#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 […]
Plastic pollution is a global crisis affecting the health of the planet and all life on Earth from plankton to humans. Like climate change, plastic pollution is a result of a dedicated effort by the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries to exploit a natural resource to unnatural consequences. This webinar will explore the health implications […]
Big moves are being made on the quest toward just, effective climate solutions. However, only 6% of Americans are talking about climate change even though 78% of them are concerned. How will you contribute? Looking forward to March 28-31, 2022, now is the time to demonstrate ambitious American leadership for climate solutions. We are a […]
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, […]
The Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health at the MGH Institute of Health Professions is co-hosting our annual symposium this year with the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for the Environment and Health on April 9, 2022. The event is virtual and contact hours are available. This year’s symposium, entitled Climate Change and Health 2022: A Roadmap […]
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 […]
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, […]
Overview Environmental crises have a significant impact on reproductive and maternal health. Scientific research and the experiences of pregnant people, families and the health workers that serve them provide increasing evidence of the effects of wildfires, extreme heat, and other climate impacts, on pregnancy health. Epidemiologic studies link exposure to both extreme heat and wildfire smoke to […]
Kim Larson, RN, PhD, MPH, FNAP is a professor at East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville, North Carolina Title: Safe Drinking Water Study in Guatemala Contaminated drinking water contributes to child mortality. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in Guatemala to examine a community engagement (CE) strategy, a monetary donation for a water filter. Water […]