What does this research mean for the field?

Public health nurses possess key capacities to advance planetary health through ethical responsibility, trust-based relational care, and bridging clinical and population health, though their actual engagement varies depending on organizational support and context. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the roles, contributions, and professional capacities of public health nurses addressing planetary health practice within public health departments.

September 8, 2026Public Health NursingOpen Access

Public Health Nurses’ Contributions to Planetary Health Practice in Public Health Departments: A Qualitative Study

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

JLJessica LeClair LBLaura Block TKTe-Lien Ku

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Qualitative study reveals key planetary health contributions by public health nurses across health departments, highlighting the need for workforce development and organizational alignment.

Key Points

To examine the roles, contributions, and professional capacities of public health nurses addressing planetary health practice within public health departments.
Conducted semi-structured interviews from October 2024 to February 2025 with 30 participants (13 public health nurses, 11 public health leaders, and 6 community-based organization representatives) across 10 U.S. states.
Analyzed interview transcripts using reflexive thematic analysis to identify patterns in nursing roles and health department capacities.
Identified a wide spectrum of engagement in planetary health work, ranging from proactive practice to unrealized professional capacity.
Characterized four mutually reinforcing themes: ethical and justice-oriented responsibility, trust-based relational care, bridging clinical and population health, and translating environmental data into action and advocacy.

Cite This Study

LeClair et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd7e758e84d0ff5b46f80 https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.70179

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

September 8, 2026Public Health NursingOpen Access

Public Health Nurses’ Contributions to Planetary Health Practice in Public Health Departments: A Qualitative Study

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

JLJessica LeClair LBLaura Block TKTe-Lien Ku

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Qualitative study reveals key planetary health contributions by public health nurses across health departments, highlighting the need for workforce development and organizational alignment.

Key Points

To examine the roles, contributions, and professional capacities of public health nurses addressing planetary health practice within public health departments.
Conducted semi-structured interviews from October 2024 to February 2025 with 30 participants (13 public health nurses, 11 public health leaders, and 6 community-based organization representatives) across 10 U.S. states.
Analyzed interview transcripts using reflexive thematic analysis to identify patterns in nursing roles and health department capacities.
Identified a wide spectrum of engagement in planetary health work, ranging from proactive practice to unrealized professional capacity.
Characterized four mutually reinforcing themes: ethical and justice-oriented responsibility, trust-based relational care, bridging clinical and population health, and translating environmental data into action and advocacy.

Cite This Study

LeClair et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd7e758e84d0ff5b46f80 https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.70179

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark