Climate Change, School Health and School Nursing: A Call to Action

Health and climate change: a call for action.

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Using transformational change to improve organizational culture and climate in a school of nursing.

A positive organizational culture and climate is closely associated with an affirming workplace and job satisfaction. Especially during a time of faculty shortages, academic leaders need to be cognizant of the culture and climate in schools of nursing. The culture of an organization affects employees, systems, and processes, and if the culture becomes problematic, transformational leadership is...

Call for urgent action on climate change.

Climate change and its potential impact on health: a call for integrated action.

a World Health Organization Center for Health Development, Kobe, Japan. b John J Sparkman Center for Global Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States of America. Correspondence to Jacob Kumaresan (e-mail: [email protected]). A growing body of scientific evidence strongly suggests that climate change has enormous and diverse effects on human health. Rises in tem...

Facilitating Change in School Health: A Qualitative Study of Schools’ Experiences Using the School Health Index

INTRODUCTION As school-based efforts increase to address the epidemic of childhood obesity, a priority for health professionals and educators will be to identify effective tools appropriate for use in schools to help guide health promotion programs and policies. This article describes the results of a qualitative research study examining school staff and community members' experiences working w...