ANHE

(Consider adding a course objective or part of objective to encourage faculty to include it)

A. Appropriate Environmental Health Content

1. Define environmental health risks
2. Identify assessment:
   • FHP
   • Environmental health exposure history
   • Medical model/Review of Systems
   • Stethoscope (cleaning)

B. Teaching Strategies and Resources

(ex. readings, questions, assessments, research articles, power points, etc. What might we suggest for strategies?)

1. Questionnaire (Example: I Prepare-environmental health history)
2. Conduct an environmental health history of an adult or fellow student using an interview tool            
   
3. Conduct an environmental health history with the parent/caregiver of a child using interview questions

C. Related Environmental Health Competencies from ANA and ANHE

     Bold objectives below are from ANA (2010) Scope and standards of practice: Nursing.
     Additional objectives are from The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE, 2009).

1. Attains knowledge of EH concepts, such as implementation of EH strategies.
2. Promotes a practice environment that reduces environmental health risks of workers and healthcare consumers.
3. Applies knowledge of basic EH concepts to nursing assessment, prevention, and control strategies
4. Promotes a healthy environment that respects the diverse values, beliefs, cultures, and circumstances of patients, their families and communities.

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Last updated 127 days ago by Katie Huffling