By Daphne Chalmers (±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Education), Julia Freeman (±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Bieler School of Environment), Diane Dechief (±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Office of Science Education), Natalya Gomez (±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Earth and Planetary Sciences), Blane Harvey (±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Education), Amy Janzwood (±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science) and Nik Luka (±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Architecture and Urban Planning)
The team of experts behind ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Sustainability Education Fellows reflects on the challenges and successes of the program’s first year.
Improving accessibility, rethinking old habits, and hosting a clothing swap were among the actions taken by new and returning sustainably certified workplaces.
It’s a proven way to improve patient safety and outcomes, and meet the evolving health needs of the aging Quebec population. It’s a way to make higher education in nursing available to all communities in the province. It’s a way to increase the pool of potential candidates for graduate-level education to produce the next generation of nurse leaders, researchers and educators, as well as nurse practitioners. It’s a way to ensure more nurses have the required level of training if, and when, Quebec follows all other Canadian provinces and requires a nurse to have a university-level education.
