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Janna Trombley1, Stephanie Chalupka, Laura Anderko

  • 1Janna Trombley is an instructor at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA. Stephanie Chalupka is a professor and associate dean for nursing at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA, and a visiting scientist at the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington, DC. Laura Anderko is the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care and a professor at the Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington, DC. Contact author: Janna Trombley, jtrombley@worcester.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

The American Journal of Nursing
|March 24, 2017
PubMed
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Climate change significantly impacts mental health, causing anxiety, stress, and depression. Nurses are crucial in preparing communities for these psychological effects and developing climate strategies.

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