Past Webinars
Climate Change and Health
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
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
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 Fire
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