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9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)
2023-09-12 08:00 - 2023-09-29 17:00 (America/New_York)
ISC and its partners will organise the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) on 12-29 September 2023.
The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. The objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.
Registration
You can see the programme without registering but to JOIN any Virtual or In-Person session you need to register. Registration will allow you to select the sessions you want to attend. Only by selecting the session, you will see the button link to access the Video Stream.
To select a session click on the white circle near the session title. By doing that, you will be creating your own schedule called “My schedule”. Once you have selected your sessions, see your schedule by hovering over your profile picture and selecting “My Schedule”.
For complete details on setting up your account and personalized agenda, visit the Sched Guide for Attendees

Schedule
The programme contains around 300 science sessions on how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It is advised to filter them by Type, Date, Venue and Virtual/In-Person to help identifying the sessions you want to attend.
The session capacity is unlimited for Virtual sessions. For In-Person sessions the limit is set up individually in each session.
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ANHE Research Forum Call - September 2023
2023-09-28 15:00 - 16:00
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Research Forum on Thursday, September 28th at 3pm ET for a webinar: Climate Readiness: Preparation is Key. Attendees will be eligible for 1 Nursing CE credit upon completion of the webinar evaluation and by earning at least an 80% on the webinar post test.

Speaker: Alex G. Hodges, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, RN, CNE
Clinical Professor at East Carolina University College of Nursing

Climate impacts are striking at an alarming rate within the United States. Fires and Maui, Burning Man in Nevada with rain and sheltering in pace, Hurricane Idalia, and those left in her wake are the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. Nurses can be pivotal in preparation long before the event or disaster strikes. Understanding the risks your patient population may encounter is the first step. Tools such as the ones published by Americares are just one example of timely patient education. This session will discuss how one primary care nurse practitioner approaches climate change and the changes necessary in primary care.

At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to:

Identify potential climate change impacts on patients and their chronic disease conditions.
Utilize appropriate resources for anticipatory planning for climate-related events.
Describe appropriate education resources for patients, staff, and organizations.

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It's our 15th ANHEversary!
2023-10-26 20:00 - 21:30

Hosted by the Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility - How Climate Affects Cancer
2023-11-27 20:00 - 21:00
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE) and Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) for Part 2 of a Webinar Series!
Title: How Climate Change Affects Cancer
Date: November 27, 2023
Time: 7-8pm CT / 8-9pm ET
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Speaker: Lakshmi Balasubramania, MD, Physician

Dr. Balasubramanian is a Medical Oncologist who, having witnessed the detrimental and at times, deadly impacts of severe weather events on her patients and family, has transitioned from almost 2 decades in private practice to work on climate change and health. She has a Yale Climate Change and Health certification, ESG certification from Duke Fuqua School of Business, Health Care Management certification from Naveen Jindal School of Management, and is currently pursuing a Diploma in Climate Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Description: In this session, we will be able to analyze the Interplay between climate change and cancer by understanding how climate change affects our patients with cancer. What a generalist needs to know about cancer prevention and recurrence: Behavioral modification co-benefits. Recall adverse cancer outcomes resulting from health inequity and disparate exposures.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, the attendees can determine the complex relationship between climate change and cancer. Recall how climate change affects our patients with cancer. Identify the behavioral healthful living modification that also will serve as climate co-benefits.
Attendees who complete an evaluation and receive at least an 80% on the post-test are eligible for 1 credit of Nursing Continuing Education (CE).
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Research Forum Monthly Call - The Disposal of Medical Waste in West Africa: An Environmental and Occupational Health Challenge
2024-03-28 15:00 - 16:00
The Disposal of Medical Waste in West Africa: An Environmental and Occupational Health Challenge

Laura Ridge, PhD, RN
March 28, 2024 at 3pm ET
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, in 2020, COVID-associated healthcare waste alone was 3.4 kg per person per day globally. It was about 2.5 kg per bed per day in developing countries. Dr. Laura Jean Ridge will discuss her research on the occupational health of healthcare workers in West Africa, particularly in Liberia and Ghana. Dr. Ridge is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing. She has received funding from the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety and was a member of the 2023 cohort of the Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists™. Dr. Ridge is a nurse practitioner who earned her Master’s in Adult Primary Care from Columbia University (2010). She provided primary and HIV-oriented care in New York City for five years before her PhD at New York University.
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1 Nursing Continuing Education (CE) credit will be available for those who complete an evaluation and receive at least 80% on the post-test.

