This workshop serves as a primer for nurses, healthcare professionals and any clinician in understanding the connection between climate change and toxic chemicals, the current science of selected toxic chemicals including PFAS, the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals, and how to communicate to patients, colleagues, communities and policymakers. This webinar will also discuss where clinicians can access additional resources and continue their learning
Learning Objectives:
Explain the intersection of climate change and toxic chemicals
Describe the benefits of addressing both toxic chemicals and climate change and the negative health consequences of addressing them in isolation
Apply the knowledge and tools to assess toxic exposures
Advance the existing paradigms of toxicology to include current knowledge of environmental determinants of health
Recognize the role of clinicians to apply principles of toxicology in different settings
Describe the unique role of nurses in advancing environmental health and informing state-level policies that reduce toxic exposures and promote healthier communities
Examine current advocacy priorities related to climate, environmental justice, and toxic exposures within regions, and discuss the implications for nursing practice and population health
Increase participants’ capacity to understand the policymaking process, communicate evidence-based environmental health information, and collaborate with interdisciplinary partners to support informed decision-making
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17198, for 2 contact hours.
