Planetary Health in Nursing Workshop: Skills for Practice, Education, and Advocacy

Brought to you by Sigma partner, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Friday, 20 March 2026

9:00 a.m.-Noon (0900-1200)

As climate change and environmental degradation increasingly shape the health of individuals, families, and communities, nurses are uniquely positioned to lead transformative action.

Join us for a highly interactive, skills-focused preconference that introduces you to the emerging field of planetary health in nursing and equips you with practical tools for clinical care, nursing education, and policy engagement.

Through a dynamic blend of mini-lectures, case-based skills sessions, small-group discussions, and advocacy practice, you will explore how planetary health principles can be embedded across roles and settings—from bedside assessment to curriculum design to institutional and governmental decision-making.

Register today to:

    Practice applying environmental and climate-related clinical assessment skills
    Learn about teaching materials and resources for nursing curriculum integration
    Engage in skills building sessions to strengthen their advocacy confidence.

Don't miss this energizing, solutions-oriented space for nurses at all levels to build capacity, collaborate, and lead toward a healthier, more resilient future for people and the planet.

 

Facilitators

Milagros Rosado Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BC is the Program Manager for Climate and Clean Energy Advocacy at the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, where she leads national strategies on climate policy and health equity. She is a nationally recognized nurse leader, environmental health advocate, and international speaker, with over 25 years of experience as an Adult Nurse Practitioner. Milagros is the immediate past-chair of the former ANA Innovation Advisory Committee on Planetary and Global Health, and currently a member of the National Hispanic Nurses Association’s Policy and Advocacy Committee.

Cara Cook, MS, RN, AHN-BC (she, her) is the Deputy Director for the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. Her work focuses on elevating environmental health as a national priority by engaging nursing organizations and individual nurses in environmental health advocacy, education, and practice change. Cara has experience in critical care and public health nursing. She holds a Master’s in Community/Public Health Nursing through the University of Maryland.

This valuable pre-conference is US $35 and can be added during the CHWE registration process.