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    • This webinar is part 1 of the series Nursing on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Education for Action, developed through a collaboration between the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, Nursing - Climate Resources for Health Education, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment, and Climate Action Nurses. This presentation discusses the critical role of nursing professionals in addressing the climate and health crisis. Participants will explore key climate change concepts, including environmental determinants of health, greenhouse gas emissions, and the health sector’s contribution to environmental degradation.

      Learning Objectives:

      1. Advocate that the voice of nursing professionals is essential to address the climate and health crisis.
      2. Define the language (e.g. climate change, sustainability, environmental determinants of health, greenhouse gasses, etc.) and parameters of the climate crisis in relation to the transdisciplinary planetary health education framework.
        1. Compare the major contributors to the climate crisis.
        2. Describe how the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions leads to the planet’s warming.
      3. Discuss the implications of the climate crisis in regards to environmental determinants of health.
      4. Explain the main health impacts of climate change, how the health sector contributes to climate change and environmental degradation.

    • Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17198, for 1 contact hour.

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    Evaluation

    In order to receive 1 Nursing Continuing Education (CE) credit, you must complete the course evaluation and receive at least an 80% on the course post-test.

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    Post-Test

    In order to receive 1 Nursing Continuing Education (CE) credit, you must complete the course evaluation and receive at least an 80% on the course post-test.

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