In this episode, Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew is in conversation with School of Nursing Clinical Instructor Jessica LeClair, MPH, RN, PhD, Dr. Juan Aguilera, and De-Ann Sheppard on Planetary Health and Climate Justice.
PhD candidates Jessica LeClair ’05, MPH, RN, and Nicole Thomas, BSN, RN, have been selected as Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Scholars. The two are among 75 Jonas Scholars selected from 49 universities nationwide for the 2021-2023 cohort. Hailed as the most diverse cohort in the program’s history, the group includes 50 PhD candidates and …
Among the Spring 2020 Planetary Health Scholars is Jessica LeClair, a DNP student and clinical faculty member at the School of Nursing, with her advisor, Prof. Susan Zahner. The Planetary Health Graduate Scholarship program explores how humans are changing the planet and the health consequences of those choices.
The healthcare industry, like all industries, has an ecological footprint. That footprint affects the environment, which, in turn, affects health for individuals, families and communities. Increasingly, providers are evaluating the way their health systems function so that their practices do not undermine the care they deliver.