ANHE

June 2019 Policy Advocacy Call
2019-06-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
June Policy Advocacy WG Call
June 13 3pm – 4pm ET
Call-in information: (240) 454-5720, no pin needed

1. Roll Call

2. Chemicals, energy, and plastics through an environmental justice lens

José Bravo – Executive Director, Just Transition AllianceJosé is a long-time leader on just transition, climate justice and chemicals issues as they relate to environmental justice (EJ) communities and Labor (Organized and Unorganized). Born in México and brought to the U.S. as a child, José’s work in social justice issues is rooted in his upbringing in the Southern California avocado fields alongside both his parents. Since the 1990s, José has gained recognition as a national and international leader in the EJ movement. José has worked on numerous campaigns in the U.S. and in México in his 30 years of organizing.
The Just Transition Alliance was formed in 1997 to bring together a strategic and concise series of campaigns to remove either dangerous chemicals from production and/or develop alternatives to minimize the exposure to workers and communities in and around contaminating industrial sites. José Bravo has been director of the Just Transition Alliance since 2005. José is rooted in the Environmental Justice movement and has helped to build the chemical policy movement on a national level.
3. Discussion

Webinar: Air quality, Asthma, and the EPA Air Quality Flag Program
2019-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
Join us on May 20th at 1 pm ET as we discuss the impact of air quality on childhood asthma and ways to reduce risks during Asthma Awareness month. Information will also be provided about the EPA Air Quality Flag program that can help to reduce exposures to air pollution. One nursing CE will be offered for attending the webinar.
In addition, the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (MACCHE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III are participating in the 2019 Air Quality FlagProgram Spring Challenge.The first 30 schools in Region III that register during the challenge will receive free flagkits www.airnow.gov/flag.
Register here.

ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee
2019-05-16 17:00 - 18:00
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,,306 1788#

ANHE Nursing Summit on Environmental Health
2019-05-06 - 2019-05-07
Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2nd annual ANHE Nursing Summit on Environmental Health,“Calling all Nurses: Leading the Way to Healthy Environments”. The Nursing Summit will be an exciting exploration of nursing actions and advocacy on the road to creating healthier environments. Besides inspiring presentations this two day event will provide an opportunity for networking with other nurses and leaders from across the nation. Stay tuned for more details!
Highlights of the Summit include:

Dr. Bev Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, CEO of the National League for Nursing (invited) will share wisdom on nursing leadership
Anabell Castro-Thompson, MSN, RN, ANP-C, FAAN, immediate past-president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses will discuss diversity and inclusion in environmental health nursing
The popular NED talks (Nursing, Environment, and Dialogue) will kick off the summit with inspiring, fast-paced presentations by environmental health nurse leaders
Nurse Advocates will report from the field about their successes and tactics. A major focus of the summit will be developing a Climate Action Plan for nurses in a variety of practice settings

The Nursing Summit is a CleanMed pre-conference event that will be held on May 6th-7th, 2019 at the Omni Nashville Hotel, in Nashville, TN. Nursing continuing education hours are available to summit attendees.
Register here: https://cleanmed.org/registration/.
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Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Call
2019-04-17 17:30 - 18:30
April 17th @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST

Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,,306 1788#

Webinar: How nurses can be hospitals’ climate champions
2019-02-21 13:00 - 14:00
Join Health Care Without Harm and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments for an interactive webinar about how nurses, sustainability leads, and other health professionals can use the Nurses Climate Challenge to build momentum for climate solutions in the health sector. Speakers will share the goal of the campaign and the successes to date, as well as provide information about how to effectively use the Nurses Climate Challenge’s many resources. You’ll hear about creative ways nurses across the country are using the resources to educate, inspire, and mobilize health professionals to take action on climate. Bring your own ideas, experiences, or questions to share.
Participants will learn how:

to effectively recruit nurses to the effort and how the national challenge can help support hospital sustainability goals.
the resources can be used in different ways and in a variety of contexts to give effective presentations to colleagues.
the campaign and resources can be leveraged to build momentum in the health sector for climate solutions.

Register here: https://bit.ly/2Het6e7.

