How does access to fresh fruits and vegetables impact health outcomes? How can we support individuals with nutrition-related illness? How can a nurse create sustainability within their health system? On Friday, October 16, 2015, the Environmental Health Committee of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) will answer these questions – and more – at our conference, “A Healthy Cycle,” at Villanova University, Driscoll Hall Auditorium (9 AM to 3 PM). This group of registered nurses and health care professionals are taking on leadership roles in the rapidly evolving world of environmental health.

Pennsylvania nurses are excited to learn from our keynote speaker, Skye Cornell. Skye is vice president of programs at Wholesome Wave, a national non-profit working to enable underserved consumers to make healthier food choices by increasing access to fresh, local and regional food. With her guidance, Wholesome Wave programs address the impacts of a broken food system that is compromising our health: as individuals, as communities, as economic networks and as a nation. Additional conference sessions include: Preventative Food Bank and Demonstration Kitchen; Health Concerns of Natural Gas Development; Impacts of How Our Food is Grown; and Sustainability Programs in Healthcare.

Mark your calendar for this innovative conference — and check back soon for registration details.

Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact us at jneidig@psna.org.