Abstract

Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry . (2018 ). Public health assessments & health considerations . https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/index.asp
2.
Ahdoot
S.
Pacheco
S. E.
(2015 ). Global climate change and children’s health . Pediatrics , 136 (5 ), 992 -997 . https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-3233
3.Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment . (2020 ). Green tea seminar series [Webinar]. https://envirn.org/category/continuing-education/green-bag-lunch-green-tea-webinar-series/
4.Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment . (n.d.). The ANHE nurses guide: What the science teaches us about common solutions to climate change and family health problems . https://envirn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AddressingClimateChangeforBetterHealth_Final.pdf
5.American Nurses Association . (2015 ). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements .
6.American Nurses Association and National Association of School Nurses . (2017 ). School nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed. ).
7.American Psychological Association . (2020 ). Majority of US adults believe climate change is most important issue today . https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/02/climate-change
8.American Public Health Association . (n.d.). How climate affects your health . https://www.apha.org/-/media/files/pdf/infographic/climate_change_overview.ashx?la=en&hash=3FC8105DBCA1CE42D38BB76BAA5D0A1C1C9C9B49
9.
Campbell
L.
Anderko
L.
(2020 ). Moving upstream from the individual to the community: Addressing social determinants of health . NASN School Nurse , 35 (3 ), 152 -157 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X20902462
10.
Caudill
M.
(2020 , November 6 ). Empowering at-risk communities to protect people from air pollution effects in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change [Podium presented]. Health Equity and Social Justice Conference 2020 . https://healthequitychicago.org/resources/conferences/health-equity-social-justice-conference-2020/
11.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . (2020 ). Impact of climate change on human health . https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/default.htm
12.Children’s Environmental Health Network . (2018 ). Children and health disparities . https://cehn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EJ-Factsheet_2018_FINAL_revised.pdf
13.Coalition for Healthy Schools . (2020 ). National call to action: The pandemic vs. schools . Healthy Schools Network and New Jersey Work Environment Council. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PuJT8Mzqnwbw_36N7cUa7JwEdDA579YW/view
14.Des Moines Register . (2020 ). Derecho flattened, damaged crops and destroyed grain bins across Iowa . https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/money/agriculture/2020/08/13/derechos-high-winds-flattened-and-damaged-crops-farm-buildings-grain-bins-across-iowa-harvest/3363622001/
15.
Frank
T.
(2020 ). Flooding disproportionately harms black neighborhoods . Scientific American . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/flooding-disproportionately-harms-black-neighborhoods/
16.GlobalChange.gov . (2016 ). Climate and health assessment: Populations of concern . https://health2016.globalchange.gov/populations-concern
17.
Hanna-Attisha
M.
LaChance
J.
Sadler
R. C.
Schnepp
A. C.
(2016 ). Elevated blood levels in children associated with the Flint drinking water crisis: A spatial analysis of risk and public health response . American Journal of Public Health , 106 (2 ), 283 -290 . https://doi.org/10.2105/AJHP.2015303003
18.
Hass-Howard
C.
Reiner
K.
(2020 , November 24 ). Call to action: School nurses supporting healthy students and a healthy planet [Podium presentation]. Colorado Association of School Nurses Conference , Denver, CO, United States .
19.Healthy Schools Campaign . (2020 ). School environmental health policy . https://healthyschoolscampaign.org/issues/environment/#resources
20.
Keys
R.
Castellaw
J.
Parker
R.
White
J.
Galloway
G.
(2016 ). Military expert panel report: Sea level rise and the U.S. military’s mission (
Fetzek
S.
Werrell
C. E.
Femia
F.
, Eds.). The Center for Climate and Security . https://climateandsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/center-for-climate-and-security_military-expert-panel-report_brochure.pdf
21.National Aeronautics and Space Agency: Global Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet . (2019 ). Scientific consensus: Earth’s climate is warming . https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
22.National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Environmental and Climate Justice Program . (n.d.). Coal blooded action toolkit . https://www.naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Coal_Blooded_Action_Toolkit_FINAL_FINAL.pdf
23.National Association of School Nurses . (2016 ). Framework for 21st century school nursing practice . https://www.nasn.org/nasn-resources/professional-topics/framework
24.National Association of School Nurses . (2017 ). Environmental health: Resources and tools for schools . https://www.nasn.org/nasn/nasn-resources/practice-topics/environmental-health
25.National Association of School Nurses . (2018 ). Environmental health in the school setting: The role of the school nurse (Position statement). https://www.nasn.org/nasn/advocacyprofessional-practice-documents/position-statements/ps-environmental-health
26.National Association of School Nurses . (2020 a). NASN research priorities 2020 -2021 . https://www.nasn.org/research/research-priorities
27.National Association of School Nurses . (2020 b). Strategic plan 2020-2023 . https://www.nasn.org/about-nasn/about
28.National Center for Educational Statistics . (2018 ). Table 217.10. Functional age of public schools’ main instructional building and percentage of schools with permanent and portable (temporary) buildings, by selected school characteristics and condition of permanent and portable buildings . https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d18/tables/dt18_217.10.asp
29.National Park Service . (2020 ). What is climate change? https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/nature/climate-change-causes.htm
30.
31.
Schuknecht
C.
(2015 , September 15 ). Why urban trees solve so many of our problems? Sierra . https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2015-5-september-october/green-life/why-urban-trees-solve-so-many-our-problems#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20city%20vegetation%20removes,hotter%20than%20neighboring%20rural%20areas
32.
Selekman
J.
Shannon
R. A.
Yonkaitis
C.
(2019 ). School nursing: A comprehensive text (3rd ed. , pp. 42 , 317 -318 , 414, 507, 892-893). F.A. Davis .
33.
34.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . (n.d.-b) Educational hands-on activities to teach about air quality and climate change . https://www.epa.gov/air-research/air-quality-and-energy-choice-stem-activities-educators
35.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . (2014 a). Creating healthy indoor air quality in schools . https://www.epa.gov/iaq-schools
36.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . (2014 b). How does indoor air quality impact student health and academic performance? https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-08/documents/student_performance_slideshow.pdf
37.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . (2016 ). Carbon footprint calculator . https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
38.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . (2018 ). EJSCREEN: Environmental justice screening and mapping tool . https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen
39.U.S. Global Change Research Program . (2018 ). Fourth National Climate Assessment–Volume II: Impacts, risks, and adaptation in the United States . https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/downloads/NCA4_2018_FullReport.pdf
40.
Wasserman
K.
(2020 , November 6 ). Just transition in a time of pandemic [Podium presentation]. Health Equity and Social Justice Conference 2020 . https://healthequitychicago.org/resources/conferences/health-equity-social-justice-conference-2020/
41.
Watts
N.
Amann
M.
Arnell
N.
Ayeb-Karlsson
S.
Beagley
J.
Belesova
K.
Boykoff
M.
Byass
P.
Cai
W.
Campbell-Lendrum
D.
Capstick
S.
Chambers
J.
Coleman
S.
Dalin
C.
Daly
M.
Dasandi
N.
Dasgupta
S.
Davies
M.
Di Napoli
C.
. . . Costello
A.
(2020 ). The 2020 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises . Lancet , 397 (10269 ), 129 -170 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32290-X