ANHE Education Forum Monthly Call - Building Environmental Health and Climate Change Across the Nursing Curriculum: Earth Day 2024 Topic Planet vs. Plastic
2024-04-16 12:00 - 13:00
The ANHE Education Forum is back from taking a pause last year. We are thrilled to open 2024 with new co-chairs! Dr. Adrienne Wald and Joanna Fisher-Whilden will serve as the co-chairs for 2024 and Anna Chico Cornel will support until her term as co-chair starts in 2025.
Join the ANHE Education Forum on April 16th at 12 pm ET for “Building Environmental Health and Climate Change Across the Nursing Curriculum: Earth Day 2024 Topic Planet vs. Plastic.” Megan Wolff, Health Policy Director at Beyond Plastics will join us to talk about the topic in general and offer input and perspective. Our guest speaker will be followed by a Forum group discussion on best practices for integration of content across the nursing curriculum. Register here.

Megan J. Wolff, Ph.D., MPH, is a public health historian with an eye to using history to inform policy. After receiving her masters and doctorate in public health from Columbia University, she spent over a decade at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she developed a mental health policy initiative within the Department of Psychiatry. She believes that climate change is the greatest threat to health and well-being in contemporary life, and that overproduction of plastics touches on every phase of the climate fight.

ANHE Practice Forum Monthly Call - April 2024
2024-04-17 18:30 - 19:00
Join the ANHE Practice Forum for a presentation and conversation with Dr. Cheryl Holder, MD, FAACP, Co-Chair of Florida Clinicians for Climate Action.
When: April 17, 2024 at 6pm ET
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Research Forum Monthly Call - Epigenetic Age Acceleration Impacts Racial and Neighborhood Disparities in Chronic Low Back Pain
2024-04-25 15:00 - 16:00
Epigenetic Age Acceleration Impacts Racial and Neighborhood Disparities in Chronic Low Back Pain
Pamela Jackson, PhD, RN
April 25, 2024 at 3pm
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Amplifying Momentum Among the Health Sector for Healthy and Sustainable Communities
2024-05-08 11:30 - 18:00 | Goodman Community Center, 214 Waubesa St, Madison, WI, 53704
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments for a half day symposium. Health professionals are advocates for holistic well-being. With historic progress and investments in clean energy and sustainable communities, it’s an opportune time for nurses and other health professionals in the Midwest to amplify progress by supporting environmental health at a state, local, and community level. This unique program is designed to equip nurses and health professionals with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities needed to amplify leadership towards advancing impactful action for healthy and sustainable communities.

All health professionals and students are welcome! CE will be provided for nurses. Included in the registration fee is lunch (buffet-style catering) and hors d’oeuvres plus 2 complementary bar tickets for those 21 years and older at the reception.

Scholarships are available for general admission and student general admission. Please reach out to cara@envirn.org to request a scholarship.

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Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - FEMA - Office of Resilience Strategy
2024-05-16 15:00 - 16:00
As a nurse, are you prepared for how climate hazards and extreme weather can impact your patients and communities? We invite you to join ANHE’s Climate Change Committee on Thursday May 16th from 3-4 PM EST to learn about FEMA’s Climate Resilience Integration Branch and Office of Resilience Strategy.
Representatives from FEMA will discuss resources and tools that are available to communities in order to better prepare and anticipate community needs during extreme weather events.
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ANHE Food & Agriculture Committee Monthly Call - June 2024
2024-06-04 15:00 - 16:00
Promoting sustainability diets for human and planetary health: the healthcare provider’s role
June 4, 2024 – 3pm ET
Becky Ramsing, Senior Program Officer, Food Communities & Public Health, at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
The ANHE Food & Agriculture Committee presents the first webinar in a 3-part series “Promoting sustainability diets for human and planetary health: the healthcare provider’s role.” Featuring Becky Ramsing, Senior Program Officer, Food Communities & Public Health, at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, this webinar will provide a description of the components of the food system – diet, public health, food production, and the environment – and how they interact and shape our daily lives. The food system faces constant pressures from resource depletion, lack of equity, population growth and climate disruption and the food we eat has environmental, health and climate impacts. Our speaker will share an overview of what is a sustainable diet and how nurses can provide guidelines for helping people make sustainable and healthy food choices.
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Objectives:

