Bookeditors: Jeanne Leffers, Claudia M. Smith, Katie Huffling, Ruth McDermott-Levy, Barbara Sattler.
Contents:
Introduction
Unit I: Why nursing. Why nurses are involved with environmental health
Environmental health and families/homes
Environmental health in the school setting
Environmental health nursing at the community level
Faith community: an environmental partner
Spotlight on nurses
Desired environmental health competencies for registered nurses
Unit II: Harmful environmental exposures and vulnerable populations. Harmful environmental exposures and vulnerable populations
Vulnerable populations - anticipatory guidance
Immigrants and refugees as a vulnerable population
Unit III: Environmental health sciences. Ecology, ecosystems, and watersheds
Introduction to toxicology
Carcinogens
Criteria air pollutants
Chemicals of concern: flame retardants
Health effects of heavy metals
Environmental public health tracking
Introduction to risk assessment in environmental health
Unit IV: Practice settings. Nurse exposure in work
Hazardous exposures in healthcare
Pharmaceutical waste
Green team
Unit V: Sustainable communities. Introduction to Tox Town
Green building
Green cleaning in homes
Transportation and health implications
Brownfields and nursing implications
Antibiotic use in agriculture: public and environmental health impact
Environmental justice
Unit VI: Climate change. Climate and health
Unit vii: energy
Introduction to the ANA energy resolution
Unconventional natural gas development and nursing
Unit VIII: Advocacy. Using nursing process to guide advocacy for environmental health
Coalition building: a powerful political strategy
Case study in environmental health advocacy
Chemical policy reform - toxic chemicals in the environment: efforts to control and regulate
Anatomy of a legislative meeting
Unit IX: Research. Maria Amaya, PhD, RNC, WHNP-BC
Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN
Viki Chaudrue, EdD, MSN, RN
Rosemary Chaudry, PhD, RN, MHA, MPH, PHCNS-BC
Linda McCauley, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAAOHN
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN
Barbara Polivka, PhD, RN
Elizabeth C Schenk, PhD, MHI, RN
Unit X: Conclusion.