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I've tried attaching the file again - just click under the word file below and then look at the bottom of the page… for the file - file name file type size
CNHR AGM June 29 2009 Minutes Approved.doc

Please see the attached minutes for CNHE's first AGM, June 2009

Hello there,
I am a general duty registerd nurse with a bachelor degree in Nursing. In August I will have been out of school for 2 yrs. I have always had a passion for environmental health and an advocate for the same. I came to be aware of this group while reading a nursing journal. I stumbled across an article that mentioned the group and the teleconference calls. I emailed Della immediatly. This group provides me with countless resources and puts me in touch with like-minded individuals. In the future I would like to persue further education, possibly with a focus in environmental health!

Working almost full time, maintaining freindships and my family life fills the rest of my spare time. Haha.

Jennifer Otto by Jenn OttoJenn Otto, 25 Mar 2009 19:04

See the latest version of the TOR + Constitution and Bylaws on the "documents" page: CNEH Integrated TOR+Constitution. Let me know what you think.
Shelly

An excellent documentary. Click on the link for a preview of the film.

http://www.garbagerevolution.com/watch.html

Synopsis:
Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home is a feature documentary about how the family household has become one of the most ferocious environmental predators of our time.

Concerned for the future of his new baby boy Sebastian, writer and director Andrew Nisker takes an average urban family, the McDonalds, and asks them to keep every scrap of garbage that they create for three months. He then takes them on a journey to find out where it all goes and what it's doing to the world.

From organic waste to the stuff they flush down the potty, the plastic bags they use to the water they drink out of bottles, the air pollution they create when transporting the kids around, to using lights at Christmas, the McDonalds discover that for every action there is a reaction that affects them and the entire planet.

Enviromental Doc - Garbage by clee2009clee2009, 17 Mar 2009 19:15

Here's the link to an excellent documentary - "The Story of Stuff". The dvd
can be bought for a $10 donation plus shipping, and there is no cost to
screen it. http://www.storyofstuff.com/host.html

*The Story of Stuff* is also available to watch and download free . "Please
feel free to download, duplicate and share the film for non-commercial use
as much as you would like."

The website also offers advice and advertising for hosting screenings.
Runtime is about 20 minutes.

This short film would be excellent for a lunch and learn.

Hi Anna,
I like your suggestion..all members feel free to provide some feedback!
Shelly

HI there,
plastics make up 1/4 of our trash and are everywhere around us. How do they effect us?

I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find conclusive evidence re: the negative effects of plastics on health (including recycled plastics as they seem no better)?

"…Apart from these perils, recycling of plastic is very uneconomical, dirty and labor-intensive as has been revealed by a study conducted by the Public Interest Research Group, based in Dehi, India. Recycling of plastic is associated with skin and respiratory problems, resulting from exposure to and inhalation of toxic fumes, especially hydrocarbons and residues released during the process. What is worse, the recycled plastic degrades in quality and necessitates the production of more new plastic to make the original product.."
Apart from this, newer types of plastic, such as 'bio-degradebale' plastic ends up in the landfills, degrading to produce methane, a greenhouse gas 23 times more powerful than CO2.
http://www.copperwiki.org/index.php/Plastic

"…Animal studies on BPA found that low-dose exposure, particularly during pregnancy, may be associated with a variety of ills, including cancer and reproductive problems..Does that mean even today's minuscule exposure levels are too much? The science is still murky, and human studies are few and far from definitive."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1821664,00.html

thanks
Anna

Shelly—

I too favour Canadian Nurses for Health and the Environment (CNHE).

My only concern about it is that it is a bit long, but of all the options, I like it the best so far.

Priscilla

Hello there all. I would have to say that the name I favor the most would be the first suggestion. Canadian Nurses for Health and the Environment (CNHE).

Hi all,
I've posted an integrated version of the TOR on the wiki site….formatting is a bit off, but the essential wording is accurate. Let me know what you think.
Shelly

Hi everyone,
I thought I'd become part of something different and try a nursing group out.
This is a newer field and definitely exciting. I believe that the world needs to change, perhaps people's viewpoints about sustainablility and habits they have picked up along the way. There is so much information out there to sift through, it's no wonder people are confused about even the simplest things like..is recycling really good for the environment or is it better to burn our garbage? So many questions. Perhaps all people won't change on thei own though and it's up to those who believe in it to lead the way.

I'm fairly green to nursing myself having graduated in 2005 with a BSN. I currently work in Vancouver, BC, in centre catered to Vancouver's most marginilized population - mental health & addictions, stemming from the notorious downtown eastside.
I am currently taking a Sustainable Development course through Royal Roads University. It has opened up my eyes to some of the questions of sustainability.
I am confident that change isn't possible overnight, but more and more people are getting involved in sustainability - culturally, environmentally, economically and socially.
I look forward to exploring this more with all of you,

Anna

I like the first one too..CNHE.
another suggestion:
Sustainable Health & Environment (SHE) .. may be too feminine though.

Anna

I had thought we needed to decide by Feb 15 - but I guess there's no rush. Sorry for the confusion.
Shelly

I'm very interested in knowing if there are clear plans to incorporate Environmental Health Nursing into the CRNE exam in 2010 as was suggested in our telephone conference Feb. 17, 2009. Please post any information. Thanks Jody

I think that Enviromental Health Nursing practice can be identified as meeting the competencies of Leader & Collaborator in particular. While I introduce the connections between the environment/health and nursing practice at the UG level, APNs in both community settings and acute care settings can be expected to develop an extensive knowledge base, and the leadership skills to make the changes needed to move this agenda forward. As well the collaboration competencies are essential to enable APNs to work in interdisciplinary and intersectoral environments to engage a wide range of professionals and citizens in advocating to protect our environment and minimize health hazzards related to environmental health concerns. Examples include links to children's health such as asthma, cancer, learning disabilities, and birth defects/prematurity and in women links to breast cancer, and in workers links to workplace contaminants such as uranium dust…. and in people's homes links to outdoor and indoor contaminants such as pesticides….. What do others think? Jody

Our library at U of T just obtained this film- Toxic Tresspass - from the National Film Board ( just released, although created a year ago) and I was involved with the co-producer Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg in developing the initial proposal for the film which we submitted to the Change Foundation. We were not funded (this was summer 2001 and was a radical concept at this time) but the work we did to pull the proposal together was useful in seeking funding. We had a film crew filming an Enviromental Health conference in Washington on 9/11 and of course they had to stop filming - but sadly 9/11 made it difficult to fundraise. Dorothy is an amazing woman though and had co-produced a previous film - which I also show in class at times - Exposure: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer. It is also an excellent film and has been translated into many languages. Both Toxic Tresspass and Exposure - Environmental Links to Breast Cancer come with an educational booklet to support you as you lead a discussion at the end of the film. Toxic Tresspass can be obtained via the NFB, Toronto — Exposure can be purchased through the NGO - Women's Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) here in Toronto. Toxic Tresspass has a shorter TV version — 50 mintues, and a longer version — 60+ minutes and both come with the CD. As well as showing the film, I like to talk about making the film - the challenges of obtaining funding, working with the director, Bari Cohen, the development of the treatment — a NFB requirement… and the politics of the NFB — and time it takes to develop an award winning film - Toxic Tresspass has already won a film for the editor - Bari Cohen - a writing award - I forget it's name right now but it is on the cover of the CD.

If you have specific questions I 'm happy to respond… post here and send me a quick e-mail to alert me that you have a question - that way everyone can read the response … Jody Macdonald e-mail: ac.otnorotu|dlanodcam.g#ac.otnorotu|dlanodcam.g

Our library at U of T just obtained this film- Toxic Tresspass - from the National Film Board ( just released, although created a year ago) and I was involved with the co-producer Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg in developing the initial proposal for the film which we submitted to the Change Foundation. We were not funded (this was summer 2001 and was a radical concept at this time) but the work we did to pull the proposal together was useful in seeking funding. We had a film crew filming an Enviromental Health conference in Washington on 9/11 and of course they had to stop filming - but sadly 9/11 made it difficult to fundraise. Dorothy is an amazing woman though and had co-produced a previous film - which I also show in class at times - Exposure: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer. It is also an excellent film and has been translated into many languages. Both Toxic Tresspass and Exposure - Environmental Links to Breast Cancer come with an educational booklet to support you as you lead a discussion at the end of the film. Toxic Tresspass can be obtained via the NFB, Toronto — Exposure can be purchased through the NGO - Women's Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) here in Toronto. Toxic Tresspass has a shorter TV version — 50 mintues, and a longer version — 60+ minutes and both come with the CD. If you have specific questions I 'm happy to respond… post here and send me a quick e-mail to alert me that you have a question - that way everyone can read the response … Jody Macdonald e-mail: ac.otnorotu|dlanodcam.g#ac.otnorotu|dlanodcam.g

My name is Jody (Geraldine) Macdonald RN EdD, and I teach in the both the UG and Graduate programs at the LSBFON, U of T. I have been teaching environmental health nursing in my own courses for the past ten years. Just recently, the UG faculty have begun discussions about updating our curriculum and I did suggest that we integrate environmental health nursing into our whole curriculum and this was positively received. However, I didn't know that there are plans to integrate environmental health nursing into the CRNE by 2010. If anyone knows about this I would be very interested in learning more as that would be important information to support my efforts in my faculty. Jody

University of Toronto by Jody MacdonaldJody Macdonald, 17 Feb 2009 19:53

Shelly - I like the second one - ACE — but I'm flexible.. wasn't sure if you meant Feb 15 or March 15?? Jody

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