Climate Change Committee Call
2019-02-20 17:30 - 18:30, 2019-01-16 17:30 - 18:30, 2018-10-17 17:30 - 18:30

Green Teams 101
2019-02-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Please join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments for the upcoming webinar sponsored by the ANHE Practice Work Group, Green Teams 101, and earn 1 FREE nursing continuing education contact hour.
February 7, 2019 3-4pm ET
Register here
In this webinar, hear from leading environmental health nurse and Practice Work Group co-chair, Elizabeth Schenk, PhD, MHI, RN-BC, FAAN, as she describes why nursing engagement in healthcare sustainability efforts is such an important part of reducing healthcare pollution and how nurses can become engaged in existing efforts or starting their own Green Team in their facility.
Webinar Objectives
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

Describe at least three contributors to healthcare pollution, including energy, waste and toxic chemicals
Identify common elements of a healthcare environmental stewardship program
Discuss nursing roles in reducing healthcare pollution

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 16546, for 1 Contact Hour.
If you are unable to attend live – please register and we will send you a link to the recording following the live webinar.
Register today!

Climate Change, Health & Action: Nurses Engaging in Local Solutions
2018-11-17 08:30 - 16:00 | Washington University in St. Louis, The Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center, Throop Drive & Snow Way Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, United States
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments for a FREE full-day workshop for nurses and nursing students to learn how climate change impacts human health. Attendees will learn about the health impacts of climate change and other pressing environmental ealth issues, in addition to the local and national initiatives for climate change prevention and preparedness to promote health, well-being, and equity.
This amazing opportunity will provide you with a chance to learn from nurse and community leaders and gain great experiences that will enhance your nurse leadership and provide you with tools you can use throughout your nursing practice, and make a real difference in protecting public health from environmental concerns.
Breakfast and lunch provided. 5 hours of free continuing education hours provided upon completion of workshop. Travel Scholarships are available. Contact Katie Huffling: katie@envirn.org 240-753-3729
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Nurses and students nurses interested in making a difference with their patients and communities on environmental health.
WORKSHOP AGENDA (TENTATIVE)
8:30 – 9:30 Registration and Breakfast
9:30-10:00 Welcome and Introductions
10:00-11:00 Environmental Health 101
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15 Panel Discussion: Community leaders
12:15 – 1pm Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 Group Exercise
1:30 – 3:00 Afternoon Breakout Session & Discussion
3:00 – 3:45 Advocacy
3:45 – 4:00 Closing
WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Contact Katie Huffling katie@envirn.org 240-753-3729
This course is pending approval by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number 16546.

Elect Nurses
2018-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Join the ANHE Practice Work Group to hear from two amazing nurses who have been elected to public office.
By the end of the webinar, the nurse participants will be able to

Describe the nurse presenters’ motivation to run for elected office
Discuss way that nursing experience informs the decisions and priorities of the nurse elected official
Identify two organizations that support nurses (and other novice politicians) who would like to run for office

Speakers:
Susan L Adams
Samantha Paradis

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): What every nurse needs to know
2018-11-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Join the ANHE Practice Work Group to hear about this contaminant that’s recently been making the news. PFAS has been found in drinking water throughout the country and we are just now recognizing the extent of the contamination as well as potential health impacts.
Speakers
Laura Anderko, PhD, RN
Nia Daids

Climate Change, Health & Action: Nurses Engaging in Local Solutions
2018-11-03 08:30 - 16:00 | Kroc Center of Philadelphia, 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments for a FREE full-day workshop for nurses to learn how climate change impacts human health. Attendees will learn about the health impacts of climate change and other pressing environmental health issues, in addition to the local and national initiatives for climate change prevention and preparedness to promote health, well-being, and equity.
This amazing opportunity will provide you with a chance to learn from nurse and community leaders and gain great experiences that will enhance your nurse leadership and provide you with tools you can use throughout your nursing practice, and make a real difference in protecting public health from environmental concerns.
Breakfast and lunch provided. 5 hours of free continuing education hours provided upon completion of workshop. Travel Scholarships are available. Contact Katie Huffling: katie@envirn.org 240-753-3729
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Nurses and students nurses interested in making a difference with their patients and communities on environmental health.
WORKSHOP AGENDA (TENTATIVE)
8:30 – 9:30 Registration and Breakfast
9:30-10:00 Welcome and Introductions
10:00-11:00 Environmental Health 101
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15 Panel Discussion: Community leaders
12:15 – 1pm Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 Group Exercise
1:30 – 3:00 Afternoon Breakout Session & Discussion
3:00 – 3:45 Advocacy
3:45 – 4:00 Closing
WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Contact Katie Huffling katie@envirn.org 240-753-3729
This course is pending approval by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number 16546.

