Indoor Air Quality

A Free 4-Part Webinar Series

More detailed information on the rest of the series at https://www.calnursesforehj.org/protect-our-air/

Join us for the third instillation of our free 4-part webinar series on Indoor Air Quality in Homes in collaboration with Hayward Institute. The American Nurses Association’s Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation program will co-sponsor the webinar series, in addition to other nursing and health professional organizations. Come listen and engage with indoor air quality experts, who will offer their insights into the critical role health professionals can play in addressing indoor air quality in homes. In addition to offering their wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field, our speakers will provide action items and assessment tools that can be adapted into our health practice.

One FREE CE credit will be provided for each webinar.

In Collaboration With

Hosted By

Alexis Duran

RN, MPH

Leadership Council Memeber for California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice

Holly Carpenter

RN, BSN

Senoir Policy Advisor with American Nurses Association

Speakers

Meet Our Speakers

Zach Williams

MPH

Zach Williams, MPH brings passion and expertise to his role as the Associate Director of the Environment & Health program, with a background in climate & health education, social services for marginalized youth, project management, and international emergency response. Zach received both his Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology and his Master of Public Health from New York University. Using both his passion for the environment and commitment to justice, Zach has educated high school students, seasoned health professionals, and elected officials alike about the human health effects of climate change. His current work focuses on supporting building decarbonization policies nationwide in the interest of public health and calling out the fossil fuel industry as the primary culprit behind a wide range of health impacts due to fossil fuel pollution.

Barbara Sattler

RN, DrPH, FAAN

Dr. Sattler is a professor at the University of San Francisco and an international leader in environmental health and nursing. She is a founding and active member of both California Nurses for Environmental Health & Justice, as well as the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. While at the University of Maryland, she directed the Maryland hospitals for Healthy Environments, a 10-year statewide initiative that helped hospitals develop sustainable policies and practice to achieve the triple bottom line of employee health, patient health, and ecological health. She also helped to bring local, sustainable, and healthy foods to Maryland’s hospitals, supported by grants from the US Department of Agriculture.

Dr. Sattler has worked in communities facing environmental health risks associated with lead-based paint, pesticides, superfund sites, and risks associated with gas and oil extraction, including fracking. She has been an advisor to the US EPA’s Office of Child Health Protection and the National Library of Medicine for informational needs of health professionals on environmental health. Dr. Sattler has been the recipient of NIEHS, HUD, and EPA grants, as well as a host of private foundations. She is also an author of Environmental Health and Nursing Practice and a host of peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Sattler is a Registered Nurse with an MPH and DrPH from the John Hopkins School of Public Health. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.