Lead and Copper Rule: Opportunities for Nursing Action

In Fall 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to pursue the Biden administration’s priority of replacing all lead service lines in the next ten years. Nurses know that access to safe lead-free drinking water is essential for families to live healthy and productive lives, as there is no safe lead level. Communities across the country should be protected from exposure to lead and health care providers are a vital part of lead exposure prevention. This webinar aims to provide resources for the clinician and highlight areas for nursing advocacy and action. 

Please see below for some additional resources provided by Yanna Lambrinidou PhD from the Campaign for Lead Free Water regarding water filters:

EPA has a helpful brochure on selecting the right dually certified lead-in-water filters. Filters certified under both NSF/ANSI Standard 53 (with a claim of lead reduction) and NSF/ANSI Standard 42, are made by companies that include:

* Pitcher-style: LARQ, Brita, and ZeroWater

* Faucet-mount filters: Brita, Pur, and Culligan

* Countertop connected to sink faucet systems: Aquasana, Stream, and WaterChef

* Refrigerator filters: Kenmore, Frigidaire, and GE

* Travel bottle filters: LARQ, Nalgene, LifeStraw

Campaign for Lead-Free Water

Website: www.campaignforleadfreewater.org

What We Are Reading & Listening to this Week

• Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming? (Yale Program on Climate Change Communication)
• Plan evaluation for heat resilience: complementary methods to comprehensively assess heat planning in Tempe and Tucson, Arizona (IOPScience)
• Is Climate Change Keeping Patients from Vital Doctor Appointments? (DrexelNews)
• Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to risk of dementia (CNN)
• What you can learn about salmon from its packaging (WashPost)
• Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat (UN Climate Action)
• Drought and Health: A Messaging Framework for PH Professionals & Healthcare Providers (Drought.gov)

Join Us

August 13^th: 5:30 pm: AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup Meeting Zoom Link

September 10^th: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Arizona Health Professionals for Climate Action Annual Virtual Summit Zoom Link

Thank you for joining us in making a healthier planet today!