Policy/Advocacy October Work Group Call
2020-10-01 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
As we look past the election in November, it will be helpful for ANHE to come up with a list of priorities and actions we’d like to see tackled in 2021. We hope you can join us on Thursday October 1 at 3pm ET for a discussion of ANHE Policy-Advocacy priorities in the coming year that we can use to engage the new (and old) crop of policymakers taking office. Some of these may be topics we’ve discussed on calls this past year like fluoride in drinking water, 5G, toxic chemicals (like PFAS), climate disruption, or fossil fuels or it could be a new topic – something you recognize as important or a new area of concern. We want to hear from you! We invite members of all ANHE work groups and committees to join us for this important discussion.
Hope you can join us!
Kathy, Anne, and Katie

October Policy Advocacy Work Group Call
Thursday October 1, 2020 3pm – 4pm ET
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Food & Agriculture Committee Call
2020-10-05 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Food & Agriculture Work Group has a scheduled call on
October 5th at 12pm EST / 3pm EST
The Food & Agriculture Work Committee and any interested members are invited to the committee’s monthly meeting on to discuss the incredible documentary:
Kiss the Ground: Awakening People to the Possibilities of Regeneration, narrated by Woody Harrelson.
In preparation for the call, the Work Group asks that participants watch the brand-new film, available on Netflix.
Read more about the film at kissthegroundmovie.com
Trailer found here.
Time: Oct 5, 2020 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Maternal Child Environmental Health Webinar Series: Part 1
2020-10-08 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss our upcoming webinar series focused on Maternal Child Environmental Health!
In Celebration of National Children’s Environmental Health Day, Part 1 of the Webinar Series will be held on October 8th, 2020 at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT
Register here.
Moderator: Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, ANHE BOD Member / Professor USF
Environmental Toxins and Impact on Maternal and Fetal Growth and Development. Alexa Curtis, RN, PhD, MPH. Associate Professor, University of San Francisco, School of Nursing and Health Professionals
Putting it into Practice: Green Choices Tool. Sandy Worthington, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM. Board Member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environment
Participants will have the opportunity to earn 1 CE for attending and completing evaluation and post-test
Register here.

Education Work Group Call - October 12 at 7:30pm ET
2020-10-12 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Education Workgroup is beginning to look at faculty’s knowledge and confidence in Environmental Health and Climate Change and application into the nursing curriculum. The Work Group will meet on Monday October 12 at 7:30pm ET to discuss previous research with the possibility of completing a pilot study in one or two geographic areas in the near future.

Climate Change Committee Meeting - October 15 at 5pm ET
2020-10-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
The ANHE Nurses Guide to What the Science Teaches Us about Common Solutions to Climate Change and Family Health Problems is ready and available for members to give to elected officials running locally for US House and Senate. These should be passed along in preparation for zoom meeting or phone call with your elected officials. Please fill out this google form to let us know how many appointments you will make (two if it’s just the House, four if you also have a US Senate race, more if you’d like to add more candidates for more offices) and we’ll mail you enough copies to distribute.
The Climate Change Committee will meet on October 15th at 5pm ET to discuss and prepare for meetings with local elected officials.
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Clean Water Act 48th Anniversary
2020-10-18 08:00 - 2020-10-23 17:00 (America/New_York)
Access to clean water is a fundamental right that every American should be afforded and our leaders have a moral obligation to protect and uphold this right.
On Sunday, October 18th we will celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. This important legislation has been instrumental in requiring set standards for clean water in order to protect it for uses such as drinking, fishing, and much more. It makes it clear that pollution discharges must be regulated in order to protect our lakes, rivers, and streams from being polluted and unsafe. The Clean Water Act has ensured the safety of clean water for the public health, recreational activities, and wildlife and has kept billions of pounds of pollutants out of our waterways.
As we celebrate 48 years of progress, we recognize now more than ever our fundamental rights are being challenged and low-income communities and communities of color will pay the brunt of it if we don’t continue our fight against environmental rollbacks.
We’d greatly appreciate your engagement over social media and in participating and sharing Clean Water for All’s virtual townhall on Tuesday, October 20th at 5pm eastern. Here is the social media toolkit and more details about plans for the week.
Please use the social media guidance attached to promote the virtual townhall on Tuesday, and plug into the themed days of action by posting on your channels all week.

