Student Voices to Integrate Planetary Health Into Nursing Curriculum

Chircop, Andrea; Barber, Brittany; Doucet, Lisa; Zhou, Fenggang; Curry, Karen; Houk, Shauna; Fulford, Alexander; States, Chelsa

doi:https://doi.org/10.17483/73dwmw68

Alter, C., Haynes, S., & Worland, J. (2019). TIME 2019 person of the year: Greta Thunberg. https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/

Google Scholar

Álvarez-Nieto, C., Richardson, J., Navarro-Perán, M. A., Tutticci, N., Huss, N., Elf, M., Anaker, A., Aronsson, J., Baid, H., & López-Medina, I. M. (2022). Nursing students’ attitudes towards climate change and sustainability: A cross-sectional multisite study. Nursing Education Today, 108, 105185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105185

10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105185 Google Scholar

Astle, B. (2021). Planetary health in nursing: A transdisciplinary equity-centered approach. Creative Nursing, 27(4), 237–241. https://doi.org/10.1891/cn-2021-0027

10.1891/cn-2021-0027 Google Scholar

Astle, B. (2024). The triple planetary health crisis: Nursing leadership in championing the integration of planetary health in Canadian nursing education. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière, 10(4), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.17483/2368-6669.1482

10.17483/2368-6669.1482 Google Scholar

Astle, B., Reifferscheid, L., Komar, L., Jakubec, S. L., Chircop, A., Egert, A., Avanthay Strus, J., Lalonde, S., & Jones, A. T. (2025). Surveying planetary health curriculum: Integration in Canadian nursing education. Nurse Education Today, 154, 106836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106836

10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106836 Google Scholar

Berry, P., & Schnitter, R. (Eds.). (2022). Health of Canadians in a changing climate: Advancing our knowledge for action. Health Canada. https://changingclimate.ca/site/assets/uploads/sites/5/2022/02/CCHA-REPORT-EN.pdf

10.4095/329522 Google Scholar

Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2022). Thematic analysis: A practical guide. SAGE.

10.53841/bpsqmip.2022.1.33.46 Google Scholar

Brooman, S., Darwent, S., & Pimor, A. (2015). The student voice in higher education curriculum design: Is there value in listening? Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 52(6), 663–674. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2014.910128

10.1080/14703297.2014.910128 Google Scholar

Calaguas, N. P. (2025). Contemporary health challenges in the Anthropocene: Implications for nursing education. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20(3), e791–e798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.02.031

10.1016/j.teln.2025.02.031 Google Scholar

Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment. (n.d.). PeriPHAT resources. https://cane-aiie.ca/periphat-resources/

Google Scholar

Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment & Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. (2023). Nursing toolkit for planetary health. https://www.nursingtoolkit4planetaryhealth.ca/

Google Scholar

Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing. (2022). National nursing education framework.https://www.casn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/National-Nursing-Education-Framework_2022_EN_FINAL.pdf

Google Scholar

Canadian Nurses Association. (2024). Position statement: Planetary health.https://hl-prod-ca-oc-download.s3-ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/CNA/2f975e7e-4a40-45ca-863c-5ebf0a138d5e/UploadedImages/documents/policy-advocacy/CNA-Planetary-Health-position-statement_E.pdf

Google Scholar

The Canadian Press. (2025, May 1). Supreme court won’t hear province’s appeal in youth-led Ontario climate case. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ontario-youth-climate-court-challenge-1.7523634

Google Scholar

Carey, P. (2013). Student as co-producer in a marketised higher education system: A case study of students’ experience of participation in curriculum design. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 50(3), 250–260. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2013.796714

10.1080/14703297.2013.796714 Google Scholar

Castleden, H., Lin, J., & Darrach, M. (2020). The public health emergency of climate change: How/are Canadian post-secondary public health sciences programs responding? Canadian Journal of Public Health, 111, 836–844. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00386-3

