Nurses For Healthy Environments Podcast

Kathy Reiner…We can’t separate ourselves from our environment. Health cannot be in isolation. Kathy Reiner is currently a School Nurse Consultant, the Colorado Director to the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), chairs the NASN Healthy Communities Strategic Committee and a fellow with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments.  She has a passion for […]

Nurses are Standing up to Climate Change And launching the new global effort Nurses Drawdown!  Through this partnership between the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and Project Drawdown, nurses around the world are invited to participate in science-based actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. Check out Nurses Drawdown to […]

Jessica Madrid – Live as if we were connected to everything around us. Jessica resides with her spouse and young son on Haida Gwaii (unceded Haida territory), a remote archipelago off the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada. She earned her BScN (2003) and has worked in a variety of settings from public/community health to […]

Peggy Berry draws links between occupational and environmental health Peggy Ann Berry, PhD, RN, COHN-S has worked in occupational safety and health since 1990. She is a certified occupational health nurse specialist, receiving a masters’ in 2007 in Occupational Safety and Health Nursing followed by a doctorate in Nursing Research from University of Cincinnati in […]

Nancy Chaney makes the case for thinking more holistically, caring for people and planet… Nancy Chaney’s nursing career spanned 25+ years in neurosurgery, home health and hospice, internal medicine, family practice, OB-GYN, and as a skilled family caregiver. In addition to registered nursing, her academic background includes certification in archaeological fieldwork, a BA in psychology, […]

Rachel Kerr Rachel Kerr, DNP, RN, is a program coordinator for the Environmental Health Nurse Fellowship with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Minnesota, and her scholarly and professional interests focus on engaging nurses and other health professionals around environmental health issues. Her […]

Gloria E. Barrera, MSN, RN, PEL-CSN is a public health nurse leader, specialized in school nursing. She currently works as a certified school nurse at a public high school outside of Chicago.  Gloria is also an Adjunct Professor of Nursing at several universities, most notably DePaul University, and her alma mater Saint Xavier University. Her […]

Lisa Thompson – researcher, educator, activist! Dr. Lisa M. Thompson, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN is an Associate Professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. She has spent the past 20 years working on research projects related to household air pollution in rural Guatemala. Air pollution from solid fuel cookstoves is […]

Nurse Scientist, inventor, innovator, leader…so much to share! Rachel Walker is the first and only nurse to serve as an Invention Ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are an Associate Professor, Nursing PhD Program Director, and Associate Director of the UMASS Amherst Center for Health & Human Performance: a multidisciplinary […]

Palliative care for planetary health?  Billy Rosa explores.   Billy Rosa, MS APRN-BC, FCCM, FAANP, FAAN is an RWJF Future of Nursing Scholar and PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, PhD Program, Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Rosa received his BSN magna cum laude from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing (2009) and was valedictorian […]

Dr. Helga Bragadottir reflects on nursing as a key and crucial component of healthcare, at the bedside, in the community and on the planet Helga Bragadóttir, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Chair Nursing Administration, at the University of Iceland Faculty of Nursing. Her area of research is work and work environment of nurses, safety and […]

Green 4 Good:  Providence St. Patrick Hospital Nurses and Environmental Stewardship in Missoula, Montana   At Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, clinical nurses and leaders have formed a shared governance council to address environmental stewardship in clinical areas. Part of a larger stewardship program called Green 4 Good, these nurses address opportunities for […]

Dr. Susan Zahner is committed to Public Health and to Nursing Susan J. Zahner, DrPH, RN, FAAN, is the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Nursing, with an affiliate appointment with the School of Medicine and Public Health. She holds an undergraduate degree in […]

Dr. Teddie Potter, at the University of Minnesota, drives change in the nursing profession and across the globe Dr. Potter is deeply committed to climate change education including co-founding Health Professionals for a Healthy Planet, membership in the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, and membership on the American Academy of Nursing Environment and Public […]

Four Nurses Present at the United Nations Civil Society Conference   Every year, the UN Civil Society meets, in order to bring non-governmental organizations, schools, communities, and individuals together. Each year, they focus the meeting on one Sustainable Development Goal.  In August, 2019, the meeting was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first time […]

Katie Huffling….Checking in with the Fearless Leader of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments   Katie Huffling, MS, RN, CNM is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and is the Executive Director the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. Ms. Huffling works with nurses and national nursing organizations to elevate environmental health issues, such as climate change, […]

Jessica LeClair, MPH, BSN, RN, shares her drive for environmental justice   Jessica LeClair, MPH, RN is a clinical faculty member with the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, where she integrates climate change and planetary health curriculum into undergraduate and graduate nursing education. LeClair has over thirteen years of experience as a public health nurse […]

Carol Ziegler, DNP, APRN, NP-C describes climate change impacts that hit vulnerable communities hardest… Carol Ziegler, DNP, APRN, NP-C, is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate in Advanced Practice Nursing. She maintains a clinical practice with Meharry Family Medicine Clinic and teaches in Vanderbilt University’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program as well as Doctorate in […]

Indoor Air Quality matters to Health, and to Nursing   Dr. Azita Amiri, PhD, RN is an Assistant  Professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, College of Nursing. Dr. Amiri is a nurse researcher with an interest in indoor air, environmental health, and environmental justice. She measures indoor air quality by simulating residential and […]

The ANHE Environmental Health Fellowship is Underway! The ANHE Environmental Health Nursing Fellowship began with an exciting kick-off June 3-5 in Pennsylvania.  This podcast captures some of the content and voices of attendees, including mentors, mentees ,and ANHE staff.  The podcast will re-visit the Fellows throughout the year to learn more about their experiences and […]