Climate Change, Public Health, Health Policy, and Nurses Training

There are few educational programs in the United States that have a primary focus on preparing nurses to engage in all levels of public health, health policy, and climate change. The United Nations sustainability development goals (SDG) and the Future of Nursing 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 112; no. S3; pp. S321 - S327
Main Authors: Harris, Orlando O., Bialous, Stella Aguinaga, Muench, Ulrike, Chapman, Susan, Dawson-Rose, Carol
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Public Health Association 01.06.2022
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Advocacy
Climate change
Colleges & universities
Core curriculum
COVID-19
Curricula
Economic growth
Educational programs
Environmental justice
Environmental policy
Fairness
Health care policy
Health disparities
Health education
Health policy
Health promotion
Innovations
Leadership
Learning
Medical personnel
Murders & murder attempts
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing schools
Pandemics
Policy making
Professional training
Public health
Public health education
Public health nurses
Racial discrimination
Racism
Social justice
Students
Sustainable development
Tropical diseases
United States > US
ISSN:0090-0036, 1541-0048, 1541-0048
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Summary:There are few educational programs in the United States that have a primary focus on preparing nurses to engage in all levels of public health, health policy, and climate change. The United Nations sustainability development goals (SDG) and the Future of Nursing 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity (2021) report underscored the importance of key stakeholders, including nurses, engaging in advocacy and policy to promote health equity. We discuss the role of nursing at the intersection of public health, policy, climate change, and the SDG. We also discuss the history and merger of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing public health and health policy specialties, a significant innovation in our effort to promote health equity. We provide a brief overview of the redesigning of our curriculum that meets the needs of today’s learners by including content on climate change, data analytics, and racial, social, and environmental justice. Finally, we emphasize the need to train the next cadre of nurses interested in careers in public health and health policy for us to meet the challenges facing our communities. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S3):S321–S327. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306826 )
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ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2022.306826