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Health Facilities and Disaster-Resilience: The PAHO Smart Hospital Project
2018-06-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
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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#
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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#
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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
Meeting URL: anymeeting.com/anhe1
Optional Dial-In Number: 863-208-0120
Attendee PIN: 306 1788#
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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#
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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#
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ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee February Call
2018-02-21 17:30 - 18:30

Health in a Changing Climate
2018-02-10 08:00 - 14:00 | Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital, 5801 Bremo Road, Richmond, Virginia
Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action invites you to a free educational event for physicians and nurses. This symposium will review how changes in the climate affect health through effects on plant physiology, extreme heat, water quality and rising sea level. It will review populations that are at elevated risk from these effects. It will conclude with a discussion on clinician advocacy, and how health care providers can influence policy-making on this complex subject.
Topics include:

Heat Related Illnesses (HRI) in Virginia
Vector-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate
Threats Posed by Sea Level Rise and Flooding
Pollen & Allergies in Richmond

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee
2018-01-17 17:30 - 18:30

Health of the Air: Research Workgroup November 2017 Call
2017-11-30 15:00 - 16:00
Please save the date for our Research Workgroup call on Thursday, November 30 at 3 pm ET. We look forward to seeing you!
Webinar details:
Thursday, November 30, 2017 3-4 pm ET

Audience Log-in URL:
https://www.anymeeting.com/135-710-486
Dial-in Number:
863-208-0120
Attendee PIN:
306 1788#
Dr. Kevin Cromar will present “Local Health Benefits of Improved Federal Air Quality Standards”
Thursday, November 30, 2017 during our 3-4 pm ET meeting
Check out healthoftheair.org for a web-based tool on the morbidity and mortality from different air pollution standards in your community.
Dr. Kevin Cromar is the Director of the Air Quality Program at the Marron Institute of Urban Management and a member of the Utah Air Quality Board. An environmental epidemiologist by training, he has appointments in the departments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine at NYU School of Medicine. He was previously a research fellow at NYU School of Law Institute for Policy Integrity and currently serves on the Environmental Health Policy Committee for the American Thoracic Society. His current research includes collaborations with NASA, UNICEF, UNEP, and SEDEMA (Mexico City) and currently serves on the science advisory committee for the Air Quality Health Index of Health Canada. He was part of the international expert panel that produced the joint ERS/ATS policy statement on what constitutes an adverse health effect of air pollution and served as the organizing chair of the interagency (ATS, US EPA, NASA, NIEHS) workshop on air pollution monitoring for health research and patient care.

Practice Work Group Journal Club - November 2017
2017-11-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Conference Number: (240) 454-5720 No PIN
ANHE Practice Work Group November Call
November 16th 7:30 pm-8:30 pm (ET)
Call in number: 240-454-5720, no PIN needed.
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New Opportunity– The Practice Workgroup will be hosting a journal club every other month to discuss varying environmental health concerns among nursing colleagues. Our May call will be the first opportunity to participate. The topic of the journal club this month will be on environmental sustainability in healthcare. To facilitate discussion, we will send out two articles ahead of the call (see below), but will also review the content on the beginning of the call. Participants will have the opportunity to share thoughts, insights, best practices, etc. based on the topic. We hope you are able to join us!
In order to ensure that this journal club is helpful to participants, the Practice Workgroup would love feedback about this new format and what topics you would like discussed on future calls.
1 Hour Free CE offered for participants
Practice Work Group Article 1
Practice Work Group Article 2

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee
2017-11-15 17:30 - 18:30
Next call: November 15th (November 16th Australia)
Call in number: 240-454-5720, no PIN needed.
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ANHE Booth @ APHA Expo Hall
2017-11-07 09:30 - 17:30, 2017-11-06 09:30 - 17:30, 2017-11-05 13:30 - 17:30
Stop by the ANHE booth in the APHA expo hall
Expo Hall Hours

