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Report from Environmental Health and Public Health Nursing Task Force

The task force is a joint collaboration between the Environment Section and the Public Health Nursing Section. Throughout 2005, with the support of a mini-grant from Nurses Work Group of Health Care Without Harm, the taskforce developed environmental health "Principles and Recommendations," which were approved in December by the PHN Section and endorsed by the Quad Council of PHN Organizations (ACHNE, ASTDN, ANA).   The "Principles and Recommendations" document will be shared with the Environment Section for the section's endorsement. Work for the taskforce in 2006 is being supported by another HCWH mini-grant to prepare a "Greenprint for Action," which will serve to raise awareness and foster adoption of the environmental health principles and recommendations for environmental health practice, education, research, and advocacy.

For more information on the taskforce, to receive our "Principles and Recommendations" and/or "Greenprint for Action," or to join the efforts, please contact the Co-Chairs listed below.

Rita Lourie (PHN), Robyn Gilden (ENV)