As we look past the election in November, it will be helpful for ANHE to come up with a list of priorities and actions we'd like to see tackled in 2021. We hope you can join us on Thursday October 1 at 3pm ET for a discussion of ANHE Policy-Advocacy priorities in the coming year that we […]
The Food & Agriculture Work Group has a scheduled call on October 5th at 12pm EST / 3pm EST The Food & Agriculture Work Committee and any interested members are invited to the committee’s monthly meeting on to discuss the incredible documentary: Kiss the Ground: Awakening People to the Possibilities of Regeneration, narrated by Woody Harrelson. […]
Don't miss our upcoming webinar series focused on Maternal Child Environmental Health! In Celebration of National Children’s Environmental Health Day, Part 1 of the Webinar Series will be held on October 8th, 2020 at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT Register here. Moderator: Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, ANHE BOD Member / Professor USF Environmental Toxins and Impact on Maternal and Fetal […]
The Education Workgroup is beginning to look at faculty's knowledge and confidence in Environmental Health and Climate Change and application into the nursing curriculum. The Work Group will meet on Monday October 12 at 7:30pm ET to discuss previous research with the possibility of completing a pilot study in one or two geographic areas in the […]
The ANHE Nurses Guide to What the Science Teaches Us about Common Solutions to Climate Change and Family Health Problems is ready and available for members to give to elected officials running locally for US House and Senate. These should be passed along in preparation for zoom meeting or phone call with your elected officials. […]
Access to clean water is a fundamental right that every American should be afforded and our leaders have a moral obligation to protect and uphold this right. On Sunday, October 18th we will celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. This important legislation has been instrumental in requiring set standards for clean water […]
Don't miss part 2 of our webinar series on Maternal Child Environmental Health! Please join us on Wednesday, October 21st at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT to discuss Environmental Impacts on Children's Growth and Development and Environmental Health Assessments in Children Register here. Attendees of this presentation will be able to: Identify the risks of exposures to chemical hazards during childhood. […]
Our research working group will use a journal club format on Thursday October 22nd 3-4 PM EST. We will discuss nursing in the Anthropocene era—how to transition to sustainable, resilient models in nursing—and what we can do to effect change. The journal club will be led by Jessica LeClair, Luz Huntington-Moskos, and Lisa Thompson. We hope […]
#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 […]
Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Are Affecting Reproductive Health and Development. Part one: Introduction The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments has partnered with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment and the University of California, San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE) and other organizations to launch a new webinar series, Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Are […]
The Climate and Health Program at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) will host a series of climate and health webinars over the next several months. This webinar series was originally planned to be held as an in-person symposium in March 2020. The webinars will highlight the pressing need for greater scientific and civic […]
