Episode 190: The Environment, Cancer, and Nurses' Role in Advocating for Climate Change

As a social determinant of health, a patient's environmental climate affects cancer risk, access to care, treatment adherence, cancer outcomes, and more. Join ONS member Milagros Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BC, founder of M. Elia Nature-Based Healthcare Solutions, in Shrub Oak, NY, and Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, as they discuss the crucial need for a clinical focus on planetary health and an ONS grassroots approach to address and combat climate change and its impact on cancer care.   Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod  Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  Episode Notes  Check out these resources from today's episode:  The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.  ONS Voice article: Not All Barriers to Care Are Created Equal  ONS Voice article: Why All Oncology Nurses Should Be Environmentalists  Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 107: Social Determinants Lead to Unequal Access to Health Care  ONS Center for Advocacy and Health Policy  Oncology Nursing Forum article: Climate Change Should Be on Every Nursing Research Agenda  Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments  American Nurses Association resources on environmental health  Climate for Health ambassador training  Contact Milagros Elia at [email protected].   Free e-book: Environmental Health in Nursing  JAMA study: Association Between Declared Hurricane Disasters and Survival of Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Radiation Treatment  Planetary Health Alliance Seedbox  To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.   To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email [email protected].