Maternal Child Environmental Health Webinar Series: Part 2
2020-10-21 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss part 2 of our webinar series on Maternal Child Environmental Health!
Please join us on Wednesday, October 21st at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT to discuss
Environmental Impacts on Children’s Growth and Development
and Environmental Health Assessments in Children
Register here.
Attendees of this presentation will be able to:

Identify the risks of exposures to chemical hazards during childhood.
Evaluate the vulnerability of chemical exposures during key periods of child growth and development.
Demonstrate integration of environmental screening tools into pediatric assessments in the clinical setting.

Moderator: Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, ANHE BOD Member, Professor, University of San Francisco
Environmental Toxins and Impacts on Children’s Growth and Development
Dr. Laura Anderko PhD RN
Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care & Professor
Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (Region 3 PEHSU) at M. Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University
Putting it into Practice: Clinical Assessment Tools
Karen Duderstadt PhD, RN, CPNP, ANHE Board Member, Clinical Professor, University of San Francisco
Participants will have the opportunity to earn 1 CE for attending and completing evaluation and post-test
Register here.
Upcoming Webinars in the Series
November 18, 2020 – Pesticide Exposure in Children and Fluoride Exposure Risks – Register here.
December 2, 2020 – Overview of Environmental Exposures: Climate Change Health Effects,Technology and Radiation, Oil and Gas Exposures – Register here.
Past Webinars in the Series
October 8, 2020 – Environmental Toxins and Impact on Maternal and Fetal Growth and Development – Watch Recording here. – Complete Evaluation and Post-Test for CEU credit here.
To see official event flyer, click here.

Research Work Group Call - October - Journal Club discussing nursing in the Anthropocene era—how to transition to sustainable, resilient models in nursing—and what we can do to effect change
2020-10-22 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Our research working group will use a journal club format on Thursday October 22nd 3-4 PM EST. We will discuss nursing in the Anthropocene era—how to transition to sustainable, resilient models in nursing—and what we can do to effect change. The journal club will be led by Jessica LeClair, Luz Huntington-Moskos, and Lisa Thompson. We hope you can join us for a discussion on nursing research that can promote advocacy for planetary health.
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Our primary reading is here.
Kurth (2017) Planetary health and Nursing
Kurth AE. Planetary Health and the Role of Nursing: A Call to Action. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2017 Nov;49(6):598-605.
Our recommended supplementary reading is here.
Whitmee et al. (2015) Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch
Whitmee S, Haines A, Beyrer C, et al. Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health. Lancet. 2015 Nov 14;386(10007):1973-2028.

Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Are Affecting Reproductive Health and Development Webinar Series October 29, 2020-Spring 2021
2020-10-29 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Are Affecting Reproductive Health and Development. Part one: Introduction
The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments has partnered with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment and the University of California, San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE) and other organizations to launch a new webinar series, Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Are Affecting Reproductive Health and Development.
The seven-part series examines the effects of harmful chemicals and pollutants on male and female reproductive systems, as well as on child development, reproductive justice, interventions, and policy implications.
Join us on October 29th at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm CET for Part 1. Register Here.
The first webinar in the series will feature Shanna H. Swan, PhD, MS, Germaine M. Buck Louis, PhD, MS, and Jessie Buckley, PhD, MPH. Introductory remarks introducing the series and outlining the importance of the research will be made by Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Director, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment; University of California, San Francisco.
The webinar series is brought to you in partnership with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE), Endocrine Society, the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS), and UCSF’s Environment Research and Translation for Health Center (EaRTH).
Register Here.
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CDC Climate and Health Program Webinar Series: Inaugural Webinar
2020-10-29 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
The Climate and Health Program at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) will host a series of climate and health webinars over the next several months. This webinar series was originally planned to be held as an in-person symposium in March 2020. The webinars will highlight the pressing need for greater scientific and civic engagement to protect public health from a changing climate.

You are invited to join the inaugural webinar to hear from eminent leaders on the importance of climate and health issues for their organizations, and how climate equity concerns are critical as we assess the health risks and solutions to make underserved communities more resilient to climate change.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern.

Register here.

