Standards, Policies, Procedures & Guidelines
The standards, policies, procedures and guidelines in this section cross multiple service areas. Click here for standards, policies, procedures and guidelines for specific service areas.
PPH Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Role of the WHRA PHN Responder in an Emergency or Disaster – May 2018
- Population and Public Health Communication when Incident Command Structure activated – Updated April 15/19
- Population and Public Health Nursing Go Bag and Reception Centre Go Bag General Information –
New-April-12-19
- Population and Public Health Emergency Response Documentation Guidelines – Updated Jan 2021
- Accreditation Canada Public Health Service Standards pertinent to emergency preparedness and response
Practice Guidelines
Developing Practice Guidelines and Operational Procedures in Population and Public Health
Documentation Guidelines
- Care Map Navigator: Tips on using the 2009 edition of the PHN PP Care Map
- Consent for Client Photography, Video & Audio Recordings Appendix A
- Control of Health Records
- Development/Revision of a Health Record
- Entries Into The Health Record
- Managing Unlocated Health Records
- Practice Guidelines for Population Public Health Client Documentation Timeliness
- Public Health Nursing – Progress Notes, Headings and Focus Statements
- Retention Destruction of Facility Health Records
- The following retention periods apply for health records in the Healthy Sexuality and Harm Reduction Area
• Adverse Event Following Immunization – 50 years (centrally in the MOH filing area)
• Hep B & C – 50 years
• HIV – 50 years
• Syphilis – 40 years - Storage of Court Production Orders for Community Offices
- Telephone Health Care
- Transporting Community Health Records
Other Guidelines
- Clarifying and Learning From Partnerships Guideline – Final
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Delivery of Contraceptive Health Services by Registered Nurses
- Community Housing Environments Operational Guideline
- Health Equity – the language we use
- Manager Process in the Event of a Serious Incident in PPH
- Practice Guideline for Public Health Nurses and Community Development
- Public Health Nursing Role Related to Sexual Health Assessment and Counselling
- Reflective Practice Operational Guideline and Tool
- Safety Assessment Form Tool (SAFT) and Safe Visit Plan (SVP) Guideline for PPH
- Texting with Individuals Receiving Community Health Care Services from WRHA
- Understanding and Supporting Community Health: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority staff roles in participating on networks, coalitions and boards
Operating Procedures
Posting to the PPH Internet and Extranet – October, 2015
PPH Approved Transportation Activities
Privacy, Confidentiality and Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice
RL6 Training Manual – (If reporting a missed or late referral that affects clinical care, choose the “Clinical Care ” icon)
Population & Public Health Working Together with the Public
Population & Public Health Complex Housing Response Protocol
Weekend Services Manuals
Weekend Services Administrative Procedure Manual
Weekend Manual for CD and Immunization
Public Health Nurse Postpartum Procedure Manual
(Click above links to view/download/print pages or the full manual.)
Weekend Services Chart Tracking Log
Team Manager On-Call Procedures