Background Since its founding, professional nursing has applied an environmental lens to
healing. Methods This CANS 2020 Keynote article describes the history of nursing …

“From Florence to Fossil Fuels: Nursing Has Always Been About Environmental
Health”(McCauley, 2021), provides readers with a historical perspective of nursing's role in …

The notion that “it takes a village” rings particularly true for the incredible progress that a
small village of environmental health nursing leaders has helped to accomplish. Many …

Human health is substantially impacted by the state of the environment, and environmental
degradation has a disproportionate impact on persons with less immediate access to …

Since Florence Nightingale first spoke about the influence of clean air and water on health,
the environment has been an integral part of nursing. However, in the last half century, it …

The environment is a pivotal determinant of human health and well-being, and
understanding its impact is essential to improving public health. This article reflects the …

Florence Nightingale and subsequent nurse scholars have written about the impact of the
environment on human health. Nightingale described, and staked out, the nurse's role in …

Black, Indigenous, and people of color are disproportionately exposed to environmental
hazards and are leading the charge toward environmental justice. Nurses have joined their …

With all the advances in the scope of nursing practice, it seems somewhat pessimistic to
focus on a topic where nurses have lost so much, so quickly, to so many other professionals …

doi: 10.1016/j. aorn. 2011.01. 011 792 AORN Journal● June 2011 Vol 93 No 6© AORN,
Inc, 2011 environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards …