I'm reading 'The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make The Right Things Easier and The Wrong Things Harder' by Bob Sutton (Bob Sutton) & Huggy Rao. 'Friction' means the forces that make it harder, slower or more complicated to get things done in organisations. They describe…

Thank you Leigh Chapman RN PhD for your support!! We are so lucky to have you represent us across Canada and the globe as CNO!

International President Christos Christou describes the shocking scenes he witnessed upon arrival in Darfur, #Sudan .

In El Geneina, “you see mass destruction, you see bullets in the walls, you see buildings completely burned down to the ground”.

🫶🫶🫶can’t wait to get my hands on this book!!!!!! So proud of you and grateful for your tremendous work!!!!

Proud to be a University of British Columbia University of British ColumbiaNursing #Alumna ♥️🎉

One of my favorite podcast conversations on centering Earth in #Indigenous #PlanetaryHealth with Heather Castleden & Hōkūlani Aikau: open.spotify.com/episode/1L4rjT… Schulich WesternU Planetary Health Alliance FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity UN Climate Change Planetary Health Equity Hothouse Women Leaders for Planetary Health Sunway Centre for Planetary Health Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health, LSHTM Western University Oxford Planetary Health

'Nature is spiritual. It's cultural. And up here, it's medicine.'
Thank you Expedia + Destination Canada for this wonderful ode to BC Parks Foundation's #PaRx and the world-leading work we do to connect people to nature for health.
@CAPE-ACME Canadian Medical Association #healthybynature

Where the wild bees are—and aren’t—impacts food supply, according to a new study. 🐝

In this Q&A, UBC Forestry landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell delves into the study's findings and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild bees: bit.ly/3VKuIR7

Here is our Earth Month Challenge! 🫢 Pick your favourites to support your favourite planet! 😋 #earthday #planetaryhealth #nursesclimatechallenge

📢We are recruiting! 🐟MSc/MA student to join the #ClimateChange & #MentalHealth initiative, study the intersection of climate, ocean, food, culture and wellness! Sherilee Harper UAlbertaSPH
Deadline: April 30th! See info below👇

The philosopher Bertrand Russell defines power as 'the ability to produce intended effects'. Power is a key consideration for everyone leading change. Often we have much greater power for change that we realise, particularly, if we work with informal power ('power with') as well…

I have to admit--of all of the infographics I've helped to put together, this is one of my faves.
#Carbonpricing is a key treatment for the health emergency of #climatechange .

This map takes you to #Vancouver 's most breathtaking cherry blossoms 🌸😍dailyhive.com/vancouver/wher…

Read new paper: The planetary commons: A new paradigm for safeguarding Earth-regulating systems in the Anthropocene by J. Rockstrom et al. in PNAS journal #Nurses4PlanetaryHealth Planetary Health Alliance pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Revitalizing Indigenous food systems can help with food security in a changing climate, says UBC’s Dr. Jennifer Grenz (UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems & UBC Forestry).

Learn what you can do: beyond.ubc.ca/how-indigenous…

As CANE British Columbia members we were delighted to participate Trinity Western University #PlanetaryHealth Conference! A great day of learning, building partnerships and exchanging ideas! Thank you Barbara J Astle for hosting us and for such a great event!

NEW: The World Health Organization (WHO) toolkit for health professionals communicating on climate change is out now! This toolkit, with its supporting resources, aims to bridge the gaps between concern, knowledge, and action.

Explore it here: who.int/publications/i…

How do we retain nurses in Canada?

It has to be done by nurses, for nurses. It cannot be a top-down or administrative approach. It must be a COLLABORATIVE approach. It must be an approach that involves the voices of frontline nurses. This toolkit is EXACTLY what is needed. /1

Book Tour/Promo Coming to a National Show near you! Please tune in as we discuss our new book #TheWisdomOfNurses ...

Amie might have a baby in between...but we shall see!
Exciting times!
#newbook #newauthor #newbaby #newadventures #nursing
@harpercollinsca Amie Archibald-Varley-Speaker #RadicalTransparency Sara Fung, MN, BSN, RN

'You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make' Jane Goodall #Nurses4PlanetaryHealth #ClimateChangeAction #BeTheChange #SustainableLiving