Found in products we use every day, bisphenol A can have dangerous effects. ANA continues to advocate the chemical banned.
ANA and state associations work to protect nurses and the environment from chemicals.
Why the cosmetics industry needs a makeover.
Editor’s note: This issue of American Nurse Today offers three perspectives on medication disposal, designed to educate nurses on this important issue so they can serve as advocates and teach their patients properly.
Read about the new guide to choosing safer products and chemicals.
The latest report from the President’s Cancer Panel was the first to link environmental causes with cancer. It found the country is largely unprotected from preventable exposures because of incomplete and outdated regulations.
Is widespread triclosan use leading to microbial resistance? ANA urges nurses to take a cautionary approach toward using triclosan-containing products at home.
Save the children. Every pediatric assessment should include a complete environmental health history.
Learns about the hazards of glutaraldehyde and ethylene oxide.
Environmental pollution threatens our homes, workplaces, and communities. So what can you do? This article will tell you.
Through resolutions, partnerships, and conferences, ANA’s advocacy for chemicals
policy reform is gaining wider exposure.
Nurses have a right to know if they’re being exposed to toxins at work, at home, and in the community.
Too often, pharmaceutical waste – much of it hazardous – shows up in our surface, ground, and drinking water. To solve this problem, the healthcare industry must work closely with federal and state regulators.
ANA issues principles delineating RN’s rights and responsibilities toward improving environmental health.
Does the Toxic Substances Control Act truly protect the public from toxic chemicals?
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