Research Work Group Webinar
2018-10-25 15:00 - 16:00
Thursday October 25
3 pm ET/2 pm CT/1 pm MT/12 noon PT
Dr. Kristianna Pettibone
NIH/NIEHS
“Expanding the Concept of Translational Research: Making a Place for Environmental Health Sciences”
Open access link to the paper is here: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP3657
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,,306 1788#

Research Work Group Webinar
2018-09-27 15:00 - 16:00
Thursday September 27, 2018
3 pm ET/2 pm CT/1 pm MT/12 noon PT
Dr. Hyunok Choi
University at Albany School of Public Health
“Greater Susceptibility of Girls to Airborne Benzo[a]pyrene for Obesity-Associated Childhood Asthma”

Clean Energy & Climate Solutions: Health Sector and Nursing Leadership Webinar
2018-09-26 15:00 - 16:15
Register here: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED56DD8887493C.

The Clean Water Rule - Opportunities for Action
2018-09-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments for a webinar “The Clean Water Rule – Opportunities for Nursing Action” on Wednesday September 19th at 3 pm ET. Learn more about some of the most pressing threats to clean water and health including harmful algal blooms, drinking water protections, and emerging contaminants, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Tune in to hear about specific opportunities for nurses to take action and preserve clean drinking water for all. 1 hour of FREE nursing continuing education credits available.
Register here today.

Symposium: Environmental Determinants of Health: Air Quality
2018-09-13 15:15 - 16:30
2018 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research – Precision Health in Washington, DC, September 13-15
Symposium: Environmental Determinants of Health: Air Quality Thursday September 13th, 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
3:15 PM Ambient Air Pollution as Multi-Level Environmental Exposure Endotype, Jessica Castner
3:30 PM Relationship between Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds and Asthma Outcomes in Older Adults, Barbara Polivka
3:45 PM Sources of indoor air pollution during pregnancy: What do moms know?, Azita Amiri
4:00 PM Report-Back Strategies to Promote Environmental Health Literacy: A Systematic Literature Review, Luz Huntington-Moskos
4:15 PM The HAPIN stove intervention trial: Developing theory-based behavioral change communication strategies to increase sustained use of gas stoves among pregnant women in rural Guatemala, Lisa Thompson
We’d love to plan to have dinner with ANHE affiliates who might be attending at these times. Please reach out and let Jessica or Azita know if you are attending CANS this year. Please let us know of other presentations our affiliates have in the upcoming months.

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee
2018-07-18 17:30 - 18:30
July 18th 5:30-6:30 pm (July 19th Australia)
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,,306 1788#

Research Work Group Call
2018-06-28 19:00 - 20:00
Please nominate (including self-nominate) for our ongoing co-chair position(s). Our preliminary agenda includes:

1) Update on ANHE strategic plan and organization
2) Co-chairs for next year
3) Action steps for research priorities and funding steps
4) Speaker recommendations for the upcoming year
5) Public Health Nursing Journal follow up

Date: June 21st, 2018 7pm -8pm ET
Conference line: 240-454-5720 No PIN needed

Policy & Advocacy Workgroup Call: Discussion on Toxics & Chemical Policy
2018-06-21 15:00 - 16:00
We are thrilled to have Richard Denison, PhD, Senior Scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund, join us on our upcoming call. He will be telling us about the approach recently released by the EPA addressing the first 10 chemicals being assessed in the new Toxic Substances Control Act. This approach would ignore significant sources of pollution and could have serious, negative impacts on public health.
Dr. Denison will be giving us the details of what they are proposing and then we’ll have a discussion of how nurses can engage on this issue. This should be a great call – hope you can join us!!
Policy & Advocacy Work Group Call-in Details:
Date: June 21st, 2018 3pm -4pm ET
Conference line: 240-454-5720 No PIN needed
Richard A. Denison, Ph.D., has over 30 years of experience in the environmental arena, specializing in policy, hazard and risk science and policy for industrial chemicals and nanomaterials.
For many years Richard played a central role in pressing for reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act and represented EDF in its advocacy work to secure passage in 2016 of the Lautenberg Act that overhauled TSCA for the first time since its passage in 1976. Richard has testified numerous times before various Congressional committees on the need for fundamental reform of US policy toward industrial and consumer chemicals and the policy elements critical for such reform. He now leads EDF’s team working to secure strong implementation of the Lautenberg Act.
READ: Pruitt EPA Illegally and Dramatically Undermines Authority to Limit Dangerous Chemicals under Reformed Chemical Safety Law

