%0 Journal Article %T Global climate change: a framework for nursing action %A GAVIN J. ANDREWS %J Aporia : The Nursing Journal %D 2009 %I University of Ottawa %X Recent research papers and commentaries have articulated the considerable effects that global climate change has had, and will have, on human health. Arguing that nursing must become more centrally involved in mitigation and response efforts, this paper develops a framework for professional consideration and action. Four core components of the framework are common tactics, maximizing specialties, prioritizing places and public scholarship. %K climate change %K environment %K global warming %K public scholarship %U http://www.oa.uottawa.ca/journals/aporia/articles/2009_01/AP_JAN2009-Andrews.pdf