Canadian Association of
Nurses for the Environment
Association canadienne des infirmières
et infirmiers pour l'environnement
Healthy Environments for Learning Day (HELD) 2024 Speakers Series 1st session: "Reducing Radon in Schools and Child Care Settings'' is on April 2nd 2-3pm EST! Healthy Environments for Learning Day, formerly Healthy Schools Day, takes place each April in Canada and aims to raise awareness of and encourage action to prevent environmental health risks to […]
Healthy Environments for Learning Day (HELD) Speakers Series - Session 2: Improving Indoor Air Quality Through Source Reduction, Ventilation, and Filtration Description Join this virtual event to learn about improving indoor air quality in schools and child care settings through source reduction, ventilation and filtration. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Siegel, will discuss the health […]
Plastics chemicals and their impacts on human health are a central issue in the global plastics crisis. An estimated 99% of plastic is made from fossil fuel-derived chemicals (or petrochemicals), which have been associated with increased rates of neurodevelopmental disorders, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and certain cancers. A recent review article by Dr. Tracey Woodruff […]
The Noise Pollution & Hearing Care conference is a free online event. Learn valuable tips for preventing hearing loss and ask any questions. Hearing loss is an unpleasant problem that changes the quality of life of any American negatively. Unfortunately, it is impossible to restore damaged hearing because of the structure of the hearing organs. […]
This webinar series continues the Climate Governance, Accountability, and Implementation Series with a focus on adaptation efforts. We will explore some available resources, showcase implemented adaptation projects, and learn from the experience of municipal staff working on adaptation initiatives. In this first meeting, we will confirm research questions to support the series’ agenda. Al Douglas, […]
Chemicals in Plastics: Human health costs April 18, 2024 1:00 pm US Eastern Time RSVP for This Webinar Slides & Resources Trasande L. et al. 2024. Chemicals Used in Plastic Materials: An Estimate of the Attributable Disease Burden and Costs in the United States. Journal of the Endocrine Society 8, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvad163 In 2022, the […]
On April 18th join OMA GIH, PEACH, and CAPE as they welcome speaker Patricia Moore to discuss "A Better Way to Communicate Climate." No matter our backgrounds or beliefs, we all yearn for a healthy life, a safe place to live, and a favorable future for ourselves and our loved ones. So why, even with […]
Get ready to celebrate Earth Day like never before, because "Earth Day for Event People" is bringing the party online on April 22, 2024 oin us for an exciting online event celebrating our beautiful planet! On Monday, April 22, 2024, starting at 12:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Saving Time), we'll gather virtually to discuss sustainable event […]
Nature on the Hill 2024 is a critical opportunity for nature-lovers like you to let your local MP know how important it is that we deliver on Canada’s bold promises to protect and restore nature. ADD YOUR VOICE FOR NATURE! Canada needs a strong National Biodiversity Strategy and a Nature Accountability Act… this year. Tell […]
Description Early this year, news outlets announced that the world experienced a full year with an average temperature increase above 1.5 degrees, a scientifically significant number indicating warnings of ecosystem disruptions and implications to human health and wellbeing. Although there are numerous global commitments to stave off this increase, there is a clear need for […]
Dates Three 2-hour sessions on May 3, 10, and 17 (Fridays) 12pm–2pm EST (Zoom) Complete prerequisite online module, Introduction to Sustainable Health Systems, by May 1 Course Description Did you know that the most widely-prescribed metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) have a sizable carbon footprint? One hundred doses of a salbutamol inhaler is equivalent to driving up […]