Nurses are in the best and strategic position to educate the public about environmental health issues through health teachings. Hence, determining the levels of knowledge nurses have on the subject of EH is useful in order to make educational programs more effective. Van Dongen (2002) conducted a study to identify the beliefs regarding EH and nursing practice, perceived preparation related to EH, barriers to addressing EH in practice and factors that may facilitate integrating EH in practice of registered nurses (RNs) in the state of Wisconsin. The study revealed: nurses believed EH to be a vital determinant of health but felt that EH concerns should be addressed by disciplines other than nursing; although EH knowledge was lacking, nurses