The agenda for the webinar is below:

Generation Chemicals: How Environmental Exposures are Affecting Reproductive Health and Development - Webinar Series
2020-10-29 13:00 - 2022-09-26 15:00 (America/New_York)
#1 Reproductive Health Intro. Webinar, 10/29 @ 1pm ET
Moderator: Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH
Speakers:

Shanna Swan, PhD, MS, Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sanai
Germaine M. Buck Louis, PhD, MS, Dean, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University
Jessie Buckley, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health & Engineering and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Learn from top scientists and experts on the impact of environmental exposures and toxics on reproductive health, pregnancy, and development. Brought to you by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, the University of California, San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health, the Environment, and the Environment Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) Center, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the Endocrine Society, this webinar series will explore the following:

How do chemicals and other environmental exposures affect reproductive health and fetal development?
How do harmful environmental exposures disproportionately impact the reproductive health of communities of color?
What role do environmental exposures play in the looming infertility crisis?
How do preconception environmental exposures affect health and development?
What are the ways environmental exposures in the womb affect fetal outcomes?
How do environmental exposures influence women’s reproductive health throughout their lives?
How do environmental exposure influence sperm and men’s health?

This series will run from October 2020- Spring 2021. Speakers and webinar dates will be announced soon. Please sign up for our newsletter to get updates.

Policy/Advocacy Work Group - November Call
2020-11-05 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Policy and Advocacy Workgroup will have a post-election debrief and next steps call on November 5 at 3pm ET. Beginning with our December meeting, we will be be holding a series of meetings touching on policies and actions aimed at addressing the health impacts of climate change and nurses’ roles. Topics may include climate justice, air quality impacts from transportation, impacts on water quality/quantity, energy efficiency and renewable energy etc. Each month we’ll have a short presentation and plenty of time for discussion and action items for participants.
Zoom link for this month: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81092684421?pwd=[REDACTED]

Discussion of Kiss the Ground: Awakening People to the Possibilities of Regeneration
2020-11-09 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Please join us at our rescheduled meeting on November 9th at 12pm PDT/3pm EST to discuss
Kiss the Ground: Awakening People to the Possibilities of Regeneration, narrated by Woody Harrelson.
Finian Makepeace from the Kiss the Ground team will be joining us on the call, so we urge those who plan to attend to watch the brand-new film, available on Netflix, and come with comments or questions for a lively discussion.
Read more about the film at kisstheground.com
Trailer found here. Watch documentary here.
Join the Food & Agriculture Committee Call on Zoom at https://usfca.zoom.us/j/89918270745..

Education Work Group - November Call
2020-11-09 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Education Workgroup will be updating the Curricular Recommendations for teaching Environmental Health for each level of the nursing curriculum.
We hope to add many more tools and resources for educators as they continue to thread environmental health into the nursing curriculum.
If you have any resources that you would like to suggest, please forward to Kathy Murphy: kjmctrn@sbcglobal.net
As well, the Education Workgroup is discussing a possible study regarding nursing faculty and their knowledge/confidence in teaching environmental health and nursing curriculum.
A review of the literature is the first step. Join the Education Work Group on Monday, November 9th at 7:30pm ET for a vibrant discussion.

Maternal Child Environmental Health Webinar Series: Part 3
2020-11-18 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss Part 3 of our webinar series focused on Maternal Child Environmental Health!
Part 3 of the Maternal Child Environmental Health Webinar Series will be held on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT and will focus on Pesticide Exposure in Children and Fluoride Exposure Risks.
Participants will have the opportunity to earn 1 CE for attending and completing post-test
To see official event flyer, click here.

Maternal Child Environmental Health Webinar Series: Part 3
2020-11-18 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss part 3 of our webinar series on Maternal Child Environmental Health!
Please join us on Wednesday, November 18th at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT to discuss
Impacts of Environmental Exposures on Maternal Health
Register here.
Attendees of this presentation will be able to:

Describe the basics of fracking operations
List health risks that are associated with oil and gas extraction
Consider the roles for nurses in advocating for healthy energy options

Moderator: Karen Duderstadt PhD, RN, CPNP
ANHE Board Member, Clinical Professor, University of San Francisco
Pesticide Exposure in Children
Abbey Diane Alkon, MSN, MPH, PhD
Professor, University of San Francisco
Oil/Gas/Fossil Fuel Exposures and Health Effects of Climate Change
Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH
ANHE BOD Member, Professor, University of San Francisco
Participants will have the opportunity to earn 1 CE for attending and completing evaluation and post-test
Register here.
Upcoming Webinar in the Series
December 2, 2020 – Overview of Environmental Exposures: Climate Change Health Effects,Technology and Radiation, Oil and Gas Exposures – Register here.
Past Webinars in the Series
October 8, 2020 – Environmental Toxins and Impact on
Maternal and Fetal Growth and Development – Watch Recording here. – Complete
Evaluation and Post-Test for CEU credit here.
October 21, 2020 – Environmental Impacts on Children’s Growth and Development and Environmental Health Assessments in Children – Watch Recording here. – Complete
Evaluation and Post-Test for CEU credit here.
To see official event flyer, click here.

