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Course summary
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.
What you'll learn
- Learning Objectives:
- 1. Explain the intersection of climate change and toxic chemicals.2. Describe the benefits of addressing both toxic chemicals and climate change and the negative health consequences of addressing them in isolation.3. Apply the knowledge and tools to assess toxic exposures4. Advance the existing paradigms of toxicology to include current knowledge of environmental determinants of health5. Recognize the role of clinicians to apply principles of toxicology in different settings Workshop Objectives: 6. Build confidence in applying a health-first shared narrative when communicating about toxic chemicals and plastics 7. Equip nurses with the understanding of the Essential Elements framework to connect their experiences caring for patients with a compelling, prevention-focused narrative about toxic chemical exposures, health, and the need for stronger safeguards.8. Understand why trusted health messengers are uniquely positioned to influence public understanding and policy. 9. Learn to recognize common message traps and pivot to more effective, health-centered communications. 10. Describe the unique role of nurses in advancing environmental health and informing state-level policies that reduce toxic exposures and promote healthier communities.11. Examine current advocacy priorities related to climate, environmental justice, and toxic exposures within regions, and discuss the implications for nursing practice and population health.12. Increase participants’ capacity to understand the policymaking process, communicate evidence-based environmental health information, and collaborate with interdisciplinary partners to support informed decision-making.