Jessica LeClair, PhD, MPH, RN, is a clinical faculty member and Postdoctoral Trainee at the University of Wisconsin (UW)–Madison School of Nursing, with affiliated appointments at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the School of Medicine and Public Health. Past experiences include working as a public health nurse for Public Health Madison and Dane County and as a community health nurse for the Ho-Chunk Nation. She has co-chaired the Wisconsin Public Health Association’s Climate and Health Section, the Global Nurses Climate Change Committee with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, and UW-Madison’s Planetary Health and Justice Initiative. She currently co-chairs the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Research Forum. The overarching goal of Dr. LeClair’s research program is to improve the health status of communities most burdened by the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Dr. LeClair’s research program aims to identify and facilitate effective public health practices that advance planetary health in these communities. Dr. LeClair utilizes mixed methods to study collaborative planetary health strategies implemented by public health nurses and their community partners.
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