Open AccessIntersection of Climate Change and Health: An Explication of the Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity
Author(s) -
Patrice K. Nicholas,
Clara M. Gona,
Linda Evans,
Eleonor Pusey Reid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
witness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2291-5796
DOI - 10.25071/2291-5796.114
Subject(s) - health equity , social determinants of health , public health , population health , equity (law) , political science , health policy , medicine , nursing , law
The US National Academy of Medicine released its consensus study for the next decade entitled The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path To Achieve Health Equity (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2021). This paper examines the report, its implications for nursing globally, its focus on systemic, structural, and institutional racism, and the intersection with climate change and deleterious health consequences. The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has led in addressing the critical role of the nursing profession in achieving optimal population health outcomes in the US. Yet, relevance exists for nursing in other global areas. The most recent US report focuses on social determinants of health (SDoH) and explicitly addresses climate change as a looming public health threat. An analysis of the key foci of nursing’s role in climate change amidst the critical role of health equity globally is explicated.