Describe how components of the food system – diet, public health, food production, and the environment – interact and shape our daily lives, and how the food system faces constant pressures from resource depletion, lack of equity, population growth and climate disruption.
Describe the environmental, health and climate impacts of the food we eat.
Define a sustainable diet and identify how nurses can provide guidelines for helping people make sustainable, healthy food choices.

1 hour of Nursing Continuing Education (CE) credits will be offered to attendees who complete an evaluation and receive at least an 80% on post-test.
Please also register for the other webinars in the series:

June 18th 12 pm/3 pm ET: Why Choose Organic?
July 2nd 12 pm/3 pm ET: Plant-forward Diets: Benefits for Health and the Planet

ANHE Policy Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - June 2024
2024-06-06 15:00 - 16:00
PFAS: Federal Drinking Water Standards & Opportunities for Nursing Action
Thursday June 6, 2024 3 PM – 4 PM EST
This webinar will be recorded and sent to all those who register. 1 hour of nursing CE will be provided. Registration is required to obtain CE.
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Webinar Description: The Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized national primary drinking water standards for 6 PFAS. This is the first-ever national, legally enforceable, scientifically supported drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’ Most people are exposed to mixtures of PFAS and there is sufficient evidence that certain PFAS are associated with health outcomes including decreased antibody responses and dyslipidemia in both adults and children as well as decreased infant and fetal growth and increased risk of kidney cancer in adults. As public drinking water systems come into compliance with the new standards, nurses and health care providers will likely be asked by patients and those in their communities, about the health effects of PFAS and about PFAS in drinking water. This webinar is intended to discuss resources, including ANHE’s PFAS Toolkit, and advocacy opportunities for the clinician. This will be a 1 hour panel webinar including 4 speakers who are well-established successful PFAS advocates.
Speakers:
Dr. Katie Pelch, Toxics Team in Environmental Health, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Sarah Woodbury, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Defend Our Health
Avonna Stark, Minnesota State Director, Clean Water Action Minnesota
Sophia Longsworth – Clean and Healthy NY
Objectives:

Summarize the known and potential health impacts from exposure to PFAS through drinking water.
Describe EPA’s most recent national public drinking water standards regarding PFAS.
Discuss federal, state and local PFAS advocacy opportunities in which nurses, health workers and clinicians can engage.
Review which strategies were successful in passing state-level PFAS legislation noting any barriers.

1 hour of Nursing Continuing Education (CE) credits will be available to participants who complete an evaluation and receive at least 80% on post-test.

Amplifying Momentum Among the Health Sector for Environmental Justice and Climate Action
2024-06-10 09:30 - 18:30 | Inn at Villanova University, 601 County Line Rd., Wayne, PA, 19087
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment for Amplifying Momentum Among the Health Sector for Environmental Justice & Climate Action. Health professionals are advocates for holistic well-being. With historic progress and investments in environmental justice and climate action, it’s an opportune time for health professionals in the Mid-Atlantic to amplify progress by supporting climate and health at a state, local, and community level.

Held at the Inn at Villanova University, this unique program is designed to inspire, educate, and equip nurses and other health professionals with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to amplify leadership towards advancing climate action for public health, environmental justice, and communities.

Conference Objectives:

Comprehensive Understanding: Describe the intricate relationship between environmental factors and public health. Identify the impact of pollution and environmental harms on individuals and communities.
Nursing/Health Professional Action: Articulate how health professionals can be catalysts for positive change in environmental health. Understand the role and opportunities for health professionals in creating sustainable, resilient, and healthy communities.
Collaboration and Networking: Engage with a community of like-minded health dedicated to advancing environmental health. Network with other health professionals to share insights and experiences.

Agenda:

Time
Session Details

10:00 -10:15
Welcome

10:15 – 11:00
Keynote by Poune Saberi

11:00 – 12:00
Topic: EJ Panel #1
Moderator Hannah Noel, RN, BSN

Steve Luxton, Energy Coordinating Agency
Daniel Smith
Kate Hoffer

12:00 – 1:15
Lunch and Networking

1:15 – 1:30
Chair yoga and Mindfulness

1:30 – 2:30
Topic: IRA Panel #2
Moderator: Sarah Bucic

Bobby Boyd from DOE
Flora Cardoni
Octavia “Penny” Dryden

2:30 – 2:45
Break

2:45 – 3:45
Topic: Health with Specific actions Panel #3
Moderator Millie Elia

Erin Kitt-Lewis
Sarah Bucic
Monica Harmon

3:45 – 4:00
HIghlights and Takeaways – Ruth McDermott Levy

4:00 – 5:00
Reception and Networking

5:00 – 6:30
MOVIE
Topic: Film “Trash and Burn”
Moderator: Ruth McDermott-Levy,

Zulene Mayfield
Bilal Motley
Erin Johnson
Takia Nelson

All health professionals and students are welcome! CE will be provided for nurses. Included in the registration fee is lunch (buffet-style catering) and hors d’oeuvres plus 1 complementary bar ticket for those 21 years and older at the reception.

Scholarships are available for both general admission and student general admission tickets. Please reach out to cara@envirn.org to request a scholarship.

Register here.

ANHE Policy and Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - July 11, 2024
2024-07-11 15:00 - 16:00
In Fall 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to pursue the Biden administration’s priority of replacing all lead service lines in the next ten years. Nurses know that access to safe lead-free drinking water is essential for families to live healthy and productive lives, as there is no safe level of lead. Communities across the country should be protected from exposure to lead and health care providers are a key part of lead exposure prevention. This webinar aims to provide resources for the clinician as well as highlight areas for nursing advocacy and action. 1 hour CE will be offered by ANHE.
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ANHE Practice Forum Monthly Call - July 16, 2024
2024-07-16 15:00 - 16:00
Ambient air pollution and health
July 16, 2024 – 3pm ET
Join the ANHE Practice Forum on July 16, 2024 at 3pm ET for a presentation from Dr. Jeffrey Yanosky. Dr. Yanosky will be discussing aspects of the relationship between ambient air pollution and health, with an emphasis on cancer.
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CHPNO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinar - From Knowledge to Action: Navigating the Path to Health Equity
2024-10-09 17:30 - 18:30
From Knowledge to Action: Navigating the Path to Health Equity
Oct 9, 2024 – 5:30 PM ET
Anna Valdez, Ph.D., RN, PHN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAEN, FAADN
Zenobia Harris DNP, MPH, CPH

In this workshop, participants will apply foundational knowledge about antiracism, equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice to propose actions they can take individually and collectively to address health inequities and prevent harm within healthcare. Strategies for engaging in health equity and DEIJ-focused work in organizations or geographic areas that limit language and actions related to DEI will be discussed. Participants will explore strategies to support colleagues in understanding the impact of health inequities and the need for equity-minded nursing.

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Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss how to navigate the path to health equity in the context of state laws prohibiting some forms of DEI work and language.
2. Examine resources that can be leveraged to move DEI and health equity work forward.
3. Describe communication strategies that can be used to facilitate an understanding of health inequities and the need for equity-minded nursing practice.
1 hour of Nursing Continuing Education (CE) credit will be offered to participants who complete an evaluation and receive at least 80% on post-test.
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Climate Changes' Effect on Agriculture and Agriculture's Effect on Climate change
2024-12-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Climate Changes’ Effect on Agriculture and Agriculture’s Effect on Climate change
For nurses who are interested in climate change, it is critical to understanding how the food system impacts and is impacted by climate change. It is estimated that 25 – 30% of greenhouse gases are attributed to the global food system. While this webinar will explore how climate change-associated weather patterns, extreme storms, and extreme heat events threaten both plant-based and animal-sourced food, we will also investigate how the predominant agricultural practices in the US are producing greenhouse gases, employing millions of pounds of fossil fuel-derived chemicals (including pesticides), and destroying ecosystems. We will also look at climate impacts from meat consumption versus plant-based diets. And finally, we will discuss nurses’ roles in making our food system more just and climate and eco-friendly.
Speaker: Barbara Sattler, DrPH, BS, RN, FAAN
Register Today! https://zurl.co/KWyV

