forefront of change in health care and public health. No other health care professional has such a broad and far-reaching role, and the vast majority of nurses are still women.
On International Women鈥檚 Day 2018, we are shining the spotlight on some of the accomplished and inspiring 91社区 Nursing faculty, who are making major strides in the nursing profession, making a difference in people鈥檚 lives, and effecting change in health and health care.
From maternal and child health, community and Indigenous health, oncology and caregiver quality of life, to digital health and technology, 91社区 Nursing faculty are leading the charge in nursing research,听academic excellence and community outreach.
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鈥�Supporting new mothers鈥� breastfeeding goals has positive impacts on everyone, mothers, children, families, and society at large, with less cost to our health care systems.鈥澨�
- ISoN PhD Program Director and Assistant Professor Sonia Semenic, RN, PhD
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鈥�I realized how much support caregivers needed in order to carry out their role, and how much the illness of their loved one affected them.鈥�
- ISoN Assistant Professor Sylvie Lambert, RN, PhD, St. Mary鈥檚 Research Centre Research Associate, and Canada Research Chair Tier 2
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鈥�There is a vibrant and resilient OI community across the globe, and we鈥檒l continue to work towards better health outcomes for these children and their families, so that they have tools to help them live as well as possible.鈥�
- ISoN Assistant Professor Argerie Tsimicalis, RN, PhD
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鈥�We are creating a real, tangible connection between two communities, learning from and helping each other.鈥�
- ISoN Assistant Professor Francoise Filion, RN, MScN, and ISoN Faculty Lecturer Jodi Tuck, RN, HBSc., MSc (A), Co-Chairs of Global and Indigenous Health Nursing (GAIHN) at 91社区
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鈥�Eating is part of everyday life, and how a child eats depends largely on how their family and friends eat, and on their access to different types of food.鈥�
- ISoN Assistant Professor Andraea Van Hulst, RN, PhD
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鈥�We both strongly believe that technology is the future and has the potential to improve health care and education.鈥�
- ISoN Associate Professor Antonia Arnaert, RN, PhD, and ISoN Assistant Professor and Nurse Practitioner (NP) Programs Director Norma Ponzoni, RN, M.Sc.N., M.Ed., PhD(c)
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