Supercharge your climate resilience planning
Health care is on the front line of a widespread health crisis fueled by climate disruption – and the cutting edge of climate resilience planning.
Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth are ready to support hospitals and health systems in this important work. We've collaborated with a cohort of health systems to co-create brand-new guidance to assist organizations engaged in any stage of the resilience planning process.
Take a quick tour of our new guidance, plus share real-time obstacles
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1–1:45 p.m. ET (10 –10:45 a.m. PT)
Monitoring and enhancing your climate resilience plan will ensure it remains relevant and valuable as you implement it. This session will provide an overview of health care climate resilience planning basics and share new concepts and elements for inclusion in existing climate resilience plans. Join staff from Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm in facilitated conversations about your climate resilience planning experiences. We want to drill down on the obstacles and barriers in your planning efforts and troubleshoot solutions in ongoing peer discussions and planning for future resources. Bring your ideas to share with the group.
How one hospital hardened its infrastructure against climate disruptions
“The institution had to seek solutions that went above industry standards in health care and FEMA requirements at that time. This required creating an openness to the ‘what ifs’ and building a culture of resiliency within the decision-making process.”
– Kelly McKinney, assistant vice president of emergency management & enterprise resilience, NYU Langone Health
After suffering $1.4 billion in losses from Hurricane Sandy, NYU Langone Health embarked on a multifaceted strategy to fortify its infrastructure, enhance its emergency preparedness, and adopt sustainable practices. These initiatives strengthened its capacity to withstand climate-related calamities, reduced its environmental impact, and established a competitive benchmark for other health care institutions.
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Practice Greenhealth is the health care sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help hospitals and health systems meet their health, financial, and community goals.
Who We Are
Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the health care value chain.