“Given the significant health impacts of climate change, the direct human cost of climate change is becoming a catalyst for public awareness,” says Kurt Kuzminski, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student, member of Nurses for Environmental Action Today (NEAT) and ACER member. “This year’s symposium will help redefine the climate change problem from a human perspective. The Canadian Nurses’ Association has already encouraged climate change action within our profession, and I agree with their assessment. We can either do nothing and wait for these health effects to reach our communities, or we can take action today for a healthier tomorrow.”