10.17269/s41997-020-00386-3 Google Scholar

Clayton, S. (2020). Climate anxiety: Psychological responses to climate change. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 74, 102263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102263

10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102263 Google Scholar

Cyr, D., Childs, R., & Elgie, S. (2013). Recruiting students for research in postsecondary education: A guide. Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. https://heqco.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Student_Recruitment_Guide.pdf

Google Scholar

Daly, Z., Radu, R., & Jenkins, E. K. (2024). Positioning Canadian nurses as leaders in responding to the mental health impacts of climate change: A call to action. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière, 10(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.17483/2368-6669.1471

10.17483/2368-6669.1471 Google Scholar

Delnat, C. C. (2025). A systematic review of climate change content integration in nursing curricula. Journal of Nursing Education, 64(4), 227–234. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20241125-02

10.3928/01484834-20241125-02 Google Scholar

Griffin, M. T. Q., Alfes, C. M., Chavez, F., Ea, E. E., Lynn, K. A., Rafferty, M. A., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2022). Incorporating climate change into doctor of nursing practice curricula. Journal of Professional Nursing, 42, 156–161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.06.008

10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.06.008 Google Scholar

Faerron Guzmán, C. A., Aguirre, A. A., Astle, B., Barros, E., Bayles, B., Chimbari, M., El-Abbadi, N., Evert, J., Hackett, F., Howard, C., Jennings, J., Krzyzek, A., LeClair, J., Maric, F., Martin, O., Osano, O., Patz, J., Potter, T., Redvers, N., … Zylstra, M. (2021). A framework to guide planetary health education. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5(5), e253–e255. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00110-8

10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00110-8 Google Scholar

Faerron Guzmán, C. A., & Potter, T. (Eds). (2025). The planetary health education framework. Planetary Health Alliance. https://planetaryhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/The-Planetary-Health-Education-Framework.pdf

Google Scholar

Flaten, C. B., Pechacek, J. M., Potter, T. M., Mueller, C. (2023). Planetary health in nursing curricula: How one school transformed nursing curricula as they integrated planetary health concepts with the 2021 AACN essentials. Journal of Professional Nursing, 49, 52–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.08.010

10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.08.010 Google Scholar

Freire, P. (2004). Pedagogy of hope: Reliving pedagogy of the oppressed (R. R. Barr, Trans.). The Continuum Publishing Company. (Original work published 1992)

Google Scholar

Government of Canada. (2024, June 10). Canada’s top 10 weather stories of 2023. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/top-ten-weather-stories/2023.html

Google Scholar

Hancock, T., Spady, D., & Soskolne, C. (Eds.). (2015). Global change and public health: Addressing the ecological determinants of health – the report in brief. Canadian Public Health Association. https://www.cpha.ca/sites/default/files/assets/policy/edh-brief.pdf

Google Scholar

Hanley, F., & Jakubec, S. L. (2019). Beyond the slogans: Understanding the ecological consciousness of nurses to advance ecological knowledge and practice. Creative Nursing, 25(3), 232–240. https://doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.25.3.232

10.1891/1078-4535.25.3.232 Google Scholar

Kadi-Hanifi, K., Dagman, O., Peters, J., Snell, E., Tutton, C., & Wright, T. (2014). Engaging students and staff with educational development through appreciative inquiry. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 51(6), 584–594. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2013.796719

10.1080/14703297.2013.796719 Google Scholar

Khatamian Far, P. (2018). Challenges of recruitment and retention of university students as research participants: Lessons learned from a pilot study. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 67(3), 278–292. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2018.1500436

10.1080/24750158.2018.1500436 Google Scholar

LeClair, J. M., Luebke, J. M., Gingerich, S., Oakley, L. D., Timko Olson, E. R., & Potter, T. M. (2024). The future of nursing for planetary health is today: Essential transitions for education and research. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière, 10(4), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.17483/2368-6669.1464

