The Code of Ethics for Nurses (American Nurses Association, 2015) Principle 9.4 calls nurses to “advocate for policies, programs, and practices within the healthcare environment that maintain, sustain, and repair the natural world” (p. 37). During a recent testimony for the Minnesota Climate Caucus, it was reported that nurses are ethically bound to recognize that “Social justice extends beyond human health and well-being to the health and well-being of the natural world” (p.37). Further, the Executive Summary of the 2019 Lancet Countdown report warns: The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change, with populations around the world increasingly facing extremes of weather, food and water insecurity, changing patterns of infectious disease, and a less certain future. Without accelerated intervention, this new era will come to define the health of people at every stage of their lives.
Review lectures, read Stanhope & Lancaster Chapters 6, 14, 26 and review the following resources: http://www.lancetcountdown.org/2019-report/ Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education Planetary Health Alliance Medical Consortium on Climate and Health -https://www.fema.gov/ https://www.redcross.org/ https://www.ready.gov/- https://www.who.int/ https://www.cdc.gov/
Like a debate, a position paper presents one side of an arguable opinion about a topic or issue. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and defensible. Ideas that you are considering need to be carefully examined in choosing a topic, developing your argument, and organizing your paper. Paper should be 5-7 pages in length or longer of necessary.
Select a topic related to how the environment affects the health of a population or how disasters affect communities or the effect/impact of infectious disease on populations. Review and present the relevant literature. Your job is to take one side of the argument and persuade your audience that you have well-founded knowledge of the topic being presented. It is important to support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims, as well as to refute the counterclaims to show that you are well informed about both sides. Be certain to consider all sides of the issue and present it in a clear manner:
Introduction to the topic 10 pts
Summary of the relevant literature 20 pts
Development and presentation of the argument 20 pts
Refutation of counterclaims 15 pts
Nursing role in the promotion of the health of the affected population 15 pts
Summary of issues relevance to nursing and health 15 pts
Writing style, use of APA citation 5 pts