Research Work Group - November Call
2020-11-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our November Work Group meeting will be held on November 19th at 3pm ET (we are holding it on the 3rd Thursday instead of 4th).
Dr. Abby Mutic, Nurse Researcher in Environmental Health and Nurse Midwife with the Southeastern Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, will be our speaker.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
3 pm ET/2 pm CT/1 pm MT/12 noon PT
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Title: PBDE Exposure, Thyroid Disruption, and Antenatal Depression in African American Women
Dr. Abby Mutic is an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Nursing and a Certified Nurse Midwife with expertise in occupational and environmental exposures among vulnerable populations. Her research focuses on community exposure assessment with specific interest in endocrine disrupting chemicals and health outcomes among women and children. She is the Director of the Region 4 Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit. Her outreach work engages communities in research to identify and reduce environmental exposures and in raising awareness of environmental injustices. She also practices as a Nurse Midwife at Grady Health System providing pregnancy and family planning services to at-risk adolescents and childbearing women.
We are not holding a meeting for December and will resume our meeting on Jan 21st at 3 pm (4th Thursday)

Climate Change Committee - November Call
2020-11-19 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
The November 19th meeting will be a post-election strategic planning session for our subcommittee to determine priorities for end of 2020 and first half of 2021. We will also provide an update on the distribution of the AHNE Climate Guide.
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Maternal Child Environmental Health Webinar Series: Part 4
2020-12-02 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss the final webinar in our series on Maternal Child Environmental Health!
Please join us on Wednesday, December 2nd at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT to discuss
An Overview of Environmental Exposures on Maternal Child Health
Register here.
Participants will have the opportunity to earn 1 CE for attending and completing evaluation and post-test

Past Webinars in the Series
October 8, 2020 – Environmental Toxins and Impact on
Maternal and Fetal Growth and Development – Watch Recording here. – Complete
Evaluation and Post-Test for CEU credit here.
October 21, 2020 – Environmental Impacts on Children’s Growth and Development and Environmental Health Assessments in Children – Watch Recording here. – Complete
Evaluation and Post-Test for CEU credit here.
November 18, 2020 – Impacts of Environmental Exposures on Maternal Health – Watch Recording here. – Complete Evaluation and Post-Test for CEU credit here.
To see official event flyer, click here.

Research Work Group Monthly Call - December
2020-12-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
This month we would like to continue our discussion of Transition Team priorities. Where do you think we should put our efforts? What rollbacks should be a top priority to address to improve health and the environment? This New York Times article has a nice breakdown of the issue: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks-list.html as well as this article from the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/13/joe-biden-day-one-policies-without-congress

Looking forward to speaking with you tomorrow!
Anne, Katie, and Kathy

December Policy Advocacy Work Group Call
December 3, 2020 3pm – 4pm ET

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How Nurses can Take Climate Action: Presenting the Nurses Climate Challenge
2020-12-03 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
For the first time in its history, Europe’s leading conference on sustainable healthcare will be held online from 23 November – 4 December 2020. We are delighted to be able to bring you an exciting programme of free-to-attend sessions in an innovative format, allowing for virtual networking and collaboration. Register today for free!
CleanMed Europe is the only place where healthcare leaders come together from across Europe and beyond to share ideas, innovations, problems, and solutions for sustainability in European healthcare.
The theme for this year’s conference is leadership for sustainable healthcare; as the public health impacts of environmental issues such as climate change, single-use plastics, and pharmaceuticals in the environment become increasingly clearer the healthcare sector has the opportunity to play a leading role in responding to these challenges.
Event Details here.
Register here.

Protecting Volunteers from COVID-19 During Natural Disaster Response and Recovery
2020-12-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
The NIEHS Worker Training Program Fall/Winter Webinar Series presents a 90-minute webinar in partnership with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice, Subcommittee on Environmental Justice and Natural Disasters.
This webinar accompanies the new release of the joint AIHA/NIEHS Guidance to Protect Volunteers From COVID-19 During Natural Disaster Response and Recovery. This guidance is designed to provide unpaid natural disaster response volunteers with information about protection from COVID-19 and how volunteer organizations operate during a response to help understand the managerial and organizational systems volunteers encounter. The webinar panelists include experts from a variety of organizations who will discuss their experiences working with volunteers who deployed for natural disaster response and clean-up. It will address suggestions for how and why to deploy, expectations for volunteer supervisors/ organizations, controls for indoor and outdoor safety measures, lodging and dining, PPE supply, HAZMAT training, and more. The webinar is free and open to all. We hope that you will join us on December 7.
Zoom link:
Official Event Flyer can be found here.

