Dr Aletha Ward is a climate health researcher and policy specialist, leading the national nursing policy response in climate health. Aletha is the chair of the Climate Health Faculty for the Australian College of Nursing (ACN), Ambassador for Climate Action Nurses, Non-executive board member for Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), the climate health representative for APNA, and the pillar co-lead for the advocacy pill for the Planetary Health Collaborative for Nurses and Midwives. Aletha co-founded and served as the inaugural chair of Climate Action Nurses and received Fellowship from the ACN in 2023 for her contribution to climate health. Aletha was called as an expert witness in a senate hearing on climate change and intergenerational equity in 2024. Aletha is passionate about raising the voice of nurses and midwives across Australia, driving impactful change.