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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 1d

🩺 Nurses: your everyday actions are climate action.

📣 Share your story in our digital campaign ahead of #COP30 & help amplify nurses’ voices on the global stage 🌎zurl.co/aD1aV

#NursesPath2COP #NursesLeadClimate #Health4Climate

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 Calling all nurses!

Apply now for ANHE’s 2026 Environmental Health Nurse Fellowship — a year-long opportunity to partner with communities, grow your skills, and receive a $1,000 stipend.
Deadline: Oct 17 ➡️ zurl.co/fwJGd

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 4d

It's time for California to stand against toxic “forever chemicals” (PFAS)! #SB682 would ban PFAS from cookware, cleaning products and more.

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 4d

"The Global Plastics Treaty, How Nurses Can Support Communities through Policies" featuring speakers: PAMELA MILLER, Executive Director, & FRANCISCO "CISCO" MERCADO, Policy Director; Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT)

10/22 at 11 AM AST/3 PM EST

Registration Link: zurl.co/ROult

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 4d

NEXT WEEK: ANHE Education Forum

🔗 Register here : zurl.co/A6XTb

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 5d

🎙️ New Episode of Nurses for Healthy Environments!

In this episode, Dr. Linda O’Kelley shares her insights as both a NICU nurse and environmental health researcher—exploring how environmental exposures impact newborns and the clinicians who care for them.

🎧 Listen now (link in bio): zurl.co/wxgb0

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 6d

Join the party for a festive evening full of community building, food, dancing, art and inspiration to celebrate #CEHday & honor the 2025 Awardees in style with @CEHN! RSVP:zurl.co/hGHrB
@CEHday

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 7d

Pennsylvania’s Clean Energy Future: How Climate, Energy, and Health Intersect
Date: October 20
Time: 12 PM EST
Speaker: Rob Altenburg, Senior Director for Energy and Climate, PennFuture

Registration Link: zurl.co/rDrdr

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 7d

ANHE Policy Analyst Sarah Bucic, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC testified at the EPA Hearing on the Proposed Reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.

Check out her powerful quote in the post!

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for The Power of Nurses: Driving Climate Solutions at COP30 and Beyond — the final #NursesPath2COP session.
📅 Oct 22 | 12PM ET
📍 Virtual – Register: zurl.co/jcuDR
Co-hosted by @we.are.anhe, @SONSIELNurse & ONEIG
#NursesPath2COP

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 8d

NEXT WEEK: ANHE Education Forum

🌍 Climate Resilience in Nursing Education – Part 5
Topic: Utilizing Case-Based Learning Tools to Integrate Climate Justice and Resilience in Nursing Education
Speaker: Carol Ziegler, DNP, FNP-C, APHN-BC

🔗 Register here: zurl.co/A6XTb

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 9d

🌱 Nurses are driving climate action every day—in clinics, classrooms, & communities.
Join ANHE and SONSIEL as they launch a campaign to make those actions visible & inspire others. Share your story & add your voice 🌎 zurl.co/qGEaV
#NursesPath2COP

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 10d

TOMORROW | Join us on Oct 2 in San Antonio, Texas

We’re excited to welcome Ana Sandoval, MPH, Senior Director of Sustainable Futures at NALCAB and former San Antonio City Councilwoman, as our keynote speaker!

Register now (link in bio): zurl.co/uLkhM

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 11d

TOMORROW!

☕ Kick Off Tea Time with ANHE Executive Director Katie Huffling (DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN)!

🗓️ October 1, 2025 | 2 PM ET
Have tea (or coffee) with Katie and learn more about ANHE.

📝 Register here (link in bio): zurl.co/k8cey

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 14d

Diesel trucks in our communities bring more asthma attacks and more dangerous air quality days. As nurses we know cleaner air is preventative medicine. Hear more from ANHE member Mimi on the importance of clean air policies:

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 15d

NEXT WEEK!

☕ Kick Off Tea Time with ANHE Executive Director Katie Huffling (DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN)!

Have tea (or coffee) with Katie and learn more about ANHE, how to get involved, explore ANHE resources, and meet other nurses supporting healthier environments for all.

📝 Register here : zurl.co/k8cey

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 16d

NEXT WEEK!🌱 Clean energy + climate action are transforming health in Texas. Join us Oct 2 in San Antonio for a half-day symposium on climate, health & equity. CE for nurses, expert speakers, and networking included!

🔗 Register today: zurl.co/hibe4
#ClimateHealth #NursesForChange

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 18d

TOMORROW!🌍 Nurses are leading the way for climate and health equity ahead of COP30 in Brazil.

🔗 zurl.co/nPznU
Co-hosted by @we.are.anhe & @SONSIELNurse

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 19d

🌍 Calling all nurses!

Apply now for ANHE’s 2026 Environmental Health Nurse Fellowship — a year-long opportunity to partner with communities, grow your skills, and receive a $1,000 stipend.
Deadline: Oct 17 ➡️ zurl.co/YRRsM

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 The Trump administration’s Climate Chaos Plan would roll back critical protections and silence science—putting our health and future at risk.

✍️ Add your name to stop this dangerous plan and defend clean air, public health, and climate action.

👉 Sign the petition: zurl.co/j05Oh

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 The Trump administration’s Climate Chaos Plan would roll back critical protections and silence science—putting our health and future at risk.

✍️ Add your name to stop this dangerous plan and defend clean air, public health, and climate action.

👉 Sign the petition: zurl.co/j05Oh

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 20d

🌍 Mutual Support For All 🌍

The climate crisis is a public health emergency impacting our mental & emotional wellbeing.

Join the free 1-hr webinar on Sept 30 to learn about ITRC’s new Global Call to Action. Register (link in bio): zurl.co/aaSqO

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 21d

🌱 Nurses are driving climate action every day—in clinics, classrooms, & communities.
Join ANHE and SONSIEL as they launch a campaign to make those actions visible & inspire others. Share your story & add your voice 🌎 zurl.co/rQpjf
#NursesPath2COP

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 22d

JOIN US TOMORROW IN NYC!

We’re assembling a feminist force that knits together climate defense with struggles for bodily autonomy, racial justice, and migrant safety – because the fight for our planet and the fight for our bodies belong on the same front.

Register here: zurl.co/BwFvz

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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 22d

NEXT WEEK! ANHE Research Forum September Call

Learn how Indigenous teachings can inform global water policy and health solutions while addressing the impacts of colonization and climate change.

📝 Register here: zurl.co/ljdof

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