Education Monthly Work Group Call - December
2020-12-14 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The Education Workgroup will be continuing to update the Curricular Recommendations for teaching Environmental Health for each level of the nursing curriculum.
We hope to add many more tools and resources for educators as they continue to thread environmental health into the nursing curriculum.
If you have any resources that you would like to suggest, please forward to Kathy Murphy: kjmctrn@sbcglobal.net
As well, the Education Workgroup is discussing a possible study regarding nursing faculty and their knowledge/confidence in teaching environmental health and nursing curriculum.
A review of the literature is the first step. Join the Education Work Group on Monday, December 14th at 7:30pm ET for a vibrant discussion.

Green Bag Lunch – Green Tea Webinar Series: Tools for Transforming School Lunch Programs
2021-01-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss our upcoming webinar!

Monday, January 11th at 12:00pm PST: Tools for Transforming School Lunch Programs. Register here.

Tools for Transforming School Lunch Programs
This webinar will feature guest speaker:
Nora LaTorre, CEO, eatreal.org

Attendees of this webinar will have the opportunity to obtain 1 CE after completion of evaluation and post-test.
Register here.

Food & Agriculture Committee Monthly Webinar - January 2021
2021-01-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss the committee’s upcoming webinar, Monday, January 11th at 12pm PST/3pm ET: Tools for Transforming School Lunch Programs. Register here.
Attendees of the upcoming webinar will be able to:
1. Review the evidence for health-based food choices for school children
2. Explore the options for sourcing school and other institutional foods
3. Identify school food decision-making tools for nutrition and sustainability
This webinar will feature the following guest speakers:
Nora La Torre – EatReal.org + Dominic Machi, Mt. Diablo School District
1 CE will be available for participating in this webinar and completing Evaluation and Post Test

Reimagine Appalachia
2021-01-12 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Reimagine Appalachia – Please join us digitally on Tuesday, January 12th from 1-5 pm for our Post-Election Strategy Summit! You can register here! To kick off our summit, we will have a panel of experts to help us understand the national political landscape as ReImagine Appalachia makes plans to take its work to Washington (virtually of course).
Our speakers include:

Michael Ettlinger, Director at Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire and former Vice President for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress
Collin O’Mara, CEO of National Wildlife Federation
Roxanne Brown, International Vice President for United Steelworkers
Margarida Jorge, Executive Director, Health Care for America Now

After hearing about the national political landscape, we will have engaging conversations about how to create change through a grassroots and local lens through our breakout sessions. You’ll choose your break out session during the event, however, in order to help our facilitators plan their breakout, we’d love your help. Please fill out this form to share your breakout preferences by Thursday, January 7th.

