Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

NEW PODCAST ALERT! 🎤❕Our newest podcast on Water and Health focuses on mothers and infants during extreme weather events. Throughout the episode, Cristina Watkins FNP-BC, focuses on how climate change impacts water security of moms and babies, water insecurity impacts on maternal and infant health, and different ways to help. Listen 🎧 today at https://zurl.co/JecFU (link in bio) or anywhere where you get your podcasts!

Business leaders, clean transportation advocates and other experts say new technologies are helping to accelerate the transition to clean trucks and sustainable freight across Pennsylvania. Members of the Clean Trucks Pennsylvania Coalition are calling on federal and state leaders to back programs that support the deployment of clean-power trucks across the Commonwealth. Erin Johnson, Registered Nurse with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, said diesel exhaust is responsible for multiple types of respiratory illnesses and cancers in the region. "The trucks, buses, trains and port operations that keep goods and services moving through our region also contribute to deadly air pollution. Diesel exhaust contains more than 40 known cancer-causing organic substances. The good news is that we have solutions to this diesel pollution problem," she said. Read the full story today: https://zurl.co/m4gjN or use the link in bio

🌍 How can historic climate investments improve health in your community? 🩺💨 Join us on Jan. 22 at 3 PM ET for a free virtual event exploring how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act are driving cleaner air, better health, and stronger communities. 💪💚 Hear from experts and learn how nurses can lead the charge locally. 🖥️✨ Register now! https://zurl.co/hhjzU or use the link 🔗 in our bio

To all of our followers and supporters- thank you so much for being a part of the nurse-led environmental health movement over the past year. With a challenging year ahead, we’re asking for your support to help nurses lead the fight for clean air, safe water, and sustainable communities. To celebrate the new year, please consider participating in our New Year Campaign. Thanks to the generosity of one of our donors, your gift will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, for up to $10,000 during this campaign! Donate today (or use the link in our bio): https://zurl.co/U2nKp Please join us in this opportunity to empower nurses to advocate for policies, educate communities, and reduce harmful environmental exposures

As this year comes to a close and we step into 2025, we’re asking for your support to help nurses lead the fight for a healthier planet. Clean air, safe water, and sustainable communities aren’t just ideals, they’re essential for public health. With your donation, ANHE can continue empowering nurses to advocate for policies, educate communities, and reduce harmful environmental exposures. Every gift drives this critical work, creating real change for healthier people and a healthier planet. Head to our donor wall and share your gratitude when you donate! https://zurl.co/B5OMe Stay tuned for more updates and content as we head into 2025

This Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marked the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), passed in 1974 to set federal standards for drinking-water quality. ANHE was proud to be in attendance for this event which recognized such an important milestone. “Clean water is a basic human right. In my home state of Michigan, we know too well how fiercely we must work to keep our water free of lead, PFAS, and other hazards,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said. “Today we recognize the progress made by the landmark Safe Drinking Water Act, and recommit to working to ensure every family in America has access to clean and safe water.” Featured speakers included: US. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee, Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor

Today, the Biden Administration released the United States’ latest National Determined Contribution. The NDC released today, puts forth a target to reduce United States emissions by 61 to 66 percent by 2035, relative to 2005 levels and a methane reduction of at least 35 percent in 2035. The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments’ Executive Director, Katie Huffling, DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN issued the following statement: “Nurses thank the Biden administration for releasing the NDC before leaving office, a critical step to setting the stage for ambitious subnational action to address the climate emergency. While this NDC framework shows increasing ambition from the previous, unfortunately, the targets outlined fall short. Nurses around the world are caring for those and are part of communities most impacted by climate change – we are seeing the human impacts that result from the failure of leaders to act at the scale required." Read the full statement today: https://zurl.co/Q29iT

Did you know that Plastics, PFAS and Toxic Chemicals Crises are Interconnected? On the surface, it may seem like the PFAS crisis, the plastics crisis and the public health challenges associated with the proliferation of toxic chemicals are all separate issues needing separate solutions. But in reality these challenges are interconnected and need common solutions. Plastics, PFAS and many harmful chemicals are derived from fossil fuels and petroleum and are toxic at all stages of their use. Find out more from Safer States: https://zurl.co/a30En

We are thrilled to announce that ANHE will be a nonprofit partner at the 2025 NAHN Hispanic Health Policy Summit (HHPS) in Washington, D.C. from February 18-19, 2025! Presented by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (@nahnnursing), HHPS is focused on bringing together Latinx-focused medical organizations to transform healthcare policy, accelerate the pace of research, and propose potential solutions to health care issues affecting the Hispanic population. Attendees will engage in educational sessions, coaching opportunities, and meetings on the Hill with local government representatives. Register at https://zurl.co/oFceV to join us!

Recently the cost of healthcare associated with plastic chemical-exposure due to endocrine disruption was estimated to be $250 billion annually in the U.S. In addition to reducing the production of plastics, the global plastics treaty should reduce not only the number but the toxicity of the chemicals used to manufacture plastics. Read more today or use the link in our bio: https://zurl.co/RAZv8