Canadian Association of
Nurses for the Environment
Association canadienne des infirmières
et infirmiers pour l'environnement
Description From the World Health Organization WHO is conducting a series of technical webinars on various climate change and health topics with the aim of building capacity for implementation at […]
Dear CANE-ACIIE Members, I just wanted to send you a "save the date" for CANE's 2024 annual general meeting (AGM)! This year, we will all be gathering on Sunday October […]
Session 4 Topic: Extreme Weather: Hurricanes and Flooding Featuring: Barb Sattler, DrPH, RN, FAAN Session Learning Objectives: Describe the ways in which climate change increases the risk of extreme events such […]
Session 5 Topic: Mental Health Featuring: Mitzie Meyers, PhD, RN, CNE, AHN-BC Josephine Williams, RN, BScN, CEN, M.Ed Session Learning Objectives: Eco-grief and Eco-anxiety/solastalgia: Identify self-care and health promotion practices […]
About the Course (Part 4 of 4) Description CASCADES' Leadership for Change: Toward Sustainable Health Systems course strengthens capacity for change-oriented health system leadership in the face of profound environmental […]
Session 6 Topic: Pollution - Soil, Water, Waste Featuring: Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN Session Learning Objectives: Identify the major forms of environmental pollutants and the causes of each. Define […]
Description Discussing priorities and solutions to shape policy and train the next generation for our shared health. This one-day conference will explore the complex interactions between climate change and health. […]
Session 7 Topic: Degraded Air Quality and Wildfires Featuring: Raluca Radu, RN, MSN Session Learning Objectives: Identify the major air pollutants that threaten air quality in regions of the world Define […]
Description To help environmental non-government organizations (ENGOs) make radical change within their organizations, practices and actions, a coalition of Indigenous and settler activists created “Decolonizing Climate Action: A Tool Kit […]
Description Emergency Response and Contingency Plans (ERCP) are required by legislation for permitted drinking water systems. The plans must address all reasonable risks faced by the systems and with the […]
Session 8 Topic: Heat Related Illness Featuring: Michelle DePhillips, DNP, MPH, RN, ACNPC-AG Karen Duderstadt, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC Gina Friel, DNP, CRNP-PC Session Learning Objectives: Describe the symptoms of heat […]
Register now for CNA's Third National Summit on Racism in Nursing & Health Care. This pivotal gathering will be held virtually on November 20-21, 2024, 12-4 p.m. ET. Immerse yourself […]
Description Between 2023-2024, three British Columbia Health Authorities — Fraser Health, Interior Health, and Vancouver Coastal Health—developed Planetary Health organizational strategies, with the aim to guide and inform each organization’s […]
Details November is radon action month in Canada. Join us on Friday, November 22 at noon Eastern to learn about workplace testing for radon, including a panel interview of guests […]
Session 9 Topic: Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience Featuring: Heather Baid(link is external and opens in a new window), PhD, RN, SFHEA, Principal Lecturer, University of Brighton Session Learning Objectives: Define […]
Description BC Lung hosts a Annual Radon Workshop every November mobilizing stakeholders and researchers on radon, the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Annual Radon Workshop 2024 Radon in […]
Description Clean energy is undergoing rapid growth around the world, hitting new records for capacity and investment. In 2023 it added approximately US$320 billion to the world economy, or 10 […]
Le radon, un gaz invisible et inodore naturellement libéré des roches, du sol et de l’eau en raison de la décomposition de l’uranium, pose des risques importants pour la santé. […]
Description As part of the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care's Preparing Canada’s Health Care Buildings for Net-Zero project, the Low Carbon Energy Networking Hub aims to accelerate the adoption […]
Description Radon, an invisible and odourless gas naturally released from rocks, soil, and water due to the decomposition of uranium, poses significant health risks. It is the leading cause of […]
Session 10 Topic: Climate Change and Health Equity Featuring: Suellen Breakey, PhD, RN, FAAN, Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor, Associate Director, Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health School of Nursing […]
Description Beadwork can positively impact Indigenous peoples’ mental, emotional, physical and spiritual healing from the impacts of intergenerational traumas, due to negative systemic impacts. Beadwork can be utilized and practiced […]
As part of the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care's 'Preparing Canada’s Health Care Buildings for Net-Zero' project, funded by the Government of Canada's Low Carbon Economy implementation Readiness Fund, […]
Description Join this special JCB Seminar series in partnership with Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care in Collaboration This lecture is co-presented by Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health […]
