Natural Organic Reduction: An Ecological Alternative to

Cremation and Burial

In the January issue of the Arizona Nurse, AzNA Climate Change and Health Workgroup member Dr. David Hrabe, introduces us to a new option for disposing human remains called Natural Organic Reduction. The state of Arizona has legalized this method of disposition and you can read more about it from a nurse’s perspective at this site.

What We Are Reading & Listening to Now

• Trump spending slash could put Colorado River conservation in ‘world of hurt’ (AZ Daily Star)
• New Administration’s orders on climate and environment could hurt AZ’s economy (azcentral)
• AZ says GlaxoSmithKline’s greed endangered kids with asthma (azcentral)
• AZ Utilities exploring adding another nuclear power plant (12 News)
• Rural Arizona’s Watershed Moment (Water Agenda)
• Do US states with more renewable energy have more expensive electricity? (Hannah Ritchie Substack)
• Social and environmental determinants of health inequities in childhood asthma (The Lancet)
• Experts Urge Those with Asthma to Take Extra Care from Wildfire Risks to Lungs (Allergist)
• Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth too hot for humans (PreventionWeb)

Join Us: Webinars & Events

• February 19^th: 12:00 pm: Health Center Preparedness & Response Forum: Extreme Heat Virtual Register
• February 19^th: 12:15pm (ET) Incorporating Sustainable Food Practices Register
• March 1 – 4^th, 2025: Our Planet, Our Health 2025 Climate Action Convention Washington DC Register
• March 12^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Achieving Energy Independence in a Healthcare Setting Register
• April 9^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Climate Change and Farming: Worker Protections and Community Resiliency Register
• April 15^th – April 17^th, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm (ET): Save the Date.The 4^th Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) Meeting. Virtual sessions are free to attend.
• April 22^nd Earth Day
• May 5^th – 9^th Arizona Heat Preparedness Week
• May 21^st: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Impacts of Heat on Vulnerable Populations Register

   

  Recordings

• February 5^th: Region 9 Pacific Southwest Center for Emergency Public Health: Heat Surveillance, Preparedness Strategies and Community Response Webinar featuring LA County and Maricopa County Recording
• Recording: Webinar with author and Pediatrician Debra Hendrickson on her new book The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Front Lines of Climate Change. Recording.
• Recording from December 10^th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
• Recording from December 11^th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
• Recording from 3^rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here

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