Extreme Weather in Arizona
2024-12-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
EXTREME WEATHER IN ARIZONA
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2PM MST | VIRTUAL (ZOOM)
On Wednesday, December 11th at 2PM MST, Arizona health professionals and climate advocates will discuss how extreme weather has affected the lives of Arizonians in 2024. In 2023 Phoenix set a record with 54 days above 100 degrees, by August of 2024 that record nearly doubled with 100 straight days above 100 degrees. Panelists will detail the human and environmental impacts of these extreme weather conditions and how these communities are addressing the impacts. This event is sponsored by the Climate Action Campaign and Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments These presentations will be followed by a short Q&A.

Host

Milagros Elia, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Presenters

Patricia (Pat) VanMaanen, Arizona Nurses Association
Tawsha Trahan, Unlimited Potential
Jazmin Moreno-Dominguez, PoderLatinx

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Health Impacts of Federal Climate Investments
2025-01-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Health Impacts of Federal Climate Investments

Date/Time: Wednesday, January 22 at 3PM ET | Virtual (Zoom)
Description: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) together represent the largest investment in climate resilience in the nation’s history and are providing much-needed resources to communities across the country. The IRA alone delivers nearly $400 billion in federal investments to rapidly accelerate the transition toward zero-emission vehicles, reduce climate pollution and carbon emissions, improve air quality, and strengthen communities. These historic investments present an opportunity to make lasting, positive health outcomes for all Americans. Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments on January 22nd at 3 pm ET for a virtual event featuring speakers providing an overview of how climate investments improve health outcomes, examples of local benefits to communities, and opportunities for nurses to promote implementation at a state and local level.
Speakers include:

Aaron Petykowski, Senior Program Manager, Climate Action Campaign
Robbie Orvis, Senior Director, Modeling and Analysis, Energy Innovation
Stefen Samarripas, Senior Local Policy Manager, ACEEE

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lceyqrz4rGtwohyz_N15Oa3AN6Cxeo3

SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT AVAILABLE HERE

Schools, Health Systems, and the Inflation Reduction Act
2025-02-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Schools, Health Systems, and the Inflation Reduction Act
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 22 at 3PM ET | Virtual (Zoom)
Description: Historic investments made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), present an opportunity to make lasting, positive health outcomes for all Americans. The Inflation Reduction Act offers incentives for businesses, school districts, governments, and health systems to transition to zero-emission vehicles and renewable energy. Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments on February 5th at 3 pm ET for a virtual event in which speakers will provide examples of programs implemented through IRA funding, specifically relating to electric school buses and clean energy programs in health systems.
Speakers include:

Carolina Chacon, Coalition Manager, Alliance for Electric Schools Buses
Kindra Weid, RN, St. Joseph Mercy Health Chelsea. Coalition Coordinator, It’s Electric!

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-6qqTorHtxkBfAjcTwyCaZRd20tKIUx

SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT

The mechanistic role of ovarian hormone presence following wood smoke exposure
2025-02-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
FREE Webinar Alert! Join the ANHE Practice Forum on Feb 18 at 3 PM ET for an insightful session with Dr. Katherine Zychowski on how ovarian hormones impact health after wood smoke exposure.
Don’t miss this important discussion on environmental health and its effects on the body. Register now! ⬇️
Sign up here or head to the link in our bio: https://zurl.co/9Y0oR
#EnvironmentalHealth #WoodSmokeExposure #ANHE #FreeWebinar

Building Multi-level Resilience as an Extension Scientist
2025-02-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Join ANHE’s Research Forum on February 27, 2025, at 3 PM ET with Dr. Shawna Beese, PhD, RN, as she presents Building Multi-level Resilience as an Extension Scientist . Learn how research and practice intersect to strengthen public health and environmental resilience.

Leading the Charge: Collaborative Innovations in Nursing for Health and Sustainable Impact
2025-03-18 08:30 - 10:00 | Webinar
Description: This virtual panel discussion will explore the transformative role of nursing in promoting health and sustainability. Panelists will share innovative approaches, leadership insights, and collaborative strategies to address global health and sustainability challenges. Attendees will leave equipped with actionable ideas and inspiration to drive positive change in their practices and communities.

Speakers include:

Charlotte McArdle, PhD Researcher, Ulster University | Previously Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland & Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England.
Andrea Jaramillo, Founder, Forest Nurse
Erica Bezerra, Founder, EcoPrint Medical Solutions
Sarah Ripley, Sustainable Healthcare Consultant
Dr. Bukola Salami, Professor University of Calgary and Postdoctoral Fellow
Captain Ajitha Nair, President, Association of Nurse Executives, India

Valerie Rzepka, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Executive Director, and co-founder of Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT)

Nurse Led Healing Circle
2025-03-25 13:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
A core value of ANHE is community and support of one another. In 2025, we are working on ways for ANHE nurses to come together in support of each other. That’s why we’ve decided to host Nurse Led Healing Circles every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. The next one will be on March 25 at 1PM EST/10 AM PST.

Characterizing Pediatric Discharge Diagnoses Associated with Daily Extreme Heat Exposure
2025-03-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar

ANHE Hill Days
2025-04-02 - 2025-04-03 | Webinar
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE) and fellow nurses on Wednesday April 2nd and Thursday April 3rd for virtual legislative meetings with your congressional representatives to discuss the need to preserve critical environmental health safeguards that protect health, preserve climate and health investments in communities across the country, and emphasize the critical need for Congressional action to fully fund federal agencies such as EPA and HHS.

ANHE will hold a Hill Day Prep call in advance which will be recorded for all those who register.

Please sign up for meeting slots that best fit your schedule and reach out to sarah@envirn.org with any questions.

ANHE Education Forum: Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles: Addressing Extraction Concerns
2025-04-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Villanova University
Mark your calendars for next month! Join us on April 17, 2025, at 12pm ET for an insightful Education Forum!
Speaker: Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Professor & Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (Region 3 PEHSU)
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University
Location: M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Room 340

Nurses Leading the Charge, the Path to COP30: Green Growth through Green Innovation
2025-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Description: As part of the series Nurses Leading the Way: The Path to COP30, this session will introduce nurses’ pivotal contributions to fostering sustainable healthcare practices. The webinar will feature a panel of nurses discussing local innovative solutions to combat global climate change, offering insights into how health professionals can lead in the transition to a greener, healthier future. Join us for an inspiring conversation about the intersection of healthcare, innovation, and environmental stewardship.

Speakers include:

Sarah Johnson: RN Sustainability Program Manager, Providence
Imogen Stringer: Head of Sustainability Education and Implementation Manager, Great Ormond Street Hospital in London
More being announced soon

Reimagining Planetary Health: Critical Posthumanism's Role in Environmental Justice
2025-04-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
With Lesley Hodge, BScN, MN, RN

Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Nursing
University of Alberta

ANHE Policy and Advocacy Forum
2025-05-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Join us on Thursday May 1 for “Ports, Heavy Duty Vehicles and Community Health.” While heavy duty vehicles contribute to air pollution, less attention is often given to the ports where these vehicles originate. Join ANHE for a discussion about ports, emissions and health outcomes, especially as they relate to the potential policies and actions of the new administration.
REGISTER TODAY: https://zurl.co/YbFDu or use the link in our bio
We will be joined by speaker Regina Hsu who is a senior attorney in Earthjustice’s California Regional Office, where she works on the Right to Zero campaign. Regina primarily works to accelerate transportation electrification in California and nationwide. Much of her work centers on electrifying the goods movement industry and reducing pollution at the San Pedro Bay Ports, the largest port complex in the United States and single largest stationary source of pollution in the Los Angeles region.
