Past Webinars
Climate Change and Health - April 30, 2021
This workshop 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.
Climate Change & Health Impacts
Speaker: Barbara Sattler RN, DrPH, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco
Part 1: Climate Healthy Hospitals
Speaker: Shanda Demorest RN, DNP, PHN, Practice Green Health
Part 2: Climate Healthy Hospitals
Speaker: Shanda Demorest RN, DNP, PHN, Practice Green Health
Climate Change & Health Equity
Speakers: Linda Helland, MPH, CPH & Meredith Milet, MPH from the California Department of Public Health’s Office of Climate Change and Health Equity
Part 1: Community Based Approaches
Speaker: Destiny Rodriguez, MS, Community Outreach, The Climate Center
Part 2: Community Based Approaches – Breakout Results
Speaker: Destiny Rodriguez, MS, Community Outreach, The Climate Center
Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Speaker: Ann Hancock, MPH, Executive Director, The Climate Center
A Nurses Primer on Climate Change and Health: Workshop Wrap-up
Speaker: Barbara Sattler RN, DrPH, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco
Health Implications of Food and Agriculture - June 11, 2021
This workshop covers very basic information that all nurses should know about the food system, the benefits of plant-based diets, the problem of food insecurity in the US, and how to bring healthier and more sustainable foods to our institutions (schools, hospitals, universities). It will also cover very basic drinking water policies and a quick survey of policies that will help to create a healthier food and agriculture system.
Our Food System Overview
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Sattler RN, DrPH, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco
Farmworkers & The Food System
Speaker: Speaker: Barbara Hollinger, RN, MS, FNP, Retired
Food as Medicine
Speaker: Meghan Adelman, RN, BSN, MPH
Food Insecurity
Speaker: Speaker: Andy Naja-Riese, CEO, Agricultural Institute of Marin
Strategies to Bring Healthy Food to Institutions
Speaker: Katie Cantrell, Better Food Foundation, DefaultVeg
Healthy Sustainable Food in Health Care
Speaker: Betsy Skoda, Health Care Without Harm
Water Basics
Speaker: Sarah Brown Blake PhD, RN, PHN, Assistant Professor, California State University Chico
Policy Engagement in Food, Agriculture & Water
Speaker: Renata Brillinger, Executive Director, California Climate & Agriculture Network (CalCAN)
Farmworker Health and Safety Webinar Part 1 - June 24, 2021
This workshop series focuses on the hazards that farmworker, and farmworker communities face in the effort to bring food to the American table. The series covers issues of toxic exposures, to food insecurity, to hazardous employment and housing conditions, and a stark lack of healthcare services available to meet all of these needs. Besides occupational health and safety concerns, climate change in California is adding another layer of complexity to safeguard farmworkers because of extreme heat conditions and poor air quality from wildfires. Besides understanding the wide range of issues impacting this vulnerable group, nurses can learn how to be advocates for health equity and greater protections to help farmworkers and their families.
Overview of Farmworker Health Challenges
Speaker: Barbara Hollinger, RN, MS, FNP, Retired
Farmworker Exposure to Extreme Heat & Importance of Cancer Screenings
Speakers: Dr. Roxana Chicas, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University
Cancer Screenings: Dr. Mechelle Perea-Ryan, PhD, RNC, PHN, FNP, Associate Professor, California State University Stanislaus
Farmworker Communities & Mental Health
Speaker: Ruth Zúñiga, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Oregon
Farmworkers & Wildfire Smoke
Speaker: Julie Postma, PhD, RN, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Washington State University
Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Fires - May 21, 2021
This workshop 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.
Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Fires
Speakers: Dr. John R. Balmes, MD from UCSF & UC Berkeley, California Air Resources Board Will Barrett, Director of Policy, American Lung Association California
Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Fires
Speakers: Dr. Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN, Professor Emeritus University of San Francisco
Dr. Marcy Ballman, PhD, American Lung Association
Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Fires
Speaker: Lisa Thompson, RN, PhD, Professor, Emory University
Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Fires
Speakers: Catherine Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN and Will Barrett, Director of Policy, American Lung Association California
Toxic Chemicals in our Everyday Lives - July 9, 2021
This workshop covers basic information that all nurses should know about common toxic exposures in our homes and other environments. Compare and contrast the sciences of toxicology and pharmacology. Explore two new initiatives for cancer prevention – one for children and one for breast cancer. Be introduced to the 6-Classes approach to organizing toxic chemicals. Consider nurses roles in assessing and addressing common toxic exposures.
Our Body Burdens
Speaker: Catherine Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
A Toxicology Primer
Speaker: Barbara Sattler RN, DrPH, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco
Vulnerabilities During Prenatal & Early Childhood
Speaker: Karen Duderstadt RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor Emeritus, University of California San Francisco
Six Classes of Chemicals
Speaker: Carol Kwiatkowski PhD, Executive Director, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange
Preventing Childhood Cancer & Breast Cancer
Speakers:
Molly Jacobs, MPH, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
Sharima Rasanayagam, PhD, Director of Science, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
Nurses & Advocacy
Speaker: Catherine Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
Nurses' Role in Policy & Advocacy
This webinar series was designed to teach nurses how to leverage their trusted voices to influence policy to improve public and environmental health protections for Californians. It begins with an overview of the basics of the legislative process and then delves deeper into policy engagement, ultimately providing the necessary tools that nurses need to be successful in influencing public policy. Nurses interested in making a broader, more lasting impact on health protections in the state are encouraged to watch these webinars and learn from seasoned nurse leaders who have been instrumental in making positive changes through their involvement and presence in the California legislative process.
Nurse Advocacy: The Legislative Process – How Laws Get Made in California
Speaker: Catherine Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN
Nurse Advocacy: How Nurses Shape Policy
Speakers: Pat Bakalian, Outreach Coordinator, and Dr. Catherine Dodd PhD, RN, FAAN
Nurse Advocacy: Tools You Will Need to be an Effective Advocate
Speaker: Barbara Glickstein, MS, MPH, RN, Principle, Glickstein and Associates
Catherine Dodd PhD, RN, FAAN
Greening Health Care Settings Workshop - July 30, 2021
This workshop focuses on the occupational and environmental health issues in health care, with a focus on hospital’s contribution to climate change. Nurses will learn ways to contribute to efforts that will bring healthier foods to health care, promote sustainable transportation, and reduce waste.