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Ruth McDermott-Levy1, Kathryn P Jackman-Murphy, Jeanne M Leffers
1Author Affiliations: Associate Professor and Director (Dr McDermott-Levy), Center for Global & Public Health, College of Nursing, Villanova University, Pennsylvania; Professor of Nursing (Dr Jackman-Murphy), Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, Connecticut; Professor Emeritus (Dr Leffers), University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; and Professor of Nursing (Dr Jordan), Prince George's Community College, Largo, Maryland.
Abstract:
Climate change is a significant threat to human health across the life cycle. Nurses play an important role in mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to climate change. The use of health care resources, air quality and extreme heat, mental health, and natural disasters are major content areas across undergraduate nursing curricula that influence or are influenced by climate change. Teaching strategies and resources are offered to prepare nursing students to address climate change and human health.
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