Nurses Climate Challenge Podcast Series
The 2022 Nurses Climate Challenge podcast series elevates nurses from all walks of life who are taking action to address the number one public health threat of the 21st century: climate change. Listen in as Nurses Climate Challenge co-founder Shanda Demorest, registered nurse and outdoor enthusiast, serves as guest host of the Nurses for Healthy Environments podcast, interviewing Nurse Climate Champions who are inspiring others to take climate action.
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Episode 9 | May 9, 2022
And the 2022 Charlotte Brody Award goes to...
Health Care Without Harm and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments are proud to present Dr. Kathy Murphy with the 2022 Charlotte Brody Award for exemplary environmental nursing leadership. As a master's student, Murphy found herself and her peers embedded across five congressional districts in Connecticut teaching community members about human health and environmental hazards. Murphy recounts the community education framework: "What's the problem? What are the consequences? And what are the safer solutions?"
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Episode 8 | May 3, 2022
Advocacy, organizing, and the power of story
Tune into this session with Dr. Rachel Kerr and Jill Aquino, who share their stories about their journeys into climate nursing. Listen to Kerr share her experience as a nurse leader supporting teams stopping emissions at the source – fossil fuel extraction. Aquino then describes her role as a community organizer leading state and nation-wide efforts to electrify school buses on behalf of child health. From networking and community building tips to resources for self care, Rachel and Jill provide an overview of what it takes to be a force for good at the intersection of climate and nursing.
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Episode 7 | Apr 23, 2022
National Student Nurses Association leaders create health care decarbonization resolution
The National Student Nurses Association held its 70th annual convention in April 2022 in Salt Lake City, UT. At the convention, Shanda meets with four undergraduate nursing students from Case Western Reserve University who put forward a first-of-its-kind resolution to educate nursing students about the imperative to take action on health care decarbonization.
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Episode 6 | Apr 6, 2022
Two climate nurses building community for travelers
In this session, Shanda is joined by Emily Cheng, a critical care travel nurse and CEO & Co-Founder of MedVenture App as well as Floro Cubelo, founding President of the Filipino Nurses Association in the Nordic Region and the Society of the Filipino Nurses in Finland. Emily and Floro dive into their national and international travel nursing, tips for reducing carbon emissions as a traveler, and discuss the importance of building community within a traveling population.
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Episode 5 | Mar 20, 2022
The Solar RN™: Where renewable energy and health converge
Hear about the journey of Kathryn Ford Richter as she shares her story of building a renewable solar energy company as a nurse. Richter, also known as The Solar RN™, dives deep into the logistics of solar energy and the environmental, financial - and of course health - benefits of going solar.
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Episode 4 | Feb 28, 2022
From sustainability champion to planetary health leader: An oncology nurse's journey
In episode 4, Shanda holds a conversation with Milagros Elia, a planetary health leader with an oncology nursing background. Listen in as they parse out the difference between climate change and planetary health, swap stories of experiences with climate-related supply shortages at the bedside, and discuss the nuances of human relationships with the planet.
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Episode 3 | Feb 15, 2022
NCC schools of nursing bring climate change into the classroom
In episode 3 of the Nurses Climate Challenge series, Shanda interviews two nursing faculty members who are committed to climate education, discussion and engagement for nursing students. They reflect on their own experiences, strategies and approaches.
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Episode 2 | Jan 27, 2022
NCC Europe with Anna Fuhrmann
In 2021, the Nurses’ Climate Challenge was expanded to Europe, through Healthcare Without Harm Europe. Nurse Anna Furhmann has been leading the Challenge. In this episode, Shanda interviews Anna to explore her experience and compare notes.
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Episode 1 | Jan 19, 2022
The founding mothers of the Nurses Climate Challenge
The Nurses’ Climate Challenge (NCC) is a nation leading, and now global effort inviting nurses to educate other health professionals about climate change and health. The innovator behind the challenge is Shanda Demorest, DNP, RN, PHN. In this podcast, the first of season 5, Shanda kicks off a series focusing on the NCC and Nurse Climate Champions. In the first session, she interviews the founding mothers of the NCC – a group of five committed nurses who have worked together for five years to launch and nourish the NCC.
For additional information, including guest bios, visit the episode webpage.