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    The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments gathered on June 4, 2025, at the Emory Conference Center in Atlanta, GA, for a half-day, in-person symposium for health professionals exploring how historic investments in clean energy and climate action are already creating healthier, more sustainable communities—right here in Georgia.

    Investments in clean energy, climate resilience, and pollution reduction are directly improving air quality, expanding access to zero-emission transportation, and strengthening public health. At this symposium, expert speakers highlighted how these initiatives are already making an impact in local Georgia communities and shared real-world case studies and success stories. Attendees gained valuable insights into how nurses and health professionals can support and amplify this progress at the state and community level.

    Designed to empower and inspire, this event provides the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to lead in advancing health-centered climate solutions and shaping a more equitable, sustainable future for all.

    Learning Objectives:

    Keynote: Climate Impacts in Georgia: A Planetary Health Perspective

    1. Describe the importance of addressing climate and the environment as it relates to human health.
    2. Discuss the importance of properly funded programs, at the state and local level, and how these can improve health for patient populations and communities in Georgia.

    Panel Discussion: The Inflation Reduction Act: What is it and what is at stake in Georgia?

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Describe the Inflation Reduction Act and 2 potential benefits to the health of this legislation and funding in Georgia.

    2. Identify 2 current projects in Georgia which utilize the Inflation Reduction Act.

    3. Consider local advocacy opportunities in which health workers and clinicians can engage.

    4. Summarize current climate and environmental health work being carried out in Georgia.

    Storytelling Workshop: The importance of climate storytelling: Turning your lived experience into policy action

    1. Outline and explain the relationship between health and environment and the current science on climate change including equity considerations.

    2. Utilize storytelling techniques to demonstrate environmental health impacts in the health sector and in communities.

    3. Identify 2 actionable steps that nurses and healthcare workers can engage in concerning environmental health advocacy.

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