10.17483/2368-6669.1464 Google Scholar

Martin, S., Richards, C., Keogh, S., & Ward, A. (2024). Embedding planetary health in nursing education: Exploring the barriers and enablers to implementing changes in undergraduate bachelor of nursing curriculum. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 19(2), e261–e268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2023.11.008

10.1016/j.teln.2023.11.008 Google Scholar

Masselot, P., Mistry, M., Vanoli, J., Schneider, R., Iungman, T., Garcia-Leon, D., Ciscar, J.-C., Feyen, L., Orru, H., Urban, A., Breitner, S., Huber, V., Schneider, A., Samoli, E., Stafoggia, M., de’Donato, F., Rao, S., Armstrong, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., … Gasparrini, A. (2023). Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: A health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe. The Lancet Planetary Health, 7(4), e271–281. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00023-2

10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00023-2 Google Scholar

Matahela, V. E. (2025). Ubuntu philosophy as a transformative pedagogical approach for advancing planetary health in nursing education in the Anthropocene era. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20(2), 164–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.01.011

10.1016/j.teln.2025.01.011 Google Scholar

Maunder, R. E., Cunliffe, M., Galvin, J., Mjali, S., & Rogers, J. (2013). Listening to student voices: Student researchers exploring undergraduate experiences of university transition. Higher Education, 66(2), 139–152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-012-9595-3

10.1007/s10734-012-9595-3 Google Scholar

Mitra, D., Serriere, S., & Stoicovy, D. (2012). The role of leaders in enabling student voice. Management in Education, 26(3), 104–112. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020612445678

10.1177/0892020612445678 Google Scholar

Mohamed, S. A. A. K., & Shaban, M. (2025). Global disparities and innovations in integrating planetary health into nursing curricula: A rapid review as a framework for change. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20(2), 181–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.01.026

10.1016/j.teln.2025.01.026 Google Scholar

Myers, S., & Frumkin, H. (Eds.). (2020). Planetary health: Protecting nature to protect ourselves. Island Press. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-966-1

10.5822/978-1-61091-966-1 Google Scholar

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2024, October 23). Evidence. https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/evidence/

Google Scholar

Nicholas, P. K., Breakey, S., Tagliareni, M. E., Simmonds, K., Sabo, K. K. (2021). Climate change and population health: Incorporating stages of nursing’s political development. Nursing Outlook, 69(1), 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.08.001

10.1016/j.outlook.2020.08.001 Google Scholar

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (n.d.). OECD future of education and skills 2030: Student voices on curriculum (re)design. https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/about/projects/edu/education-2040/2-1-curriculum-design/Student-voices-on-curriculum-redesign%20(3).pdf

Google Scholar

O’Neill, G., & McMahon, S. (2012). Giving student groups a stronger voice: Using participatory research and action (PRA) to initiate change to a curriculum. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 49(2), 161–171. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2012.677656

10.1080/14703297.2012.677656 Google Scholar

O’Reilly, J., & O’Grady, E. (2024). ‘Our opinions really matter’: Conceptualising and operationalising authentic student voice through negotiated integrated curriculum. Education, 52(6), 811–829. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2024.2331954

10.1080/03004279.2024.2331954 Google Scholar

Planetary Health Alliance. (2025). What is planetary health? https://planetaryhealthalliance.org/what-is-planetary-health

Google Scholar

Poland, B., Parkes, M. W., Hancock, T., McKibbon, G., & Chircop, A. (2020). A changing role for public health in the Anthropocene: The contribution of scenario thinking for reimagining the future. In K. Zywert & S. Quilley (Eds.), Health in the Anthropocene: Living well on a finite planet (pp. 170–188). University of Toronto Press.

Google Scholar

Redvers, N., Lockhart, F., Zoe, J. B., Nashalik, R., McDonald, D., Norwegian, G., Hartmann-Boyce, J., & Tonkin-Crine, S. (2024). Indigenous Elders’ voices on health-systems change informed by planetary health: A qualitative and relational systems mapping inquiry. The Lancet Planetary Health, 8(12), E1106–1117. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00277-8

10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00277-8 Google Scholar

Romanello, M., McGushin, A., Di Napoli, C., Drummond, P., Hughes, N., Jamart, L., Kennard, H., Lampart, P., Rodriguez, B. S., Arnell, N., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Belesova, K., Cai, W., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Capstick, S., Chambers, J., Chu, L., Ciampi, L., Dalin, C., … Hamilton, I. (2021). The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Code red for a healthy future. The Lancet, 398(10311), P1619–1662. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01787-6

10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01787-6 Google Scholar

Ross, J., & Speirs, J. (2024). Championing a move from sustainability to planetary health in nursing curriculum. Nurse Education Today, 139, 106220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106220

10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106220 Google Scholar

Stephens, J., & Leslie, K. (2024). Environmental sustainability and climate change content in Canadian baccalaureate nursing programs. Journal of Nursing Education, 63(4), 212–217. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240207-02

10.3928/01484834-20240207-02 Google Scholar

St. John, K., & Briel, L. (2017). Student voice: A growing movement within education that benefits students and teachers. VCU Center on Transition Innovations. https://centerontransition.org/publications/download.cfm?id=61

Google Scholar

Tee, N. C. H., Yeo, J.-A., Choolani, M., Poh, K. F., & Ang, T. L. (2024). Healthcare in the era of climate change and the need for environmental sustainability. Singapore Medical Journal, 65(4), 204–210. https://doi.org/10.4103/singaporemedj.smj-2024-035

10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-035 Google Scholar

Tutticci, N., Del Fabbro, L., Richards, C., Tulleners, T., Varsani, D., Best, O., & Ward, A. (2025). Reconceptualizing nursing curricula for planetary health: A web-based desktop audit. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20(2), 106–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2024.06.016

10.1016/j.teln.2024.06.016 Google Scholar

Tutticci, N., & Huss, N. M. (2025). An analysis of sustainable decision-making using clinical reasoning. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20(2), 131–136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2024.11.013

10.1016/j.teln.2024.11.013 Google Scholar

United Nations. (n.d.). Youth in action. https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/youth-in-action

Google Scholar

Watson, J., Horseman, Z., Fawcett, T., Hockley, J., & Rhynas, S. (2020). Care home nursing: Co-creating curricular content with student nurses. Nurse Education Today, 84, 104233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104233

10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104233 Google Scholar

Watts, N., Adger, W. N., Agnolucci, P., Blackstock, J., Byass, P., Cai, W., Chaytor, S., Colbourn, T., Collins, M., Cooper, A., Cox, P. M., Depledge, J., Drummond, P., Ekins, P., Galaz, V., Grace, D., Graham, H., Grubb, M., Haines, A., … Costello, A. (2015). Health and climate change: Policy responses to protect public health. The Lancet, 386(10006), P1861–1914. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60854-6

10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60854-6 Google Scholar

Whitmee, S., Haines, A., Beyrer, C., Boltz, F., Capon, A. G., de Souza Dias, B. F., Ezeh, A., Frumkin, H., Gong, P., Head, P., Horton, R., Mace, G. M., Marten, R., Myers, S. S., Nishtar, S., Osofsky, S. A., Pattanayak, S. K., Pongsiri, M. J., Romanelli, C., … Yach, D. (2015). Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: Report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health. The Lancet, 386(10007), P1973–2028.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60901-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60901-1 Google Scholar

Student Voices to Integrate Planetary Health Into Nursing CurriculumDonner voix aux étudiantes et étudiants pour intégrer la santé planétaire à un programme d’études en sciences infirmières[Record]

Abstract

Résumé

Bibliography

Abstracts

Abstract

Résumé

Appendices

Bibliography

Citation Tools

Cite this article

Export the record for this article