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Daily Archives: March 31, 2020

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Get to Know the ANHE Nurse Fellow: Christine Fasching Maphis

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Nurses Denounce Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards

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New episode! 🎧 Nurses for Science: Defending the E

New episode! 🎧 Nurses for Science: Defending the Endangerment Finding featuring Ashley Smith explores why protecting climate science and clean air protections is essential for public health and nursing advocacy. 🌎💙

Listen now (link in bio): https://zurl.co/LgwjR

Emergency nurse practitioner and nurse scientist K

Emergency nurse practitioner and nurse scientist Katherine Kruger sees the health impacts of environmental policy decisions every day in the communities she serves. From worsening air quality to unsafe water, frontline healthcare workers know these issues are not abstract — they directly affect the health and safety of patients, families, workers, and older adults.

As federal environmental protections are rolled back, nurses across the country are speaking out to protect the communities they care for every day. Clean air and safe water are public health necessities, not political issues.

Join healthcare professionals calling on state leaders to act and protect public health (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/aL9WF

Nina has cared for patients whose health worsened

Nina has cared for patients whose health worsened because of poor air quality. As a nurse and Pennsylvania Nurse Advocacy Coordinator with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, she’s seen how pollution and environmental exposures directly impact patient outcomes.

Nurses see the downstream effects of environmental decisions every day at the bedside. With key public health protections being rolled back, healthcare professionals like Nina are urging state leaders to step up and protect the air our communities breathe.

Join nurses and healthcare workers across the country in calling for action to protect public health (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/9jaa2

Protecting health means protecting clean air. Roll

Protecting health means protecting clean air. Rolling back zero-emission vehicle policies puts communities — especially children, elders, and frontline neighborhoods — at greater risk from pollution and climate harm. Nurses are speaking up for a healthier future. 🚗⚡🌎

Read more + take action (link in bio): https://zurl.co/iGDJp

NEXT WEEK! Join us for the next ANHE Research Foru

NEXT WEEK! Join us for the next ANHE Research Forum monthly call on Thursday, May 28 at 3pm ET featuring De-Ann Sheppard presenting "Towards a Decolonial Metatheory of Nursing." Drawing on Mi’kmaw Teachings, Indigenous critical auto-ethnography, and over 30 years of nursing practice, this presentation explores relational, kincentric, and decolonial approaches to nursing theory, practice, and planetary health.

Register here (link in bio): https://zurl.co/aFEZZ

Pennsylvania recognizes May 18–22 as Heat Safety W

Pennsylvania recognizes May 18–22 as Heat Safety Week, as proclaimed by Governor Josh Shapiro. As temperatures rise, it’s important to take steps to protect yourself, your family, neighbors, and pets from extreme heat.

Stay hydrated, limit outdoor activity during peak heat hours, wear lightweight clothing, and never leave children or pets in vehicles. Together, we can raise awareness and help prevent heat-related illnesses across the Commonwealth.

#HeatSafetyWeek #PASafety #ExtremeHeat #StayCoolPA

ANHE member Grace Wummer participated in Clean Air

ANHE member Grace Wummer participated in Clean Air Council's Press Event on May 5th for World Asthma Day alongside Philadelphia Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, Former Health Commissioner Dr Walter Tsou, and Nick Zuwiala-Rogers and Liz Green Schultz of Clean Air Council. The message was clear: People are not expendable. Speakers called on the EPA as well as local, state, and federal officials to uphold the science, protect vulnerable communities, and defend clean air standards that save lives.

Read about it here (link in bio): https://zurl.co/XyGkz

Erin Johnson, ANHE's Pennsylvania Nurse Organizer,

Erin Johnson, ANHE's Pennsylvania Nurse Organizer, has seen firsthand how pollution and extreme weather can put medically complex children at risk. As a home visiting public health nurse in Pennsylvania, she cares for families navigating life-threatening conditions made worse by storms, power outages, and unsafe environmental conditions.

Recent rollbacks to public health protections threaten vulnerable children and families across the country. Healthcare professionals like Erin are calling on state and local leaders to step up, cut pollution, and protect the health of our communities.

Join nurses and healthcare workers across the country in urging state leaders to act now (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/3vub6

Tara has witnessed the impacts of climate disaster

Tara has witnessed the impacts of climate disasters: from hurricanes to wildfires, she has seen the toll it takes on our health and environment. With federal protections no longer in place, it’s up to state leaders to fill the void and protect our air.

“No matter your political party, your background, your age, or where you live. No one wants to breathe polluted air, drink unsafe water, or raise their children in unhealthy environments.”

Join healthcare professionals like Tara from across the country and fight back. State leaders must act and protect the air we breathe (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/Z8Ly5

THIS WEEK! We are excited to have Raluca Radu as o

THIS WEEK! We are excited to have Raluca Radu as our speaker for our GCCC call this week. She plans to share an adaptation of her presentation "A Nursing Journey Toward Planetary Health", given during National Nurses Week, on Planetary Health Education and her experiences in the BC health system including, reflecting on her journey in this space and how it has been personally transforming over the last 7 years.

