Nursing in a changing climate: A call to action

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<p><font color="red"><em>This item is part of a Sigma CNE course available to Sigma members only. <strong>The material is freely available in the Sigma Repository and anyone may access the files attached to this record and the audio streams linked below.</strong></em></font> </p> <p><font color="red"><em>For information on accessing the Sigma CNE course (separate from the Sigma Repository), please click here:<a href="https://www.sigmarepository.org/sigma-elearning-platform/" target="_blank"> https://www.sigmarepository.org/sigma-elearning-platform/.</a></em></font> </p> <p><font color="red"><em>Upon entering the Sigma eLearning Platform, search for the keyword "Webinar".</font></em></p> <p><font color="red"><strong>To view the video: scroll down to watch the embedded video stream, or download the MP4 file attached to this record.</strong></font></p> <p>Webinar Details: Sigma’s Climate and Health Webinar Series with the ANHE (Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments)</p> <p>Episode Details:</p> <p>Moderator: Liz Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Chief Executive Officer of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma).</p> <p>Speakers:</p> <ul> <li>Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN is a Professor in Public Health at the University of San Francisco and a nursing leader in the area of environmental health, including issues related to climate change.</li> <li>Fiona Armstrong’s, BN, GradDipJourn, MPPP expertise lies in policy, politics, advocacy, and communications, particularly in relation to climate change and health. </li> <li>Katie Huffling, MS, RN, CNM, FAAN is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and is the Executive Director of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. </li> </ul> <p>Changing climate patterns are occurring globally at unprecedented rates with significant impacts to health, such as heat-related illnesses, water and food insecurity, vector-borne illnesses, and respiratory disease. Additionally, with increased intensity of extreme weather disasters, such as hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and flooding, the impacts of climate change on public health are apparent. Those in the health sector are seeing the challenges facing populations as a result of current and projected climate threats, and health professionals around the world are calling for action to protect against climate risks. Action to reduce climate change can significantly improve health, with policies that move us towards global climate goals having demonstrable health benefits. On this webinar speakers will provide a brief overview of how climate change impacts human health globally, the strategies and solutions to address climate change, and how nurses and nursing organizations can lead in moving forward just and equitable climate solutions.</p> <p>All rights reserved. Contact Sigma Education staff at Education@sigmanursing.org.</p>