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From the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
The environment along with human behavior, genetics/biology and the health care system contribute to the health and illness among human populations.
Why Nursing and Environmental Health?
Owner: Claudia Smith
Community members: 24
Have you thought about connections between nursing and environmental health?
The environment is one of the major determinants of human health. No matter what area of nursing, nurses are leaders in the field of the environment and human health.
Here we discuss the “top 10” reasons that nursing and environmental health are connected. These reasons can help you persuade nurses and others about the critical responsibilities of nurses in reducing environmental hazards and promoting human health. Also included are the Principles of Environmental Health for Nursing Practice (ANA, 2010)
Begin with Why Nurses are Involved in Environmental Health
Brief description: The environment along with human behavior, genetics/biology and the health care system contribute to the health and illness among human populations.
Tags: registered nurses, nursing education, precautionary principle, principles of environmental health for nursing, policy, advocacy, environment, association of community health nursing educators, achne, association of nurses for healthy environments, anhe, safer chemicals healthy families, health care without harm, international council of nursing, icn, institute of medicine, iom, prevention, health promotion, schools, homes, worksites, health care settings, hospitals, world health organization, who, florence nightingale, environmental hazards, environmental health, determinants of health, essentials
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