Action Alert

Extreme Weather Events lead to disasters in our communities. Nurses are essential to disaster response and recovery. As essential workers, nurses and future nurses are called upon to respond to disasters in their communities. Despite the clear need for nurse preparedness, nurses and future nurses may be under-prepared for disaster related events.  

The purpose of this study is to evaluate nurse and nursing student disaster preparedness.  

If you are English speaking, 18 years or older and a Registered Nurse or Nursing Student, we are asking you to participate in this study by completing a brief survey.  Institutional Review Board approval has been obtained. 

Your input may contribute to a better understanding of disaster preparedness among nurses. The survey can be completed in 10-15 minutes or less.   

You may access the anonymous survey at the following link:

https://odu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Org6AHtLYHjpSm  

This November, we have the opportunity to elect leaders who are ready to put the climate crisis at the top of their agenda. We’re just 70 days away from deciding between a climate future where our leaders roll back years of progress OR a climate future where we are all free to drink clean water, breathe clean air, and ultimately thrive.

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What We Are Reading & Listening to this Week

• Opinion: I’m a pediatrician, and I know how pollution threatens children

A few years ago, while visiting Hiroshima, Japan, I attended a talk by a well-known peace activist and hibakusha — an atomic bomb survivor. Keiko Ogura had been 8…

• Arizona legislature passes just one pro environment bill in 2024/74707414007/

  Arizona's legislature passed just one pro-environment bill during the 2024 session, a stark contrast to the numerous environmental initiatives proposed. This single bill, HB2650, was…

• Opinion-The future of clean energy? It's in the voters hands! By Aaron Marquez

  Arizonans have the power to impact climate change this November

  You’ve probably driven on the Loop 202 recently and noticed the highway signs alerting you of another ‘high pollution advisory’ day.

• AZPHA Will's Blog : Evictions, Homelessness, and Heat Related Deaths: Could Arizona's Antiguated Landlord and Tenant Act be Part of the Problem?

  Arizona’s Residential Landlord and Tenant Act was enacted by the Arizona Legislature and signed into law by Governor Jack Williams in 1973. The Act outlines the rights and responsibilities of both landlords and tenants in residential rental agreements across the state.

• What is the hottest temperatures humans can survive?The threshold for survival in heat is lower than thought — researchers are using state-of-the-art climate chambers to explore when blistering conditions threaten life.
• 2024 Environmental Report Cardfor the Arizona Legislature and Governor

As the 2024 Legislative session opened on January 8th, nearly everyone agreed that Arizona needed to take action on water, especially as wells in rural Arizona continued to be pumped dry by industrial agriculture and an assured water supply was no longer available in…

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• Help Spread the Word!
  September 4-5: NASEM Health's Food Forum will host a virtual public workshop to explore science-based risk management, assessment, & communication strategies to improve food safety in domestic & global #FoodSystems. Register.
• September 10^th: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Arizona Health Professionals for Climate Action Annual Virtual Summit Zoom Link
• September 15^th: 4:00 pm — In Conversation: Arizona’s Water Present….and Future with speakers Sarah Porter (Kyle Center for Water Policy) & Sandy Bahr (Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Chapter). Hosted by Civic Engagement Beyond Voting Register here
• September 18^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ) — PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Michigan: Actionable Information for Healthcare Providers. Join speakers Dr. Courtney Carignan, MSU, PFAS Exchange, and Erica Bloom, The Ecology Center, Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, for a one-hour webinar to discuss the scope of PFAS exposure in Michigan, as well as resources for clinicians and advocacy opportunities. ANHE will offer one-hour CE. Register here.
• September 21, 2024 8 am – 4:30pm Wheezing and Sneezing in the Desert Arizona Asthma Coalition 18^th Annual Clinical ConferenceRegister Here