KEEPING
AN EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic
duty of ensuring the safety and continuance of the nation - Theodore
Roosevelt
Partners
 Michigan Environmental Council
The Michigan Nurses Association is a member of the Michigan Environmental Council (MEC), a Coalition of Organizations Protecting Michigan’s People and the Environment. MEC provides a collective voice for the environment at the local, state and federal levels. Working with member groups such as MNA, MEC is addressing the primary assaults on Michigan’s environment; promoting alternatives to urban blight and suburban sprawl; advocating for a sustainable environment and economy; protecting Michigan’s water legacy; promoting cleaner energy; and working to diminish environmental impacts on children’s health. For more information on the Michigan Environmental Council, click on the MEC logo above.
 Michigan Network for Children’s Environmental Health
The Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health is a coalition of health professionals, health-affected groups, environmental organizations, and others dedicated to a safe and less toxic world for Michigan's children. Through education, outreach, and advocacy, we work to change current policies and practices that result in exposure of children to environmental toxicants.
MNA joins Michigan Network for Children’s Environmental Health
Articles
“5 Strategies for Improving Environmental Health in Your Hospital”
“Danger in the Air,” Michigan Nurse, March/April 2008
"Promoting the Public's Health," Michigan Nurse, March/April 2008
References and Resources
Disposing of Unused Medication
Disposal of Unwanted Medicine: A Resource for Action in your Community – This convenient toolkit assists communities that are considering a take-back or other disposal program for unwanted pharmaceuticals.
A Remedy for Residential Drug Disposal - An excellent resource with numerous links to more information, photos and specific information on drug disposal
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities - An overview of the Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Health Care without Harm - is an international coalition of 473 organizations in more than 50 countries, working to transform the health care sector so it is no longer a source of harm to people and the environment.
Nurses Health: A Survey on Health and Chemical Exposures – This December 2007 study, conducted by the Environmental Working Group, pointed out that exposure to certain chemicals is linked to serious health problems such as cancer, asthma, miscarriages and children’s birth defects.
Sustainable Hospitals – offers a listing of the most hazardous materials used in health care and their alternatives
The Luminary Project - Nurses Lighting the Way to Environmental Health is an effort to capture the illuminating stories of nurses' activities to improve human health by improving the health of the environment.
|
