Rising to the climate challenge: integrating climate action in the undergraduate curriculum

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Best, Odette, Tutticci, Naomi, Heart, Diane, Lokmic-Tomkins, Zerina and Ward, Aletha. 2023. "Rising to the climate challenge: integrating climate action in the undergraduate curriculum." Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. 40 (3), pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.37464/2023.403.1266

Article Title	Rising to the climate challenge: integrating climate action in the undergraduate curriculum
ERA Journal ID	14058
Article Category	Editorial
Authors	Best, Odette, Tutticci, Naomi, Heart, Diane, Lokmic-Tomkins, Zerina and Ward, Aletha
Journal Title	Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal Citation	40 (3), pp. 1-2
Number of Pages	2
Year	2023
Publisher	Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
Place of Publication	Australia
ISSN	0813-0531
	1447-4328
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.37464/2023.403.1266
Web Address (URL)	https://ajan.com.au/index.php/AJAN/article/view/1266
Keywords	Climate change; Health impacts; Nursing education
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Public Notes	Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
Byline Affiliations	First Nations Strategy Research Alliance
	Griffith University
	University of Southern Queensland
	Monash University
	School of Nursing and Midwifery

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