Section outline
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For nurses who are interested in climate change, it is critical to understanding how the food system impacts and is impacted by climate change. It is estimated that 25 – 30% of greenhouse gases are attributed to the global food system. While this webinar will explore how climate change-associated weather patterns, extreme storms, and extreme heat events threaten both plant-based and animal-sourced food, we will also investigate how the predominant agricultural practices in the US are producing greenhouse gases, employing millions of pounds of fossil fuel-derived chemicals (including pesticides), and destroying ecosystems. We will also look at climate impacts from meat consumption versus plant-based diets. And finally, we will discuss nurses’ roles in making our food system more just and climate and eco-friendly.
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- Read ANHE's recently released Climate Justice Agenda for Nursing,
- Join an ANHE Forum or Committee,
- Sign up to receive information about ANHE events and opportunities,
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- See ANHE's library of information and resources on environmental health,
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