Nurses are sounding the alarm! Ignoring the climate crisis and repealing the Endangerment Finding disregards the health harms communities are experiencing and will lead to increased hospitalizations and deaths.
🚨 65+ health and nursing groups, including ANHE, urge Congress to oppose reopening or weakening TSCA, the law that protects us from toxic chemicals. Public health must come first. Read the full letter here (link in bio): zurl.co/YsTdn
Communities around Louisiana, in a bid to get more information about the environmental and health impacts of industrial pollution, are taking data collection into their own hands.
Read the full story: zurl.co/rq7bW
NEXT WEEK! ANHE Research Forum September Call
Learn how Indigenous teachings can inform global water policy and health solutions while addressing the impacts of colonization and climate change.
📝 Register here: zurl.co/ljdof
🌍 Calling all nurses!
Apply now for ANHE’s 2026 Environmental Health Nurse Fellowship — a year-long opportunity to partner with communities, grow your skills, and receive a $1,000 stipend.
Deadline: Oct 17 ➡️ zurl.co/YRRsM
Join us to explore nurses’ duty to uphold the right to health through access to clean water. Learn how Indigenous teachings can inform global water policy and health solutions while addressing the impacts of colonization and climate change.
📝 Register here: zurl.co/ljdof
Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker
Doctors, nurses, researchers, and public health advocates agree that the removal of critical datasets causes ongoing harm. AcademyHealth joined a federal lawsuit to restore access to public data. @aaronecarroll.bsky.social highlights what’s at stake on our blog:
Mourning the loss of those who were RIF’d back in April. Our colleagues at NIH and across HHS are getting their official separation notices. These are friends and family members who were vital to the HHS mission being kicked to the curb. Please keep them in your thoughts.
It’s been a super hard day for NIH.
If you want to save the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and nursing science, you have a voice! Use this easy form to target your representatives by entering your zip code. Will you help save the NINR? Feel free to share broadly and widely!
actionnetwork.org/letters/ninh...
TOMORROW!
June 12, 2025 at 12 PM ET
Inspiring Students to be Leaders in Climate Education and Justice
Speaker: Ashley Smith, MSN, RN, PHN, CSN, DNP-Population Health Student
Let's build the next generation of nurse leaders in climate and health justice!
🔗 Register now: zurl.co/o9tRX
NEXT WEEK!
June 12, 2025 at 12 PM ET
Inspiring Students to be Leaders in Climate Education and Justice
Speaker: Ashley Smith, MSN, RN, PHN, CSN, DNP-Population Health Student
Let's build the next generation of nurse leaders in climate and health justice!
🔗 Register now: zurl.co/o9tRX
#plastics are made of #fossilfuels. Plastics are in every part of the #environment, including our bodies. #plastics are toxic to human health. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...
ACOG is "extremely disappointed" by HHS's announcement to no longer recommend COVID vaccination during pregnancy. ACOG affirms the vaccine's safety & benefits for pregnant people & infants, stating the science hasn't changed.
TOMORROW! Join the ANHE Research Forum – May 2025 Call
Date: May 22, 2025
Time: 3 PM ET
Title: Nursing Research on Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future
Featuring Dr. Teddie Potter & Dr. Betty Bekemeier
Register now: zurl.co/h5Vcw
NEXT WEEK!
Join the ANHE Research Forum – May 2025 Call
Date: May 22, 2025
Time: 3 PM ET
Learn why nursing research is essential to addressing climate change and protecting communities — and how this work can be supported into the future.
Register now: zurl.co/h5Vcw
I have it somewhere and will email it to you!
🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of ANHE Regional Forums!
These new forums are your space to connect, collaborate, and grow with others in your region.
🔎 Find your Regional Forum and JOIN TODAY
Check it out here: zurl.co/q2Ze6
🚨 ANHE stands with communities and advocates in strong opposition to an unprecedented exemption that would allow hundreds of chemical plants to ignore critical emissions standards finalized just last year.
📄 Read the full letter to EPA here: zurl.co/gNfTQ
🚨 Nurses Oppose EPA Plans to Weaken Protections Against Forever Chemicals 🚨
Today, the EPA announced plans to weaken the nation’s water rule on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals” — toxic substances linked to cancer and other serious illnesses.
Read the full statement below: zurl.co/ozFDM
Join the ANHE Research Forum - Nursing Research on Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future
Featuring Dr. Teddie Potter & Dr. Betty Bekemeier
May 22, 2025
3 PM ET
Register now or follow the link in bio: zurl.co/h5Vcw
TOMORROW! 📅 Join us on May 8 at 12 PM ET for the next ANHE Education Forum: Sensation, Storytelling, & Solidarity: Student Engagement Strategies for Sustainability.
Register today: zurl.co/8fPzr
#SustainableNursing #NurseEducation #ClimateHealth #ANHE
🚨 The House just voted to repeal clean vehicle standards through the CRA—putting public health at risk. These EPA-approved rules cut pollution from cars & trucks. Nurses urge the Senate to reject this attack on clean air. #CleanAir #CRA #PublicHealth #ActOnClimate
Spring is gloriously unfurling 🌱
