There are currently seven member organizations in the Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations (CPHNO). Each organization has three Board representatives. See below for member organizations and Board Members and Officers.
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE) is the only national nursing organization that focuses solely on the intersection of health and the environment.
The Mission of ANHE is to promote healthy people and healthy environments by educating and leading the nursing profession, advancing research, incorporating evidence-based practice, and influencing policy.
Tom Engle, MN, RN
Tom Engle, MN, RN is mostly retired. His past work history includes County Health Director, County Mental Health Director, and Community Liaison Director Oregon Health Division. He was the chair of the organization of county health departments in Oregon for 10 years. He is on the board of the Oregon Public Health Association, Co-Chairs the Oregon Action Future of Nursing group, is on a County health department advisory board and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health advisory board. He is on the APHA Governing Council. He has been on the board of the Association of Public Health Nurses. He facilitated passing the first local tobacco ordinances in Oregon. He was an early chair of the Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition, and was an early scholar of the National Public Health Leadership Institute.
Katie Huffling, DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN
Vice-ChairKatie Huffling is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and the Executive Director of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE). With ANHE, Dr. Huffling works with nurses and nursing organizations to elevate environmental health issues, such as climate change, toxic chemicals, and sustainability in healthcare, amongst the nursing profession. Dr. Huffling was an editor of the environmental health e-textbook “Environmental Health in Nursing” that won the 2017 AJN Book of the Year in Environmental Health. She was also the recipient of the 2018 Charlotte Brody Award which recognizes nurses who go beyond everyday nursing endeavors to proactively promote and protect environmental health.
Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, FAAN
As a public health nurse, my priority and impact are focused in environmental health with an international, national, and local reach. I have led and initiated the Air Quality Youth Leadership Academy in Texas, recruiting and educating minority youth on air quality issues; mentoring them on their community projects. Recognized for my environmental health expertise, I am highly sought for local/national meetings leading discussions and providing keynotes related to high-impact of environmental issues. My work has been instrumental in developing an interprofessional environmental health curriculum used in medical and nursing schools. I role-model mentoring interdisciplinary health professionals as a foundation for improving public/population health. I received the national Charlotte Brody Award for my work in environmental health and justice and served on the national Board of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE). I am deeply embedded in many local and state collaborations where I bring a critical health perspective to their missions and highlight the importance of social determinants to community well-being. Known for my advocacy work with underserved populations, I was sought to serve on San Antonio’s Climate Adaptation Equity Technical Working Group as well as the city’s COVID-19 Community Response and Equity Committee.
Recently, I was included among the Best 25 Nurses in South Central Texas. I have received my institution’s Teaching Excellence Award for expertise in increasing student learning and clinical experiences through discussion of the complexity of social determinants in relation to individual health.