Episode 190: The Environment, Cancer, and Nurses’ Role in Advocating for Climate Change

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">As a social determinant of health, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">a patient’s environmental climate </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">affects </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">cancer risk, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">access to care, treatment adherence, cancer outcomes</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">, and more</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">. </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">Join </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">ONS member </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">Milagros Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BC</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">, founder of </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">M. Elia Nature-Based Healthcare Solutions</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">, in Shrub Oak, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">NY</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">and Stephanie Jardine, </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, as they discuss</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0"> </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">the crucial need for a </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">clinical </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">focus on planetary health and </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW169868926 BCX0">an ONS grassroots approach to address and combat climate change and its impact on cancer care. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW169868926 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Music Credit: "</span><a href= "http://www.