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Lead Poisoning Solutions + the Justice40 Initiative
2022-12-01 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
The Justice40 Initiative is a historic opportunity to create meaningful impacts in environmental justice communities. The Justice40 Initiative spans multiple issue areas, including clean water. WEACT invites you to join our panel discussion on December 1st at 1pm EST on “Decreasing Lead Poisoning through the Justice40 Initiative.” During this panel discussion we will be unpacking how the Justice40 initiative can be utilized to decrease lead service lines in environmental justice communities. This panel will also feature ways in which foundations, philanthropy and companies can help to fill in the funding gaps for effective lead service line replacement.
Panelists for the conversation include:

Stephanie Simeon: Executive Director at Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.
Jessica Dandridge: Executive Director of The Water Collaborative
Karen Dettmer: Managing Director for Infrastructure Implementation at the EPA’s Office of Water
Karla Palmer: AI for Social Good & Sustainability at Google.org
Joi James: Project Manager for Community Partnerships with BlueConduit

RSVP for the Panel at: bit.ly/LeadOutJ40

Workshop - The Art of Storytelling in Nursing
2022-11-29 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
During the 2022 ANHE Nursing Summit, we hosted a storytelling breakout session and you asked for more! We’re hosting a 90 minute workshop on Tuesday November 29th and we’d love for you to join!
Stories can be powerful tools in shaping change. As nurses, we are trusted professionals, and part of building trust with our organizations, peers, patients, and communities, is sharing our stories. Join us for a workshop on storytelling, where we’ll talk about the power of us, the power of now, and the power of organizing your community for collective action.
Workshop leader: Pedja Stojjcic, Program Director for Community Organizing, Center for Health Equity Education & Advocacy (CHEEA) at Cambridge Health Alliance. Pedja and his team will guide us through a 90-minute workshop where we’ll do the work of building our stories and at the end, you’ll have the opportunity to practice sharing!
Those participating in this workshop will:

Describe the power of stories in creating social change.
Identify how to structure, craft, and deliver powerful stories to varying audiences, and
Describe ways in which nurses can use storytelling in varying practice settings to build trust and initiate change.

We hope to see you there. Register here.
This course is pending approval by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP17198 for 1.5 contact hours.

ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Call - November
2022-11-17 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
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ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - November
2022-11-17 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
Research Working Group – November Call
Thursday November 17th, 2022 3 pm EST
Title: Interventions to Reduce the Impact of Climate Change on Health in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review
Speakers:

Daniel Smith, Villanova University
Lisa Thompson, Emory University
Ruth McDermott-Levy, Villanova University
Liz Mizelle, East Carolina University

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdO2prjoqGNW_2zR8oW2pvEijurbcEEqQ

ANHE Practice Forum Monthly Call - November
2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:00 UTC

ANHE Education Monthly Call - November
2022-11-14 17:30 - 18:30 UTC
When: Monday, November 14 at 5:30 pm.
Title: Teaching about Climate Change with an International On-line Classroom
Speakers:
Ruth McDermott-Levy – Villanova University
Sarah Kagan – University of Pennsylvania
Nina Juntereal – University of Pennsylvania
Maria White – University of Pennsylvania
Emma Blakey – University of Pennsylvania
Description: This nursing continuing nursing professional development activity will discuss two courses focused on engaging international faculty and students to learn about climate change. One course focuses on specifically nursing and the other course uses an interdisciplinary approach.
Objectives:

Describe the use of COIL (cooperative on-line international learning to support climate change education in nursing.
Identify one environmental health concept that could be developed into a COIL.
Identify sources or methods of engaging international partners in a COIL.

Webex Room: https://ctedu.webex.com/meet/KMurphynvcc.commnet.edu

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Health Provider Series: Session 2
2022-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
11/14 – Principles for decision making under uncertainty
Overview
Discuss the principles developed for clinical evaluation or biological testing given substantial scientific uncertainty about health effects or the value of such measures in informing care and how these principles address the related social and ethical implications of testing.
About the Speaker
Kevin Elliot, PhD | Michigan State University
Dr. Kevin Elliott is a Professor at Michigan State University with joint appointments in Lyman Briggs College, the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Department of Philosophy. His research lies at the intersection of the philosophy of science, research ethics, and environmental ethics. Much of his scholarship has focused on the roles of ethical and social values in scientific research on environmental pollution. His work also addresses ethical issues related to science communication, science policy, and team science. He was a co-author for the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) report, Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-up (2022) https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/guidance-on-pfas-testing-and-health-outcomes.
Register here
ACCREDITATION AND CONTACT HOURS
Each participant will earn one CE for attending each session. There is no cost for participating in any of the sessions.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Toxic Beauty Products & Black Women’s Health: A Webinar for Nurses
2022-11-08 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
The beauty products marketed to Black women are among the most toxic in the cosmetics industry and are contributing to an increased risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancer, reproductive harm, and more. We will discuss how nurses can talk with patients about the chemicals of concern in beauty and personal care products marketed to Black women – what they are, where they are, the negative health impacts and where to find safer alternatives. We will also provide tips and resources that nurses can share with their patients to help them avoid these toxic exposures.
Facilitator: Janet Nudelman, MA, Director of BCPP’s Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Speaker: Dr. Astrid Williams, DrPH, MPH, Environmental Justice Program Manager, Black Women for Wellness
Bio: Astrid is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Public Health earning a doctorate in public health and Master of Public Health in Health Promotion & Education. She received her undergraduate degree in psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She currently serves as the Environmental Justice manager for Black Women for Wellness and oversees their beauty justice work.
Speaker: Tianna Shaw-Wakeman, MS, Environmental Justice Program Lead, Black Women for Wellness
Bio: Tianna holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California where she graduated as the first Black University Valedictorian for the Class of 2021. She currently works as an Environmental Justice Program Lead for the non-profit Black Women for Wellness.
A recording of the webinar will be available to registrants post-event.
Register here

ANHE Policy - Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - November
2022-11-03 15:00 - 16:00 UTC

ANHE Food & Agriculture Committee Monthly Call - November
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Our next meeting will be at this WED 7pm on Nov 9th
VIA ZOOM:
https://usfca.zoom.us/j/81695024723

AGENDA:
Introductions
Discussion:
ITEM 1
A Nurses Food / Ag Pledge

Eat more plant-based and whole grain meals
Set a preference for organic food purchasing, whenever possible
Learn where our food comes from
Waste less food

There are solid evidence and fabulous resources to support such a Pledge. Each of these pledge items can engender rich conversations about the inter-relationships between choices and human and ecological health (currently being framed as “Planetary Health”).
Please join us as we discuss ideas of how to engage nurses
ITEM 2
Brief introduction to the Farm Bill for 2023.
In the coming year, the federal Farm Bill will be a food security/food justice and agriculture priority. The WIC and SNAP programs are part of the Farm Bill, as are major farm subsidies, and the bill is reauthorized every 5 – 6 years. One way we can begin to understand the bill is to read the primer The Farm Bill: A Citizen’s Guide by by Daniel Imhoff (Author), and Christina Badaracco (Author) We encourage you to read the book before the December 7th meeting when we will have a broader discussion about possible ANHE engagement with Farm Bill advocacy.

ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - October
2022-10-27 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
October 27th at 3pm EST
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89432962044
Speaker: Luz Huntington-Moskos

Luz Huntington-Moskos PhD, RN, CPN, Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of the Community Engagement Core for the Center for Integrative Environmental Health Science (CIEHS) at the University of Louisville, Louisville , Kentucky.
Dr. Huntington-Moskos has a program of research focused on the intersection between adolescent health, environmental health and health disparities. She is working to develop report-back strategies geared towards adolescents, with the goal of building environmental health literacy and promoting positive health behavior change. In addition, Dr Huntington-Moskos is part of a research team working to assess residential exposure to cleaning/disinfecting products among adults with asthma and the impact on asthma symptoms. This presentation will discuss the challenges and lessons learned during integration of an air quality monitor, spirometer, and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to assess residential air quality and asthma symptoms among adults with asthma.

ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - October
2022-10-20 17:00 - 18:00 UTC

ANHE Practice Forum Monthly Call - October
2022-10-11 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Topic: Waste Anesthetic Gasses, Elizabeth Card is going to be speaking in the practice work group next week on anesthetic gas collection and the health/enviro benefits associated.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85267644848

ANHE Education Forum Monthly Call - October
2022-10-10 17:30 - 18:30 UTC
Topic: NLN recap-review the different sessions of NLN’s conference with focus of sustainability
https://ctedu.webex.com/meet/KMurphynvcc.commnet.edu

ANHE Policy - Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - October
2022-10-06 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Health Provider Series: Session 1
2022-10-05 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
10/5 – PFAS: What is it and why should we be concerned?
Overview
Dr. Anderko will be introducing the chemical family called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including where they are found, potential health effects and why health providers should consider integrating this information into their clinical practice.
About the Speaker
Dr. Anderko is an environmental health nurse consultant and co-director of the Federal Region 3 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) of Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment at the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University. She has consulted with health providers and communities about potential health effects and risk reduction strategies for PFAS. She was a co-author for the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) report, Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-up (2022) https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/guidance-on-pfas-testing-and-health-outcomes.
Register here
ACCREDITATION AND CONTACT HOURS
Each participant will earn one CE for attending each session. There is no cost for participating in any of the sessions.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Join the Party! Nurses at The Conference of Parties (COP27)
2022-10-04 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register at: tinyurl.com/ANHECOP27Party

ANHE Food & Agriculture Committee Monthly Call - October
2022-09-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
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ANHE Practice Forum Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-27 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
The Practice Forum will meet on June 27, 2022 at 5pm ET

Speaker: Varsha Singh, DNP, APN, CT-CP, NEA-BC, FAHA
Title: Climate Change: Awareness and Action for and Individual “A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step”
Participants will have the opportunity to earn 1 CE credit after completion of evaluation and post-test.
Register here

ANHE Research Forum Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-23 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!
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89432962044

ANHE Global Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-16 17:00 - 18:00 (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.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83867833384?pwd=[REDACTED]
Sign up for our Committee listserve so you can stay up to date with our activities: Sign up!

ANHE Education Work Group Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-13 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.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85607312829?pwd=[REDACTED]

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 Policy - Advocacy Forum Monthly Call - June 2022
2022-06-02 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 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 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 Global Climate Change Committee Monthly Call - May 2022
2022-05-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

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
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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.

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.

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