Health Facilities and Disaster-Resilience: The PAHO Smart Hospital Project
2018-06-20 13:00 - 14:00
Audience Log-in URL: https://www.anymeeting.com/250-018-252
Registration Form URL: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED55DA86874B39
Dial-in Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Call
2018-05-16 17:30 - 18:30
May 16th 5:30-6:30 pm (May 17th Australia)
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,,306 1788#

Nursing Summit on Environmental Health: “Preparing Nurses for Critical Environmental Health Issues”
2018-05-06 - 2018-05-07 | San Deigo, CA
The Nursing Summit on Environmental Health: Preparing Nurses for Critical Environmental Health Issues is a CleanMed pre-conference event that will be held on May 6th-7th, 2018 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, in San Diego, CA. This lively, interactive event will be content rich, offer great networking, and will send nurses home with tools to use to create healthier environments and therefore healthier people. Nursing continuing education hours and deep discounted CleanMed rates are available to summit attendees. To register for the Summit, click here.

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April Research Workgroup Call
2018-04-26 19:30 - 20:30
Our Speaker: Dr. Vijay Limaye
Title: Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Our Health
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1 , Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120 Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,306 1788#

Bio:
Dr. Vijay Limaye is an environmental health scientist working as a Climate Change and Health Science Fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York City. He is broadly interested in quantifying, communicating, and mitigating the health risks associated with climate change, with a focus on the public health burden of global air pollution and extreme heat events. Prior to his role at NRDC, Vijay worked for three years as a scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional offices in San Francisco and Chicago, focusing on issues such as Clean Air Act regulatory implementation, risk communication, citizen science, and air-quality monitoring policy. Vijay holds a B.A. from the University of California-Berkeley and a Ph.D. in environmental epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For his dissertation, Vijay has conducted interdisciplinary research quantifying the health impacts of climate change–triggered air pollution and heat waves for populations in the United States and India.

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee April Call
2018-04-18 13:00 - 14:00

Research WorkGroup Fukushima Compound-Disaster: Implications for Nursing Practice All-Hazards / Environmental Health Planning and Consequence Management
2018-03-22 15:00 - 16:00
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,306 1788#
We look forward to warmly welcoming our speakers:
Christopher Eddy, M.P.H., REHS/RS, CP-F
Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, Grand Canyon University
chris.eddy@my.gu.edu
Eriko Sase, Ph.D.
Visiting Researcher, Kennedy Insitute of Ethics, Georgetown University
Adjunct Faculty, The Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Takemi Fellow, Program in International Health, T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health
erikosase@post.harvard.edu
Laura Anderko PhD RN
Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care & Professor
Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (Region 3 PEHSU)
School of Nursing & Health Studies
Georgetown University
http://kidsandenvironment.georgetown.edu
la266@georgetown.edu

Clean Energy Solutions--A Discussion with the Global Nurses Climate Change Committee
2018-03-21 17:30 - 18:30
Join the Global Nurses Climate Change Committee this month for a discussion on how energy choices play a role in climate change and what nurses can do to help support healthier alternatives to fossil fuel based energy options. Hear from Fresh Energy’s Science Policy Director J. Drake Hamilton as she discusses their work in Minnesota in promoting a transition to a clean energy economy and energy policies that benefit all. Learn specific actions that nurses can take within their personal and professional lives to help reduce your climate impact and improve health.
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,,306 1788#
J. Drake Hamiltonis Fresh Energy’s science policy director. An expert in climate and energy policy at the state and national levels, her responsibilities include scientific analysis and policy development of clean energy solutions to global warming that will maximize economic opportunities. J. represents Fresh Energy at the global climate summits, and witnessed the historic 2015 Paris Agreement; she showcased Minnesota’s nation-leading deep carbon reductions at the 2017 Bonn Climate Summit. J. earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical geography from Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota, with an emphasis on climatology and water resources, and was formerly assistant professor at The George Washington University. She ranks among the top 12 climate communicators internationally. Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine named Hamilton “one of Minnesota’s 100 influential people who make things happen.”

Research WorkGroup Meeting
2018-02-22 19:00 - 20:00
Research Workgroup webconference on Thursday, February 22 7 pm ET
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
Quick dial (mobile): 863-208-0120,306 1788#