Nov. 5
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 6
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 7
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Research Work Group - The Concept of Exposure in Environmental Health for Nursing
2017-10-26 15:00 - 16:00
Please save the date, October 26 at 3pm ET, to join our Research Workgroup for Dr. Marcella Remer Thompson’s presentation “The Concept of Exposure in Environmental Health for Nursing”
Marcella Remer THOMPSON, PhD, MS, CSP, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN is Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, and Co-Leader of Community Engagement, Superfund Research Program, Brown University. Dr. Thompson is a Board Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (COHN-S), Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and Fellow in the Academy of American Occupational Health Nurses (FAAOHN).
She received her B.S. in Nursing from Salve Regina University, M.S. in Occupational Health Nursing from Boston University, M.S. in Occupational Health from Harvard School of Public Health, PhD. in Nursing from University of Rhode Island. She also completed her post-doctoral Research with the Superfund Research Program at Brown University.
Dr. Thompson has a breadth of occupational and environmental health experiences in clinical, corporate and academic venues as founding clinical director of a hospital-based occupational health service; an occupational health and safety consultant to small and medium-sized business; a safety engineer at a semiconductor fabrication facility; and hazmat incident commander. Her scholarly work has two objectives: 1. contribute to the body of knowledge that is environmental health nursing with a focus on exposures to multiple environmental chemicals; and 2. research the developing role of a knowledge broker connecting science with society through creating substantive multidisciplinary knowledge, facilitating knowledge exchanges, and transforming research into action.
Currently, Dr. Thompson is PI of a multi-phased multi-year community engaged research project in partnership with the Narragansett Tribe to address environmental contamination of fish living in their Tribal waters. Together, they plan, organize, structure and design projects that address their environmental health related issues of concern – building upon their assets, strengths and cultural knowledge while advancing scientific knowledge, environmental health policy and evidence-based practices.
The work in her presentation has been supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under Grant (2P42ES013660-11 Brown University Superfund Research Program). National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under Grant U54GM115677 through IDeA: Clinical Translational Research; and the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIH, NIEHS, NIGMS or URI

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Call
2017-10-23 17:30 - 18:30
Next call: October 23rd (10/24 Aus)
Call in number: 240-454-5720, no PIN needed.
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Practice Work Group: Environmental Health in Primary Care: Case Studies and Discussion
2017-10-19 15:00 - 16:00
For this month’s Practice Work Group Call, we are thrilled to hear from Erin Flynn. She will be discuss assessing environmental health in the primary care setting, using both scientific evidence and case studies.
Erin Flynn is a family nurse practitioner currently working in Indiana. She earned her Master’s in Public Health from the University of San Francisco under the mentorship of Dr. Barbara Sattler, then continued on to earn her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Her research interests lie in environmental health and LGBT care.
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1 Hour free CE

Water and Health: Opportunities for Action - October Policy-Advocacy WG Call
2017-10-05 15:00 - 16:00
Here in the United States, most of us take clean water for granted. When we turn on the tap, we assume the water is clean, healthy, and free from pollutants that could have negative health impacts. We expect our water to be safe for drinking, showering, and washing dishes.

While the United States has made great strides in providing clean, drinkable water, water quality and safety still remains a major concern for public health. Without action now, this problem may only worsen.

On this month’s Policy-Advocacy WG Call we’ll be reviewing ANHE’s latest report and provide you with tools and resources to take action today! Hope you can join us!

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September 2017 Research Workgroup Call
2017-09-28 15:00 - 16:00
Please join us for our September Research Workgroup on Thursday, September 28 at 3 pm ET as we discuss establishing a strategic planning process for Priorities in Environmental Health Nursing. Please note we will be trialing a new format for this month’s meeting. Please join us by webinar at https://meeting.anymeeting.com/963-989-473

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Call
2017-09-27 17:30 - 18:30

Twitter Chat - What’s in Your Water: The State of Water and Our Health
2017-08-30 13:00 - 14:00
Every year in the US, as many as 900,000 people fall ill and 900 die from waterborne diseases. Waterborne illnesses cause an estimated 40,000 hospitalizations each year at a cost of $970 million annually. Two out of five Americans rate their quality of water as poor. So, what’s going on here? And what can we do about it?
RSVP: http://vite.io/EHCSafeWater
Starting August 27, World Water Week offers an opportunity to address our most pressing water-related challenges. This year, the Environmental Health Coalition (ANHE is a member) hosts the Twitter Chat “What’s in Your Water: The State of Water and Our Health” to further the discussion. Held on Wednesday, August 30 from 1 to 2 pm EDT, the conversation is part of ANHE’s and the EHC’s advocacy effort to protect public health and the environment.
Follow @envirn to learn more about the “What’s in Your Water: The State of Water and Our Health” Twitter Chat! Use #SafeWater in your tweets, so users can easily search for what you and others are saying during the event.
RSVP: http://vite.io/EHCSafeWater

