Today, I am on my way to Lima, Peru as part of a small delegation from California Nurses Association/National Nurses United going to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Summit 20th yearly Conference of the Parties (COP 20).
Erin Carrera, RN, 
First in a series of blogs from Peru
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