The International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Position Statement on Planetary Health and Family Health asserts that “family nursing will become increasingly important as changes in the earth’s ecosystems impose unprecedented challenges to families around the world. All nurses should understand the principles of planetary health, how changes in the earth’s ecosystems affect families, and what nurses can do to promote health, adaptation, and resilience of individuals and families.”
The message of this newest IFNA Position Statement couldn’t be more timely for family nursing and family health in light of the evidence that the shelter-in-place COVID19 policies around the world are making a positive difference to the ecosystems of our planet.
A series of blog posts have been created to highlight the roles family nurses and health scholars can play in promoting planetary health:
- You Can’t Ignore Planetary Health: 3 Reality Checks for Family Nursing Practice
- Minimizing Organizational Impact on the Planet Through Sustainable Practices
- Assessing Families through a Planetary Health Lens in Family Nursing Practice
- Illuminating Family Research in Planetary Health
- Use a Planetary Health Lens to Bring Family Nursing Research into Focus
- A Political Awakening: Family Nurses Must Lead the Way in Planetary Health
- Take the Leap and Learn about Planetary Health and Family Nursing
- Top Ten Resources for Teaching Future Nurses about Planetary Health
- We Are Part of This Place: An IFNA Commitment to the Planet on Earth Day 2021
- Planetary Health Matters for Families: A Call to Action for Family Nursing
