Nursing and Climate Driven

Vector-Borne Disease

National, evidence-informed, consensus-based guidelines for nursing education to build nursing knowledge and capacity related to infectious diseases transmitted by insects and ticks emerging and expanding with climate change in Canada.

Who can use this Resource?

Educators
Are you looking to use this e-resource
as part of your curriculum?

Students
Are you looking to learn more about
climate-driven vector-borne disease?

Professionals
Are you interested in
professional development?

Modules

Guides to Vector-Borne Disease

Modules

Guides to Vector-Borne Disease

Module One

Nurses Engaging the Environment: Climate Change and Health

Module Two

Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
in Canada

Module Three

Primary and Secondary Prevention of Vector-Borne Disease

Module Four

Tertiary Prevention of Vector-Borne Disease
(Treatment)

Module Five

Vector-Borne Disease Awareness and Advocacy

Personal Stories:
Living with Climate-Driven
Vector-Borne Disease

This section underscores the critical importance of patient
advocacy in shaping policy, programs and practices
addressing vector-borne infectious disease.

Undergraduate Nursing Education
on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases Guidelines

These national, consensus-based guidelines offer direction to
nursing faculty on curriculum development related to
climate change and vector-borne diseases (VBDs).

About the Project


The goals of this e-resource are to:

  • Support the integration of learning outcomes within CASN’s Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Disease into entry-level nursing curricula across the country.
  • Provide faculty, students and practicing nurses with information, teaching and learning materials, and tools related to the education guidelines
  • Impart the knowledge and skills to help build nursing capacity to work with populations whose health is, or may be, affected by climate change driven infectious diseases.
  • The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) gratefully acknowledges the expertise, time, and contributions of all those who have engaged in this project for the development of the education guidelines and now the accompanying e-resource.
  • Production of this e-resource has been made possible through a financial contribution from Public Health Agency of Canada.

About the Project

The goals of this e-resource are to:

  • Support the integration of learning outcomes within CASN’s Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Disease into entry-level nursing curricula across the country.
  • Provide faculty, students and practicing nurses with information, teaching and learning materials, and tools related to the education guidelines
  • Impart the knowledge and skills to help build nursing capacity to work with populations whose health is, or may be, affected by climate change driven infectious diseases.
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