Integrating Environmental Health into Nursing Practice
Intended Audience
Public health nurses, school nurses, occupational health nurses, and all others interested in environmental health and nursing.
Course Description
This workshop provides opportunities for public health, school health, and occupational health nurses to explore strategies for integrating environmental health into current practices. Participants will examine a nurse's role in recognizing and dealing with environmental hazards affecting the health of individuals and communities.
Integrating Environmental Health into Nursing Practice is a new curriculum developed by Carl Osaki, RS, MSPH, Patricia Butterfield, PhD, RN, and the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice through a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration under a cooperative agreement with the ATSDR's Environmental Health Nursing Initiative.
Objectives
After completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the necessary skills for integrating environmental health principles into nursing practice in their own organization
- Apply examples of successful integration strategies
- Identify methods to plan and evaluate environmental health activities
Format
One-day on-site training using lecture, discussion and case studies.
Course Developers
Patricia Butterfield, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, UW School of Nursing Faculty member, NWCPHPCarl Osaki, RS, MSPH
Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Health University of Washington
Faculty member, NWCPHP
Scheduling and Additional Information
For more information, or to schedule this course at your organization in the Northwest region (AK, ID, OR, MT, WA, WY), please e-mail NWCPHP or call 206.685.1130.
This course is sponsored by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice in cooperation with the UW School of Nursing.