Register in advance for this meeting (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/OFEpd

Nurses are opposing the EPA’s plan to weaken and d

Nurses are opposing the EPA’s plan to weaken and delay PFAS drinking water protections. “Forever chemicals” are linked to cancer, immune system harm, and developmental impacts. Safe drinking water is a public health necessity!

Read the press release (link in bio): https://zurl.co/cdQMm

Nurses are speaking out against the EPA’s proposed

Nurses are speaking out against the EPA’s proposed 2-year delay of vehicle pollution standards. Cleaner air means fewer asthma attacks, heart disease, strokes, and preventable illnesses — especially for children and vulnerable communities.

Read the full press release here: https://zurl.co/wo96e

Delaware Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester was joined b

Delaware Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester was joined by ANHE Delaware nurse Karen May, Ph.D, RN, CNE nurse educator and public health nurse, Delaware nurse practitioner Deanna Benner, and other leaders to support expanded air quality monitoring stations and at least 1,000 new air quality sensors in communities that are most in need.

Read about it here (link in bio): https://zurl.co/0TtSw

Motherhood already comes with so much to carry. To

Motherhood already comes with so much to carry. Toxic chemicals in our food, water, air, and everyday products shouldn’t be another item added to the list.

Our new issue brief looks at how toxic exposures can affect every stage of life — from fertility and pregnancy through early childhood, when developing bodies and brains are especially vulnerable.

The reality is that families cannot filter their way out of systemic pollution. Moms already do enough. They should not also have to become toxicologists to keep their children safe.
The brief explains how everyday exposures happen, why children are especially vulnerable, what recent decisions weakening safeguards mean for families, and the practical steps people can take to reduce risk — even though the real solution is stopping pollution at its source.

Read the full brief at the link in our bio or at the link below:
https://zurl.co/ToCXn

Wildfires have devastated communities in Southern

Wildfires have devastated communities in Southern California, even with federal pollution safeguards in place—and the threat will only intensify now that the federal government has announced they will no longer regulate pollution that contributes to the climate crisis. State leaders must step up to fill the gap and protect the health and safety of our communities

Join AHNE in calling on state leaders to defend our right to clean air (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/np70x

Congratulations to Yasna Palmeiro-Silva, Ph.D., MP

Congratulations to Yasna Palmeiro-Silva, Ph.D., MPH, RN, the 2026 Charlotte Brody Award recipient!

A registered nurse from Chile, Dr. Palmeiro-Silva has carried her ICU experience into powerful work at the intersection of climate change, public health, research, and policy. Her leadership has helped advance climate and health protections in Chile and continues to shape global conversations about heat, worker health, children’s health, and environmental health equity.

Her story is a reminder that nurses have a vital role to play far beyond the bedside, from hospitals and classrooms to policy spaces and communities around the world.

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Palmeiro-Silva and her outstanding leadership in environmental health (link in bio): https://zurl.co/QetOj

#NursesForHealthyEnvironments #PlanetaryHealth #ClimateAndHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #NurseLeadership

TOMORROW! Join us for an evening of connection, re

TOMORROW! Join us for an evening of connection, reflection, and inspiration as we bring together nurses and leaders committed to environmental health and justice. This is more than a meetup—it’s a space to build community, share ideas, and continue the work of advancing health through advocacy and leadership.

Register here (link in bio): https://zurl.co/rHDho

STARTS TOMORROW! Nurses see the health impacts of

STARTS TOMORROW! Nurses see the health impacts of environmental harm every day, in our clinics, hospitals, and communities. From worsening air quality to toxic chemical exposure, these threats are not abstract. They are showing up in our patients.

That’s why we’re coming together for ANHE Virtual Hill Days on May 13–14. Join us to meet with legislators and advocate for clean air, safe water, climate action, and protections that put health first.

This is a critical moment to speak out against rollbacks that put communities at risk and to push for policies that protect both people and the planet.

Register and join us. Your voice matters. (link in bio) https://zurl.co/xcsU4

NEXT WEEK: Join us May 18 at 1pm ET for an informa

NEXT WEEK: Join us May 18 at 1pm ET for an informational briefing on solar radiation management (SRM), a form of geoengineering gaining attention in climate and policy discussions. Featuring Dr. Jim Franke and Dr. Tony Harding, this webinar will explore the science, governance, and key uncertainties surrounding SRM. Register here (link in bio): https://zurl.co/HaB52

Last week, advocates and community members gathere

Last week, advocates and community members gathered for “Scorched Earth Day in Massachusetts” to speak out against the Trump administration’s polluters-first agenda and its impacts on public health, climate, and communities.

We’re proud that ANHE member Dr. Suellen Breakey participated in the event, helping highlight the urgent connections between environmental policy, health, and justice.

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