Decolonizing Tobacco Through Policy
2017-08-21 15:00 - 16:00
Join the ANHE Practice Work Group for a special webinar on smoke free initiatives in tribal communities that take into account the use of traditional tobacco among tribal members.
We will learn about the importance of reclaiming traditional tobacco and highlight successful smoke-free initiatives in Wisconsin tribal communities, including an outdoor cultural event center and a Ho-Chunk gaming casino that have implemented smoke-free policies
Speaker: Clinton Isham is an enrolled member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Anishinabe. He works at the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council as the Program Director for the Wisconsin Native American Tobacco Network.
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Please register for this webinar even if you’re not able to attend the webinar live so we can send you a link to the recording.
This webinar has been approved for 1 nursing CE credit. In order to receive the credit you must complete the evaluation that will be emailed to you following the webinar.

Global Nurses Climate Change Committee Call August 2017
2017-08-16 17:30 - 18:30
ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee August Call
August 16th 5:30 pm-6:30 pm (ET) (August 17th Australia)
Call in number: 240-454-5720, no PIN needed.
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Defending the EPA - How Nurses Can Take Action and Make a Difference
2017-08-10 15:00 - 16:00
Join the ANHE Policy-Advocacy Work Group as we learn about efforts to roll-back health protective regulations – such as the Clean Water Act, the Methane Rule, and the Ozone Rule as well as EPA budget cuts and how these effect the Agency’s ability to protect public health.
Opportunities for action such as meetings with policymakers and writing letters to the editor will be discussed and writing samples and factsheets provided. The voices of nurses is even more important right now to support the essential efforts of the EPA. Hope you can join us!

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Speakers:
Kathy Curtis, LPN
Executive Director, Clean and Healthy New York
ANHE Policy-Advocacy WG Co-Chair
Katie Huffling, MS, RN, CNM
Executive Director, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
Cara Cook, MS, RN, AHN-BC
Climate Change Program Coordinator, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Research Work Group Call July 2017
2017-07-27 15:00 - 16:00
Our next Research Workgroup meeting will be this Thursday – July 27th from 3-4PM EST.
Call in number: 240-454-5720, no PIN needed
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Agenda:
Introductions
Dr. Kris Zierold – will discuss her technique of obtaining toenail samples to assess for heavy metal burden in children. This is one data collection method she is using in her 5-year NIEHS funded study exploring coal ash and neurobehavioral symptoms in children.
MNRS pre-conference workshop discussion
Members current/planned research endeavors
Suggestions for next meeting
Thanks
Barb Polivka & Jessica Castner, co-chairs

A Pilot: Just the Beginning-Recycling in the ED
2017-07-20 15:00 - 16:00
Join the ANHE Practice Work Group to hear about the ins and outs of starting a recycling program in the ED.
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Brandie Tilch-Bryant, FNP, DNP, is a recent DNP graduate of Washington State University College of Nursing. She practices as a registered nurse in the Emergency Department at Providence Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Washington.

Frustrated with a lack of recycling, for her DNP capstone, Brandie initiated recycling, started a green team and provided education to her peers. She will describe the challenges and successes of her work in a busy, acute care, emergency setting.

This webinar has been approved for 1 hour of nursing CE credit. In order to receive the credit you must complete the evaluation following the program. Register for the program even if you are unable to attend live so that you can be sent a recording of the webinar and can view at a later date.

ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee July 2017
2017-07-19 17:30 - 18:30
ANHE Global Nurses Climate Change Committee July Call
July 19th 5:30 pm-6:30 pm (ET) (July 20th Australia)
Call in number: 240-454-5720, no PIN needed.
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Agenda:

Welcome and introductions
Follow-up on ANHE Climate Change Conference
International updates
Climate Change Toolkit
Next Steps Following EPA Meeting
Methane Stay Action Alert
Group Updates

Next call: August 16th (August 17th Aus)
