In celebration of National Nursing Week (May 11–15) and this year’s theme, The Power of Nurses to Transform Health, the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (CCGHC), the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment (CANE), and the Ontario Nurses’ for the Environment (ONE) presented a special webinar series highlighting nursing leadership in planetary health and sustainability.
View the webinar recordings below.
Week Summary
| Date | Time (EST) | Webinar Title | Speakers |
| May 11 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM | Nurses’ Planetary Health Actions Across Domains of Practice | Farah Elgaweesh, Jennifer Baumbusch, Heather Baid, & Émilie Tremblay |
| May 12 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM | Health Equity Starts Here: Environmental Justice Through a Nursing Lens | Alysha Jones, June Kaminski & Ankur Patel |
| May 13 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM | Healing the Planet: Nurses and Green Teams in Action | Maya Kalogirou, Raheal Ghirmay & Katie North |
| May 14 | 3:00PM – 4:30PM | Shaping a Sustainable Future: Nursing Education for the Environment | Raluca Radu, Xiru Li, Jack Avanthay Strus & Rob Samulack |
| May 15 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM | From Practice to Impact: Nurses Advocating for Sustainable Change | June Kaminski, Katie North & Cailin Doyle |
Event Details
Nurses’ Planetary Health Actions Across Domains of Practice
May 11, 2026 @12pm EST
Climate change is a health crisis, and nurses are the front-line solution. Join us to discover how nursing leaders are advancing planetary health across diverse domains of practice.
Highlights:
- Insights from across the nursing spectrum, including advocacy, student-led initiatives, long-term care and international work
- Real world examples of impact, innovation and leadership
Health Equity Starts Here: Environmental Justice Through a Nursing Lens
May 12, 2026 @12pm EST
Environmental justice is a critical and growing area of nursing practice. Join us to explore how nurses are uniquely positioned to recognize and respond to the disproportionate impacts of environmental harm on marginalized and equity-deserving communities.
Highlights:
- Learn how intersectionality shapes environmental health outcomes
- Expert insights on integrating environmental justice into practice
Healing the Planet: Nurses and Green Teams in Action
May 13, 2026 @12pm EST
This session will present the growing role of nurses in starting, leading and expanding green teams across health care settings.
Highlights:
- Emerging research on Green Teams in Canada
- Real-world insights from nursing leaders who have successfully launched and scaled initiatives
- Practical advice on getting started, advancing initiatives and overcoming challenges
Shaping a Sustainable Future: Nursing Education for the Environment
May 14, 2026 @3pm-4:30pm EST
Join us to hear from nursing leaders across Canada who are working to bring education on climate change, planetary health, and sustainability into nursing curricula, research, and practice.
Highlights:
- Strategies for bringing planetary health and sustainability into nursing programs
- Insights into the CANE Education Committee’s past and upcoming initiatives to modernize nursing education
- An inside look at the development of entry-level competencies in partnership with RNAO and ONE-IIOE
From Practice to Impact: Nurses Advocating for Sustainable Change
May 15, 2026 @12pm EST
Learn how your everyday decisions and advocacy can reduce environmental impact while enhancing patient care.
Highlights:
- Real world examples of advocacy in action, including:
- How to support low carbon inhaler use
- Reducing OR and clinical waste through greener alternatives and practices
- How to align clincial decision-making with initiatives such as Choosing Wisely