ANHE Book Club - Meeting # 1
2021-01-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
The first two book club meetings will be held on Tuesday Jan. 12th 7-8 pm ET and Tuesday March 9th 7-8 pm ET. The book pick for the first two calls is Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have. About the book: From former New York Times Science writer Tatiana Schlossberg comes a compelling and unexpectedly entertaining look at how climate change is entangled in everything we use, buy, eat, wear and how we get around. ANHE member Kelly Kuhns has offered to lead the discussion and have developed some book club discussion questions that we can use as a starting point. We hope to see you there!
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Policy/Advocacy Work Group Monthly Call - January 2021
2021-01-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Thank you to everyone who joined our last call of 2020. It was very productive and we are using many of the ideas generated to pull together a list of priorities for the new Biden Administration. You can read the minutes here
For our call next week we’d like to continue this discussion but center it on the work group activities for 2021. What would you like to see us focus on? What do we want to accomplish in 2021? To help guide the discussion, Kathy has assembled a list of considerations we should keep in mind as we’re proposing issues to work on. (call in information is below – looking forward to talking with you all next week!)
Ripeness: The issue is fully developed and advanced to a sufficient level of maturity; ready to “burst” in the environmental harvest. The issue has gained a significant amount of attention in the environmental community and is a major focus of the media, political entities, and various stakeholders on a mass level. Perfect Storm of Environmental Change: All of the factors surrounding this issue combined create the ideal opportunity for a significant impact to occur.
Winnable through collaborative efforts: When all of the partners join together as a united front, the ultimate goals of the issue are realistic and attainable. Available alternative: The product, substance or process being restricted must have an environmentally safe or preferred alternative in order to enable just transition for workers and communities. Someone on the ground to coordinate: The issue must have a designated point person or group that is local and is accountable for coordinating the overall effort.
Collaborative in nature: The issue provides an opportunity for us to easily work together toward a common goal. Builds capacity for our collaboration: The issue attracts a broader and more diverse group of people to get involved and ultimately join and work toward our collective vision. Makes the movement stronger: The issue builds a greater sphere of influence and impact on the toxic-free movement in a more powerful way. Builds ties with labor groups: The issue provides an opportunity to develop stronger relationships and connections with labor groups in order to energize their membership.
Widespread not just Local: The issue is not isolated to one local community, but has implications to leverage across New York State.
Significant health and environmental impact: The issue reveals the widespread effects it can have on a large cross section of the community. Does this policy help prevent significant impacts? Children’s impact, results in health impacts (cancer, cognitive disabilities, etc.)
Salient: Something that is both educable and marketable.
National Scene/Other States: our campaign helps or is helped by efforts to advance chemical policy in other states and at the national level.
Helps us tell our story broadly to people who don’t think about this.
Is a bridge/building block toward a broader paradigm shift (infrastructure, etc.)
Policy-Advocacy Work Group January 2021 Call
January 14, 2021 3pm – 4pm ET
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Policy/Advocacy Work Group Monthly Call - January 2021
2021-01-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Policy/Advocacy Work Group call has been moved to the second Thursday of January – the 14th at 3pm ET.
Hi Everyone – Happy New Year! Hope all of you were able to take some time for rest and rejuvenation. Thank you to everyone who joined our last call of 2020. It was very productive and we are using many of the ideas generated to pull together a list of priorities for the new Biden Administration. You can read the minutes here
For our call next week we’d like to continue this discussion but center it on the work group activities for 2021. What would you like to see us focus on? What do we want to accomplish in 2021? To help guide the discussion, Kathy has assembled a list of considerations we should keep in mind as we’re proposing issues to work on. (call in information is below – looking forward to talking with you all next week!)
Ripeness: The issue is fully developed and advanced to a sufficient level of maturity; ready to “burst” in the environmental harvest. The issue has gained a significant amount of attention in the environmental community and is a major focus of the media, political entities, and various stakeholders on a mass level. Perfect Storm of Environmental Change: All of the factors surrounding this issue combined create the ideal opportunity for a significant impact to occur.
Winnable through collaborative efforts: When all of the partners join together as a united front, the ultimate goals of the issue are realistic and attainable. Available alternative: The product, substance or process being restricted must have an environmentally safe or preferred alternative in order to enable just transition for workers and communities. Someone on the ground to coordinate: The issue must have a designated point person or group that is local and is accountable for coordinating the overall effort.
Collaborative in nature: The issue provides an opportunity for us to easily work together toward a common goal. Builds capacity for our collaboration: The issue attracts a broader and more diverse group of people to get involved and ultimately join and work toward our collective vision. Makes the movement stronger: The issue builds a greater sphere of influence and impact on the toxic-free movement in a more powerful way. Builds ties with labor groups: The issue provides an opportunity to develop stronger relationships and connections with labor groups in order to energize their membership.
Widespread not just Local: The issue is not isolated to one local community, but has implications to leverage across New York State.
Significant health and environmental impact: The issue reveals the widespread effects it can have on a large cross section of the community. Does this policy help prevent significant impacts? Children’s impact, results in health impacts (cancer, cognitive disabilities, etc.)
Salient: Something that is both educable and marketable.
National Scene/Other States: our campaign helps or is helped by efforts to advance chemical policy in other states and at the national level.
Helps us tell our story broadly to people who don’t think about this.
Is a bridge/building block toward a broader paradigm shift (infrastructure, etc.)
Policy-Advocacy Work Group January 2021 Call
January 14, 2021 3pm – 4pm ET
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84317632004?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 843 1763 2004
Passcode: [REDACTED]
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,84317632004#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US (Washington D.C)
+13126266799,,84317632004#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US (Chicago)
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 843 1763 2004
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kedxXduWv1
