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CNHE: Uniting to raise awareness, tackle environmental hazards

Canadian Nurses for Health and the Environment (CNHE) wants to fill a gap in current nursing education and practice by helping RNs better understand and address the connection between health and the environment.

CNHE’s goal is to enhance individual and collective efforts to raise awareness of environmental health concerns across all sectors of society and in all nursing roles. The group offers Canadian RNs a unified voice for influencing public policy, education, research and legislation related to health and the environment.

CNHE plans to establish a forum for nurses to share their inspiring stories and experiences related to environmental health issues; there will also be access to current research on ways to reduce the health risks associated with environmental hazards. A CNHE website will be launched soon.

Last October, CNHE presented at the 2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference. Expect to hear more from the group, which is actively pursuing presentation opportunities at health-care and nursing conferences coming up this year.

For information on becoming a member, contact Fiona Hanley at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .