Nurses Drawdown Webinar Series #4: Energy
2021-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for our New Nurses Drawdown Webinar Series #4: Energy
Register here
The next webinar in the series, on June 9 at 12pm EST, is on Gender-Equity, Register here

Join Senator Markey, Representative Underwood, and Maternal Health Experts for a Congressional Briefing on the intersection of Black Maternal Health and the Climate Crisis
2021-05-26 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health Webinar Series: Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change
2021-05-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health Webinar Series
Upcoming Webinars about Climate Change and Health: Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change
LIVE WEBINAR: Thursday, May 27, 2021 12 PM (ET)
Featured Speaker:
Bradley White, PhD, RN, CNE
Instructor, MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, Steering Committee, Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health
During this webinar we will explore the impacts of deleterious mental health outcomes related to climate change, and examine the concepts of
“solastalagia” and “ecoanxiety.”

Register Here

ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - May
2021-05-27 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-05-28 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
ANHE’s Research Forum meets on the forth Thursday of the month at 3pm ET/12pm PST on Zoom
ANHE Research Working Group will host Dr. Jessica Castner, PhD, RN-BC, FAEN, FAAN for their May call.
Title: Precision Prevention of Asthma Exacerbations: Developing Novel Interventions for Environmental Endotypes
Dr. Jessica Castner, PhD, RN-BC, FAEN, FAAN is the President and Principal of Castner Incorporated, as well as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. In addition to clinical nursing, her work has included entrepreneur, faculty, editor, and administrative roles. Her research trajectory has focused on multi-level environmental determinants of health. This research includes special focused areas on respiratory and sense organs, next generation telehealth development, and emergency care. Dr. Castner’s accolades include recognition as a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing and American Academy of Nursing for unique and enduring contributions to the specialty by pioneering the integration of environmental health research, emergency nursing, and data science mathematical modeling expertise. Dr. Castner is a board certified Asthma Educator (AE-C) and emergency nurse (CEN). Dr. Castner earned her PhD in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Master’s in Public Health Nursing from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and Bachelor’s in Nursing from Marquette University. Dr. Castner has led organizational improvement initiatives to overcome barriers for women in science, advance diversity and inclusion, and enhance cultural competence for the combat veteran family.

ANHE Policy-Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - June
2021-06-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Policy Advocacy Forum meets on the first Thursday of the month at 3pm ET/12pm PST on Zoom

Nurses Drawdown Webinar Series #5: Gender - Equity
2021-06-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for our New Nurses Drawdown Webinar Series #5: Gender-Equity
Register here

Food and Agriculture
2021-06-11 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

California ANHE Webinar Series: A Primer on Health Implications on Food & Agriculture
2021-06-11 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

ANHE Food & Agriculture Committee Monthly call - June
2021-06-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
ANHE’s Food & Ag Committee meets on the second Monday of the month at 3pm ET/12pm PST on Zoom.

ANHE Education Forum Monthly Call - June
2021-06-14 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
The Education Forum meets on the second Monday of the month at 5pm ET/2pm PST on Zoom

Practice Forum - June 2021 Call
2021-06-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Topic: Practice Forum – June 2021 Call
Dr. Azita Amiri will discuss her research on pill crushing as a cause of indoor air pollution with potential to cause harm to nurses.
Time: Jun 15, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87398514716

Dr. Azita Amiri, Ph.D., RN is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, College of Nursing, and a Bloomberg Fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Amiri has been a nurse/midwife for over 20 years and has worked as a midwife for over a decade in developing countries in collaboration with the World Health Organization. In addition to teaching and guiding nursing students at the college of nursing, she leads the Environmental Justice Youth advocate Training (EJYAT) program. She works with youth in disadvantaged communities in Alabama and trains them as community leaders. Her goal is to train youth as community advocates and raise awareness about environmental justice and health disparities. Dr. Amiri is an advocate for environmental justice communities in Alabama. She has been working with Uniontown, Alabama’s community organization, since 2016. Dr. Amiri is a nurse researcher with an interest in indoor air, environmental health, and environmental justice. She measures indoor air quality by simulating residential and occupational settings in her lab and studies the common indoor air exposures, their concentrations and sources, and their impact on pregnancy outcomes, child health, and the well-being of the elderly. She serves as the board member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments.

Practice Forum - June 2021 Call
2021-06-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Time: Jun 15, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87398514716

Dr. Azita Amiri, Ph.D., RN is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, College of Nursing, and a Bloomberg Fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Amiri has been a nurse/midwife for over 20 years and has worked as a midwife for over a decade in developing countries in collaboration with the World Health Organization. In addition to teaching and guiding nursing students at the college of nursing, she leads the Environmental Justice Youth advocate Training (EJYAT) program. She works with youth in disadvantaged communities in Alabama and trains them as community leaders. Her goal is to train youth as community advocates and raise awareness about environmental justice and health disparities. Dr. Amiri is an advocate for environmental justice communities in Alabama. She has been working with Uniontown, Alabama’s community organization, since 2016. Dr. Amiri is a nurse researcher with an interest in indoor air, environmental health, and environmental justice. She measures indoor air quality by simulating residential and occupational settings in her lab and studies the common indoor air exposures, their concentrations and sources, and their impact on pregnancy outcomes, child health, and the well-being of the elderly. She serves as the board member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments.

ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - June
2021-06-17 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
The Climate Change Committee meets on the third Thursday of the month at 5pm ET/2pm PST on Zoom

Nurses at the forefront of change: challenging the status quo
2021-06-22 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Dear all,
On 22nd June, the Nursing Now Challenge and the World Innovation Summit for Health, along with academic partners The BMJ, will join forces to celebrate the launch of the following publications – Nursing and Climate Change: Meeting the moment; Nursing 2.0: Where next for nursing?; and Nurses for Health Equity.
Nurses at the forefront of change: challenging the status quo
22nd June, 2pm – 5pm (BST)
During this event, participants will discuss the key issues highlighted in the publications and early-career nurse leaders will engage in conversation and debate with the authors and other high-level policymakers.
This event will also provide the platform for the launch of two challenges as part of the Nursing Now Challenge Global Solutions Initiative (NNCGSI). The winners of these challenges will receive a prize of $1,000 to develop their solution. Click here to learn more about the NNCGSI.
Learn more about this event and register here
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Nursing Now Challenge team

CANCELLED - ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - June
2021-06-24 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Please see here for our July Call.

CANCELLED - ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - June
2021-06-24 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
ANHE’s Research Forum meets on the forth Thursday of the month at 3pm ET/12pm PST on Zoom

ANHE Policy-Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - July
2021-07-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Policy Advocacy Forum meets on the first Thursday of the month at 3pm ET/12pm PST on Zoom

Dear ANHE Members,
Please join the ANHE Policy-Advocacy Forum for our July call where we have a very special guest, Dr. Monica Unseld. Her presentation is titled “Peeling the layers away so we can begin” and will be describing the interconnected issues of environmental justice, racism, and health care. We hope that you will join us for this important presentation and conversation.

Monica E. Unseld, Ph.D, MPH obtained her doctorate in biology in 2008 from the University of Louisville and her Master’s in Public Health in 2018 from Benedictine University. She is an environmental and social justice advocate, working with communities in her home of Louisville and all over the nation. She recently founding the nonprofit Until Justice Data Partners that will help provide organizations and neighbors with data and data messaging they need to pursue their justice work.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88536045713

Toxic Chemicals in our Everyday Lives
2021-07-09 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
