Challenges of the Nursing Professional within the Nexus between Health and Climate Change

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https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2024.24.2.1

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Nursing, environment, climate change, environmental health, global health

Abstract

The world population is facing one of the greatest threats to the survival of all species. Climate change is affecting people’s health and represents a challenge for the Nursing professionals who are called to work in transdisciplinary teams to evaluate the impact of this phenomenon on human health, to promote healthy environments, to mitigate and adapt the health sector, as well as its impact of the population affected by extreme weather events.

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Published

2024-06-06

How to Cite

Camacho-Rodríguez, D., Caballero-Muñoz, E., Veliz-Rojas, L. H., & Busquets-Losada, P. (2024). Challenges of the Nursing Professional within the Nexus between Health and Climate Change. Aquichan, 24(2), e2421. https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2024.24.2.1

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