Description: Join PEACH and CCGHC for the 'Canadian Health Care Forests: How to Bring Nature to Your Health Care Facility' webinar on January 16, 2025 at 12 pm ET! Discover […]
Description Please join the West Coast Climate Action Network to learn about the BC First Nations Climate Action and Strategy Plan. Our guest is Cameron Spooner, Hulbux Hodwit Ax, climate […]
Join the online conversation and audience Q&A with author, scholar, and mother Sarah Marie Wiebe as we discuss her new book, Hot Mess: Mothering Through a Code Red Climate Emergency. […]
Description Nitrous oxide is the third most significant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere as well as being the most significant gas disrupting the planet’s ozone layer. It has been used […]
Speaker: Swelen Andari, Senior Manager, Climate Resilience & Youth Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health The Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care, in partnership with the […]
Our CANE President, Maya is co-leading the Hub! The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care is proud to announce the launch of the Green Team Networking Hub, part of their […]
On January 26, 2025, the world will celebrate the third annual International Clean Energy Day, a global observance dedicated to raising awareness and mobilising action for a just and inclusive […]
International Conference on Climate Change(ICCC), which will be held at Ottawa,Canada, on 28th-29th Jan 2025. International Conference on Climate Change aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research […]
Introduction Health systems, including hospitals, are on the frontlines of climate change, bearing the costs of increasing disease burdens and more frequent extreme weather events while simultaneously inadvertently contributing to […]
Are you thinking about AI and how it affects your work? Concerned about the impact of AI on climate change? Want to get a handle on how policy making might […]
About this event Climate Change Impacts and Opportunity for Large-Scale Action Before attending this online event, we invite everyone to view our set of four short videos, which are shown […]
Description Join this Tamarack Institute Webinar for a conversation with Elder Dr. Albert Marshall, the renowned Mi’kmaw Elder who introduced the concept of Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing. This approach blends […]
Description Canada’s health care system accounts for nearly 5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions—more than aviation and shipping industries. As one of the highest per capita health care polluters […]
Overview The vast health and environmental cost of ultra-processed foods is avoidable. These foods are harmful, damaging the environment and are unnecessary for human nutrition. Diets high in ultra-processed foods […]
As political dynamics shift and the urgency of the climate crisis intensifies, the pressure is on to secure strong and fair rules to curb oil and gas pollution. Join CAPE […]
Hosted by Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE).Preconception and pregnancy are times in which a person may be more vulnerable to environmental exposures. It is also a […]
February 2 is recognized as World Wetland Day Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad […]
Introduction Health systems, including hospitals, are on the frontlines of climate change, bearing the costs of increasing disease burdens and more frequent extreme weather events while simultaneously inadvertently contributing to […]
Health Standards Organization (HSO) has released a Declaration on Climate Action in response to the rising impacts of climate change, which are amplifying global health inequities, hindering vital progress towards high quality and safe care, […]
Dates Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 9am–1pm PT | 12–4pm ET | 1–5pm AT Online via Zoom Complete the prerequisite online course, Introduction to Sustainable Health Systems, by February 5 Course Description […]
Description Reducing the carbon footprint of a Health Care facility can take many different paths depending on the circumstances of an individual facility or the facility management team. The basic […]
Réduire l’empreinte carbone d’un établissement de soins de santé peut emprunter de nombreux chemins différents selon les circonstances propres à chaque établissement ou à son équipe de gestion. Les principes […]
Introduction Health systems, including hospitals, are on the frontlines of climate change, bearing the costs of increasing disease burdens and more frequent extreme weather events while simultaneously inadvertently contributing to […]
Join us for a one-hour session on the pathways through which pharmaceuticals enter the environment, focusing on the implications for patient health. We’ll discuss how residues from medications can affect […]
This presentation will briefly go over what wildfires are and then provide a comprehensive overview of the health impacts associated with them in the Western United States. It focuses on […]
Description Climate crisis. Eroding social safety net. Colonialism. The rise of xenophobia and the far right. Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse, US broligarchs unleashed the threat of […]