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The Nurses Climate Challenge: A National Campaign to Engage 5,000 Health Professionals Around Climate Change
Creative Nursing
|August 21, 2019
Summary
Nurses are crucial in addressing climate change
Area of Science:
- Environmental health
- Public health
- Climate change impacts
Background:
- Climate change significantly threatens human health and exacerbates inequities.
- The healthcare sector contributes substantially to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (approx. 10%).
- Nurses often lack education on climate change's health impacts, hindering their leadership in climate action.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the effectiveness of the Nurses Climate Challenge in educating health professionals about climate change.
- To empower nurses to lead climate adaptation and mitigation strategies.
- To leverage nurses' trusted position to drive climate solutions within the healthcare sector.
Main Methods:
- The Nurses Climate Challenge engaged nurses as "Nurse Climate Champions."
- Champions accessed online resources to host educational sessions on climate and health.
- Progress was tracked via an online platform after educational sessions were completed.
Main Results:
- Over 540 Nurse Climate Champions registered from diverse global locations.
- Champions educated over 5,250 colleagues and students on climate and health.
- The program demonstrated a scalable model for climate education within healthcare.
Conclusions:
- Educated nurses are vital for leading climate adaptation and mitigation efforts.
- The Nurses Climate Challenge model effectively disseminates climate and health education.
- This educational approach shows potential for broader application across healthcare disciplines and beyond.
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