Energy
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) together represent the largest investment in climate resilience in the nation's history and are providing much-needed resources to communities across the country. The IRA alone delivers nearly $400 billion in federal investments to rapidly accelerate the transition toward zero-emission vehicles, reduce climate pollution and carbon emissions, improve air quality, and strengthen communities. These historic investments present an opportunity to make lasting, positive health outcomes for all Americans. This webinar provides an overview of how climate investments improve health outcomes, examples of local benefits to communities, and opportunities for nurses to promote implementation at a state and local level.
Historic investments made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), present an opportunity to make lasting, positive health outcomes for all Americans. The Inflation Reduction Act offers incentives for businesses, school districts, governments, and health systems to transition to zero-emission vehicles and renewable energy. This webinar will provide examples of programs implemented through IRA funding, specifically relating to electric school buses and clean energy programs in health systems.
The ANHE Practice Forum presents the webinar “Medical Waste Incineration, Impact on Human Health, and Opportunities for Nursing Action.” In the United States (US), the number of operating medical waste incinerators has declined greatly, from more than 6,200 in 1988 to 33 in 2013. Remaining medical waste incinerators have been linked to a range of adverse health effects and environmental justice concerns. Featuring speakers Greg Sawtell, Carlos Sanchez, Deanna Benner, and Jeremy Greene, this webinar provides an overview of the health impacts of medical waste incineration and discusses opportunities for nursing action. We hear from members of the Curtis Bay Community Land Trust, a group that is creating communications with hospital systems that transport waste to Curtis Bay medical waste incinerator (the largest medical waste incinerator in the US!) and health professionals who are taking action on medical waste incineration at their hospital.
In this seminar, we introduce a new program that addresses climate, health and equity, Green Cars for Kids. This Florida-based nonprofit works to create a world where every child and pregnant person reaches their full health potential unhampered by transportation barriers. Our program coordinates transportation for low-income expectant mothers and children to healthcare visits using electric vehicles. The goals of the program are to improve the health of pregnant women and children by breaking down transportation barriers. By using electric vehicles, we contribute to reducing air pollution and carbon emissions that impact the health of frontline communities most.
This seminar, jointly hosted by ANHE and the Georgia Nurses Association, explores the practical health impacts of climate change. Our first panelist, Roxana Chicas, defines the scope of the problems caused by climate change. It brings economic distress, threatens mental health, and disproportionately affects communities of color. In health, it disrupts healthcare-related supply chains. LaShea Haynes, our second panelist, elaborates on the unique position of low-income and marginalized communities in the intersection of health and climate. In particular, she stresses that we must reach out directly to these communities, as opposed to relying on assumptions of their needs. Our third panelist, Cary Ritzler, discusses clean energy systems and relevant legislation that may promote or threaten them. She stresses the individual's role in informing their community and engaging with their elected leaders. At the end of the seminar, the panelists respond to a few questions.
As the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphasizes, we need to swiftly transition to clean and renewable energy to limit climate impacts. Doing so at the pace required calls for a just transition - a plan to move the economy away from its current extractive, fossil-fuel reliance to one that is robust and sustainable and places the health of people, workers, communities, and the planet as its priority. For the last century, workers across the country have brought us the "power" (coal, oil, and gas) to develop into a modern society and it is critical that these communities are part of discussions focused on how we move towards 100% clean energy. On this webinar, speakers from the Labor Network for Sustainability share more information about their recent report, "Workers and Communities in Transition: Report of the Just Transition Listening Project." This report was based on interviews with workers who currently work in the fossil fuel industries around the country. The overwhelming message from these workers makes it clear that we need a just transition plan. Watch the webinar to learn more about how nurses can support a just transition framework as they engage on climate solutions. We also explore the questions: As a nurse in a community that might see an industry and employees disrupted by our transition away from all things fossil fuels, what kinds of health, mental health and behavioral health issues might we expect to see? What would you want to make sure is in place ahead of time in order to keep the workers and community healthy and secure during and after the transition?
This webinar discusses clean energy and climate solutions for the health care sector. Three speakers provide examples of how their teams are leading the way towards 100% clean energy in their organizations.
Dr. Claire Richards shares her program of research on energy insecurity and its relationship to climate breakdown. Dr. Richards then discusses different approaches to describing and addressing co-occurring power outages, wildfire, and extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest.
The fourth installment of our Nurses Drawdown series focuses on the intersection of health and energy policy. Global climate change has severely worsened many public health problems, and the root cause can often be traced to unsustainable energy practices. Our first panelist, Wanda Martin, details the extent of the problem in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her location poses a few unique challenges because the climate is unusually cold. Our second panelist, Maribel Castillon, discusses climate activism. She identifies several organizations that are allied with ANHE. Focus/emphasis on neighborhood drilling. Our third panelist, Jessica Fisher, focuses on the health impacts of oil, and "Line 3"--a proposed Minnesota pipeline--in particular. At the end of the seminar, our panelists answer questions from the audience.
This workshop series is intended to give nurses the tools with which to talk to community members and policy makers about the health impacts and urgency of climate change. Specific attention will be paid to nurse interventions within their hospitals and other health care settings. Health equity and policy options will be presented.
This workshop series covers the health impacts of air pollution and fires and related nurses’ roles and responsibilities and provides information that all nurses should know about how air pollution, including indoor air pollution, affects our health, with special attention to fire-related air pollution. Nurses will learn about the latest science regarding protective mask-use during bad air days, the ways in which our transportation policies impact our air and health, and how to identify major air polluters in your communities.