Climate and Health Responder Course for Health Professionals
2022-02-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-02-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-03-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
CCHH Responder flyer

ANHE Global Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - February 2022
2022-02-17 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Climate Change Committee views climate change impacts from a global lens and works to incorporate elements of practice, education, research, and policy/advocacy as it relates to solutions to address this health crisis. Our current work includes developing educational resources that can be utilized by all specialties of nursing, identifying avenues for advocacy at local, state, and federal levels, and working within nursing organizations to prioritize this issue.
This committee encourages participation on an international level, as global unification is vital to advancing action to reduce health threats posed by climate change.
Our committee calls are held on the third Thursday of every month at 5 -6 pm US Eastern time.
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Sign up for our Committee listserve so you can stay up to date with our activities: Sign up!

ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - February 2022
2022-02-24 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The focus of the Research Workgroup is to frame and support an agenda for enabling nurses to solve environmental challenges to health through the creation of new knowledge. As a recognized nurse researcher focused on environmental health, we would be delighted if you would consider joining the Research Work Group. The Research Work Group provides excellent resources, support, and mentorship for all researcher experience levels – from novice to expert. To view the Research Work Group’s Priorities, click here.
The ANHE Research Work Group benefits from close partners working in advocacy, practice, and education. Critical research questions arise from these relationships and the resulting research agenda reflects the most current and pressing challenges of our profession.
The Research Work Group’s monthly call is held on the 4th Thursday of the month from 3-4 pm ET. Sign up for our work group listserv so you can stay up to date with our activities and receive reminders for our monthly call: Sign up!
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FEBRUARY CALL
Research Working Group,
Hope to see you at our monthly session Thursday, February 24th . This email contains details on our guest speaker, Dr AnnMarie Walton, who will present on occupational exposure to carcinogens. Also included are recent affiliate publications.
AnnMarie Walton, PhD, RN, MPH, OCN, CHES, FAAN is an Assistant Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing.

Title: “A program of research: understanding and minimizing occupational exposure to carcinogens”
Dr. Walton’s research centers on understanding and minimizing occupational exposures to known carcinogens. She is working to understand and minimize occupational exposures to pesticides for Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers in North Carolina. She is also very active in research and policy to minimize occupational exposures to antineoplastic drugs for healthcare workers including nurses, nursing assistants, and environmental services workers. She will be presenting an overview of her research and policy involvement.
Z – Research Forum Call
Topic: ANHE Research WG Monthly Call
Time: February 24th, 2022. 3:00 PM EST
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ANHE Policy - Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - March 2022
2022-03-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Policy – Advocacy Forum hosts monthly calls to discuss current policy issues and the critical role that nurses can play in advocating to protect public health and the environment. Our rich discussions lead to actions that elevate the voice of nursing on some of the most pressing issues of our time including climate change, access to health care, environmental impacts and toxic chemical pollution. Nurses are the most trusted profession and we must use our collective voice to advocate for those we serve. This is the work group that will help you to get involved in doing just that!
The Work Group calls are the first Thursday of the month at 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88536045713

ANHE Food & Agriculture Committee Call
2022-03-08 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Food & Agriculture Committee for their monthly call on March 8th at 3pm ET/ 12pm PST.
Via Zoom: https://usfca.zoom.us/j/81517241840

ANHE Education Work Group Monthly Call - March 2022
2022-03-14 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
The Education Work Group offers curricular recommendations to infuse environmental health nursing across nursing curricula, teaching tips to engage nursing students in environmental health as part of nursing practice, and our crowning project the ANHE e-textbook, Environmental Health in Nursing. We are a welcoming group. Please join us in our work. The Work Group calls are the second Monday of the month at 5:30 PM. The times are U.S. Eastern Time.
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ANHE Global Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - March 2022
2022-03-17 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Sigma Pre-Conference Event: Creating Healthy Environments Through Climate Action: Nursing's Pivotal Role
2022-03-24 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Climate change is identified by the World Health Organization as one of the most urgent global health challenges for the next decade. Globally, we are witnessing and experiencing impacts on health, livelihoods, and communities as a result of climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic has also underscored the interconnectedness of human and environmental health and emphasized how existing inequities influence outcomes.
Nurses are becoming increasingly more interested in learning about climate change and its related health impacts, as well as their role in addressing this issue through their own actions and supporting equitable climate solutions in their professional associations/clinics/hospitals and with policymakers. As a prominent component of the health sector workforce, nurses can play a vital role in promoting understanding of climate change as a health issue, advancing practice to prevent and protect against health threats, and in advocating for health protective policies.
This comprehensive training, hosted in partnership with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments includes a mixture of information sharing and hands on practice to build knowledge, skill, and confidence following the format below:

Learn about the state of the science on climate change, climate impacts on health, and equity considerations across populations
Gain confidence in talking about climate change from a nursing perspective
Identify the scope of climate solutions available through exploration of case studies
Explore actionable opportunities to be a climate champion in your communities and practice settings
Meet allies and collaborators advocating for climate health

This course is pending approval by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP17198 for 3 contact hours.
READ MORE AND REGISTER HERE

ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - March 2022
2022-03-24 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
March 24th, 2022

ANHE Research Forum – March 24 at 3pm ET
Title: Household Emergency Preparedness
Speaker: Tara Heagele, PhD, RN, EMT, Assistant Professor at The City University of New York’s Hunter College School of Nursing in New York, NY.
Dr. Heagele started her program of research by exploring the household emergency preparedness activities of elderly and medically frail community members qualitatively with the hope of better understanding the reasons why people do or do not prepare for disasters to inform policy. She is especially interested in the role that nurses have in mobilizing the community to prepare for and recover from disasters. She hopes that her disaster nursing research will ultimately save lives and promote disaster-related community resilience. In this presentation, Dr. Heagele will discuss the evolution of her program of research, describing the findings from three of her studies, and providing implications for practice. Participants will learn the barriers and facilitators of adequate household emergency preparedness, how to measure household emergency preparedness, and how to implement a nurse-led household emergency preparedness intervention targeting community members.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89432962044

American Climate Leadership Summit (ACLS 2022)
2022-03-28 - 2022-03-31
Big moves are being made on the quest toward just, effective climate solutions. However, only 6% of Americans are talking about climate change even though 78% of them are concerned. How will you contribute? Looking forward to March 28-31, 2022, now is the time to demonstrate ambitious American leadership for climate solutions.
We are a proud endorser of American Climate Leadership Summit (ACLS 2022), celebrating its 11th year, provides an opportunity where your climate leadership can inspire more Americans to climate action!
READ MORE AND REGISTER HERE

ANHE Policy - Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - April 2022
2022-04-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Climate Change & Health 2022: A Roadmap for Grassroots Advocacy
2022-04-09 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
The Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health at the MGH Institute of Health Professions is co-hosting our annual symposium this year with the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for the Environment and Health on April 9, 2022. The event is virtual and contact hours are available. This year’s symposium, entitled Climate Change and Health 2022: A Roadmap for Grassroots Advocacy, will feature Bill McKibben, founder and senior advisor Emeritus of 350.org as well as Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA) and Lauren Underwood (IL). Additionally, a call for abstracts is currently open and will close on 3/11.
READ MORE AND REGISTER HERE

ANHE Education Work Group Monthly Call - April 2022
2022-04-11 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)

ANHE Global Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - April 2022
2022-04-21 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)

WEBINAR: Climate Crisis Threats to Pregnancy and Newborn Health
2022-04-28 13:00 - 14:30 UTC
Overview
Environmental crises have a significant impact on reproductive and maternal health. Scientific research and the experiences of pregnant people, families and the health workers that serve them provide increasing evidence of the effects of wildfires, extreme heat, and other climate impacts, on pregnancy health. Epidemiologic studies link exposure to both extreme heat and wildfire smoke to increased risk of poor maternal health and adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth, low birth weight and stillbirth. Little is in place to try and manage these emerging threats.
Interventions are needed to prevent the climate crisis from deepening the unjust racial and other inequities that center the US’ maternal health crisis. Maternal and infant outcomes are worse in the United States than in other industrialized nations, with black and brown people being disproportionately affected. Including climate change in how we understand maternal and newborn health unearths multiple intersecting vulnerabilities driven by systemic racism and other marginalization. Attention to climate change and the effects of environmental crises on maternal and newborn health is essential to standing up equitable and just sexual and reproductive health policies and programs.
This webinar is designed to provide expert insights into how extreme heat and wildfire exposure affect maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. Presentations will provide key insights into the latest research on these emerging reproductive justice problems.
Nursing CE and CME credits will be available for this webinar.
Objectives:

Apply a reproductive justice framework to climate change
Review selected studies that increase our knowledge related to the impact of climate change on maternal-child health
Identify specific actions that can be implemented in practice to assess risk related to climate change.
Discuss policy strategies that can be used to mitigate the effect of climate change on maternal-child health.

REGISTER HERE: https://marchofdimes.org/EnvironmentalHealth
LaTricea Adams is the founder CEO and president of Black Millennials for Flint a national grassroots, environmental justice and civil rights organization with the purpose of bringing like-minded organizations together to collectively take action and advocate against the crisis of lead exposure specifically in African American & Latinx communities throughout the nation..
Tara Marko is a PhD candidate at Washington State University (WSU) College of Nursing and has been awarded an NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award for her current dissertation research titled: Effects to Neonatal Outcomes After In Utero Wildfire Smoke Exposure.
Nate DeNicola is a board-certified Ob/Gyn at Johns Hopkins Health System in Washington, DC and Chair of Telehealth for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and leads their current work on innovation.

ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - April 2022
2022-04-28 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Kim Larson, RN, PhD, MPH, FNAP is a professor at East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville, North Carolina
Title: Safe Drinking Water Study in Guatemala
Contaminated drinking water contributes to child mortality. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in Guatemala to examine a community engagement (CE) strategy, a monetary donation for a water filter. Water filters were distributed to households in four villages; three villages (n = 38) participated in the CE strategy (intervention) and one village (n = 56) did not (control). One-year later we surveyed study households on family health and water filter use. Intervention households had almost five times higher odds (OR = 4.7, p = 0.022) of having a working water filter. Interventions that incorporate ownership might sustain safe drinking water initiatives.
Register in advance for this month’s webinar! 1 Nursing Continuing Education credit will be awarded to those who complete the evaluation and earn 80% or above on the webinar post-test.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdOuhqDkqHtAqY6rCEyFxILLkxs5OYnZ-

ANHE Policy - Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - May 2022
2022-05-05 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

ANHE Education Work Group Monthly Call - May 2022
2022-05-09 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)

Updated E-Textbook Webinar
2022-05-11 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
We are delighted to share with you the latest edition of the award-winning ANHE e-textbook: Environmental Health in Nursing, 2nd Edition.
The updated e-textbook represents the latest in environmental health nursing research, education, advocacy, and practice. It is much larger than the first edition because more nurses are engaged in environmental health, and they are advancing their roles as practitioners, educators, advocates, and environmental health scientist. We hope you find this e-text useful to expand your own knowledge, educate future and current nurses, and address environmental health.
The new e-text includes an expanded climate change section, more environmental sciences and nurse research, and a chapter that is in Spanish and English.
Please join us on May 11, 2022 at 2pm ET for a webinar on the new text moderated by editor Ruth McDermott-Levy and featuring authors Emily Hopkins, Marjorie McCullagh, and Kristi Wilson. Register here.

2022 ANHE Virtual Nursing Summit
2022-05-19 12:00 - 2022-05-20 17:00 UTC
The 4th Nursing Summit on Environmental Health will take place virtually over 2 days from May 19 – 20, 2022. This year’s theme is Raise Nursing Voices! Redesigning Health for People and the Planet. The Nursing Summit brings together nurse leaders working at the intersection of health and the environment. Joins us for inspiring keynote, plenary, and concurrent sessions along with networking opportunities. Attendees can explore the exhibit hall and meet with like-minded professionals interested in promoting healthier environments for all.
REGISTER HERE
Interested in being an Event Sponsor? Head over to our Sponsor Information Page for more information
We are thrilled to be able to offer this virtual summit at an affordable rate for working nurses, students, retired individuals, and especially those with circumstances which might hinder their ability to fund the conference ticket. ANHE has started a scholarship fund to assist those who could use the extra help.
If you’d like to contribute to the scholarship fund, head over to ANHE’s Donation Page and specify ‘Nursing Summit Scholarship Fund’ in your donation note. Thank you for helping nurses across the globe add their voice to this important event.

ANHE Global Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - May 2022
2022-05-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

ANHE Arizona Town Hall
2022-05-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
“Nurses & The Earth”: A Climate Action Town Hall
Virtual Town Hall on Climate Change & Health
May 25th 9am local (12pm EST)
Join The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments for a virtual town hall discussing the health impacts of climate change with Representative Tom O’Halleran. Sign up below to submit questions and engage directly with state officials on the intersection of climate and health!
Town Hall Registration

ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - May 2022
2022-05-26 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The focus of the Research Workgroup is to frame and support an agenda for enabling nurses to solve environmental challenges to health through the creation of new knowledge. As a recognized nurse researcher focused on environmental health, we would be delighted if you would consider joining the Research Work Group. The Research Work Group provides excellent resources, support, and mentorship for all researcher experience levels – from novice to expert. To view the Research Work Group’s Priorities, click here.
The ANHE Research Work Group benefits from close partners working in advocacy, practice, and education. Critical research questions arise from these relationships and the resulting research agenda reflects the most current and pressing challenges of our profession.
The Research Work Group’s monthly call is held on the 4th Thursday of the month from 3-4 pm ET. Sign up for our work group listserv so you can stay up to date with our activities and receive reminders for our monthly call: Sign up!
May 26 at 3pm ET
Register here
Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN
Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Title: Impact of Healthcare Providers on Emergency Preparedness Among Vulnerable Clients
Dr. McNeill’s program of research involves emergency preparedness and response of nurses as well as individuals in the community and the households they live in, particularly vulnerable populations. She endeavors to improve disaster competencies among nurses, willingness to report to duty after a disaster, and emergency preparedness of all. Her research involves emergency shelter placement, community health issues to include emergency preparedness and response, resilience, and most recently, COVID-19. Research involving emergency preparedness centers on investigating response measures inclusive of individuals and populations with access and functional needs as well as resiliency among populations and the impact health care providers have on preparedness levels. She investigates measures to improve emergency preparedness and response among health care professionals and preparedness levels among vulnerable citizens. In this presentation, Dr. McNeill will discuss the evolution of her program of research, describing the findings from several of her studies, and providing implications for practice. Participants will learn about emergency preparedness and the importance of educating clients and patients on how to become prepared for emergencies, and the impact a healthcare provider can make in emergency preparedness among vulnerable clients and patients. Finally, resources for nurses to educate themselves on emergency preparedness and response topics will be discussed.

ANHE Policy - Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-02 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

ANHE Food & Agriculture Committee Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-06 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
The Food & Agriculture Committee meets on the first Monday of the month at 3pm ET/12pm PST.
Topic TBD

ANHE Education Work Group Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-13 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)

ANHE Global Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-16 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
