EnviRN

In December 2008, fifty nursing leaders were selected to represent the nursing profession at a 4-day, invitational meeting to develop a strategic plan for environmental health nursing. They represented the following: nursing sub-specialty organizations ranging from nurse midwives, school nurses, and nurse practitioners, to critical care, neonatal, and public health nurses: state nursing associations; as well as the national organizations of Black and Hispanic Nurses Associations. While there were many small accomplishments at this meeting, the two that stand out are the following:

• A national organization was born – the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

• An organizational structure was constructed and 4 main Work Groups were created to begin the important work of this new Alliance:

  • Education

  • Practice

  • Research

  • Policy/Advocacy

This new Alliance is now growing as nurses from around the country join the Work Groups to participate in meaningful national efforts. For example, the Education Work Group is developing curriculum materials for nursing schools and for continuing education. They are also developing the Knowledge Network Essentials, peer-reviewed articles highlighting the basic environmental health 

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