Climate Change in Nursing Curriculum: The Time Is Now

The globe is experiencing a climate change (CC) crisis with detrimental consequences to health conditions and health outcomes of populations across the life span. The primary objectives of this classroom activity were to (a) identify social, cultural, economic, and political factors contributing to...

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Published inThe Journal of nursing education Vol. 59; no. 11; p. 660
Main Authors El Ghaziri, Mazen, Morse, Brenna L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare Slack, Inc 01.11.2020
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Subjects
Advocacy
Climate
Climate change
Climatic changes
Community Relations
Curricula
Educational aspects
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Learning Activities
Nurses
Nursing education
Nursing Students
Outdoor air quality
Public Health
Students
Study and teaching
Teaching Methods
Thinking Skills
United States
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Summary:The globe is experiencing a climate change (CC) crisis with detrimental consequences to health conditions and health outcomes of populations across the life span. The primary objectives of this classroom activity were to (a) identify social, cultural, economic, and political factors contributing to CC across populations; (b) describe areas of CC in relation to human health risks; (c) describe the importance of air, water, and food quality as determinants of health and the impact of CC; (d) explain how policy is relevant to CC; and (e) describe how government agencies use policies to address environmental issues. Next, student groups prepared three to five key points to share with the class regarding the assigned topic, including drinking water availability, sanitation, food supply, safe shelters in relation to childhood growth and development, and the effect of air quality on cardiovascular and pulmonary health.
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20201020-14