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Home » 2021 » November

Monthly Archives: November 2021

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Nurses Applaud Robust Climate Action by U.S. House

Published November 19, 2021

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement Heads to President Biden’s Desk

Published November 6, 2021

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Yvonne Mongare has already seen how climate and en

Yvonne Mongare has already seen how climate and environmental conditions affect patient health firsthand. As a recent nursing graduate and environmental health intern with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, she’s witnessed how poor air quality contributes to asthma attacks, COPD flare-ups, and other respiratory illnesses that repeatedly bring patients back to the hospital.

Nurses see the health impacts of pollution and climate change every day in their communities and clinical work. Healthcare professionals like Yvonne are urging leaders to push back against environmental rollbacks and protect the clean air and healthy environments every community deserves.

Join nurses and healthcare workers across the country in calling for action to protect public health (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/L1EP4

Do you want to learn how to communicate effectivel

Do you want to learn how to communicate effectively about toxic chemicals and environmental health science so you can speak to media, public audiences, lawmakers and groups - all while protecting your scientific credibility?

Nurses will gain confidence as they learn how reporters will approach reporting on their science. Tactical guidance will also be provided for media interviews including best practices for communicating uncertainty that is inherent in good science.

Thursday, June 11 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

This training will be held virtually.

Register here (link in bio): https://zurl.co/63O1n

Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle knows environmental hea

Tiffany Covarrubias-Lyttle knows environmental health is deeply personal. As a nurse researcher in Virginia and a mother of seven, she’s seen how pollution, extreme heat, and environmental rollbacks can shape the health and futures of entire families and communities.

After losing her husband to an environmentally linked cancer, Tiffany speaks out because she knows these decisions have real human consequences. Nurses and healthcare professionals across the country are calling for stronger protections that keep families safe and healthy.

Join healthcare workers in urging leaders to protect clean air, public health, and future generations (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/jg8Ve

In a new opinion piece for The Washington Times, o

In a new opinion piece for The Washington Times, our executive director at the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Katie Huffling, argues that “secondhand smog” from transportation pollution should be treated with the same urgency as secondhand smoke. The piece highlights the disproportionate burden air pollution places on children, elders, and frontline communities, while calling for cleaner transportation, stronger emissions standards, and investments in a healthier future for all.

Read it here: https://zurl.co/EJiBe

Dr. Beverly Malone and the National League for Nur

Dr. Beverly Malone and the National League for Nursing are standing with nurses and healthcare professionals calling for stronger protections for public health and the environment. As climate change and air pollution continue to impact communities across the country, nursing leaders are making clear that protecting clean air is essential to protecting patient health.

“The National League for Nursing remains committed to providing our nursing workforce with the knowledge and resources it will need to address the growing health impacts of climate change.”

Healthcare professionals see the consequences of air pollution every day in their patients and communities. Nurses across the country are urging leaders to strengthen protections that safeguard public health now and for future generations.

Join healthcare professionals in calling for action to protect the air we breathe and the health of our communities (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/yWYXy

Get Ready for Summer Reading with ANHE This summe

Get Ready for Summer Reading with ANHE

This summer, let’s keep learning, growing, and leading together.

Join the ANHE JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee on June 4 as we launch our Summer Book Club! We’ll introduce three inspiring book options, and attendees will vote on the one we’ll read and discuss together this summer.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Freedom Training and Know Your Rights Training. As nurses committed to healthy people, healthy communities, and health equity, continuing to learn together is one of the most powerful things we can do.

We hope you’ll join us for an engaging conversation and a summer of shared learning. See you there!

Registration: https://zurl.co/X8KeO

Kasey Bellegarde-Armstrong has seen what polluted

Kasey Bellegarde-Armstrong has seen what polluted air can do to a person’s body and how environmental conditions shape health long before someone enters a hospital. As a public health nurse, she knows clean air, a healthy climate, and strong protections against pollution are essential tools for keeping communities healthy.

Healthcare professionals like Kasey are speaking out because environmental rollbacks have real consequences for patients and communities. Nurses see these impacts every day and are calling on state leaders to protect the air we breathe and the health of future generations.

Join nurses and healthcare workers across the country in urging leaders to act now (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/Ii78y

TOMORROW! A core value of ANHE is community and su

TOMORROW! A core value of ANHE is community and support of one another. In 2026, we are working on ways for ANHE nurses to come together in support of each other. Join us!

Register today by using the link in our bio or heading to (link in bio): https://zurl.co/Uku0e

Laurie Laugeman has cared for patients facing seri

Laurie Laugeman has cared for patients facing serious climate-related health impacts, including respiratory and cardiac conditions worsened by pollution and extreme heat. As a registered nurse in the Buffalo area, she’s deeply concerned about what weakening environmental protections could mean for public health now and for future generations.

Healthcare professionals are already seeing the health impacts of climate change and pollution in hospitals and communities every day. Nurses like Laurie are calling on leaders to protect clean air, reduce pollution, and put public health first.

Join nurses and healthcare workers across the country in urging state leaders to act now (link in bio):
https://zurl.co/1luyr

Breast milk remains the best food for babies when

Breast milk remains the best food for babies when possible. But research has found that harmful chemicals from consumer products, plastics, and pollution can contaminate breast milk, exposing babies during a vulnerable life stage.

Video from our friends @toxicfreefuture

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

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