The Ontario Healthcare Housekeepers’ Association (OHHA) was formed in 1957, when housekeeping personnel gathered at the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) Annual Convention and formed an association of healthcare housekeepers. The OHHA is now taking its mission to represent healthcare housekeepers and environmental services professionals across Canada. To better reflect its new national goals, the association will now be known as the Canadian Healthcare Housekeepers Association (HHA). Formed in 1957, OHHA has been dedicated to the advancement of healthcare housekeeping as an integral part of the healthcare care team for patients and residents in healthcare facilities in Ontario. As HHA, the association is now focused on representing housekeeping professionals across the country. HHA will now offer opportunities for housekeeping management staff, lead hands, and frontline staff through standardized educational programs and networking opportunities. .
For more more information: healthcarehousekeeper.org
The Indoor Environmental Healthcare and Hospitality Association (IEHA), a Division of ISSA, focuses on the healthcare and hospitality sectors of the cleaning industry. This 1,300-plus member professional association was founded in 1930 and merged with ISSA in 2017. Executive housekeepers manage environmental service programs in commercial, industrial or institutional facilities. They direct staff, ranging from a few to several hundred people, and handle budgets from thousands of dollars to millions. IEHA provides members with an array of channels through which they can achieve personal and professional growth.
For more more information: www.ieha.org
Formed in 2015, The Infection Prevention Strategy (TIPS) is a not-for-profit Pan-Access, worldwide collective that extends globally and touches locally. The 100 per cent volunteer-based organization came into existence to advance innovations, ideas and process that make a difference in global health. In addition to providing a host of peer-reviewed articles, white papers, and industry support, the TIPS advisory board brings together leading industry professionals well-versed in infection control and prevention. These include Dr. Syed Sattar, Jason Tetro, Michael Rochon and Dr. Christine Greene, to name a few.
For more more information: www.IC.tips