Harnessing policy to advance your sustainability efforts
March 20, 2025
Harnessing policy to advance your sustainability efforts
3–4 pm ET (12–1 pm PT)
Join us to explore policy advocacy's role in advancing your sustainability efforts. Learn to navigate government levels to drive broader change and highlight your unique accomplishments. Hear firsthand from U.S. Health Care Climate Council members about their experience in climate and sustainability-oriented policy advocacy, and discover how to engage internal teams like communications and government affairs on sustainability policy opportunities. Bring your questions and leave the session with actionable insights into how to engage in policy work, no matter where you are on your sustainability journey.
Antonia Herzog
Job Title
Director of Policy & Advocacy
Organization
Health Care Without Harm & Practice Greenhealth
Leading HCWH’s policy and advocacy program, Antonia (she/her) is well-versed in climate change policy that focuses on protecting public health. Her previous climate work includes roles at Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Natural Resources Defense Council. She holds a doctoral degree in physics from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s degree in applied physics from Columbia University. Antonia has lived in Washington, D.C. since 2002 with her husband and son.
Tim Cronin
Job Title
Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy
Organization
Health Care Without Harm & Practice Greenhealth
A U.S. HCWH policy team member, Tim (he/him) primarily oversees state and local policy engagement alongside a limited portfolio of national-level policy projects. His previous work includes leading state work for the think-tank Climate XChange Education & Research and CABA-US, a business roundtable focused on clean energy and climate resilience. Most recently, Tim led Health Care Without Harm’s Massachusetts work, including convening health sector leadership bodies for the Green Ribbon Commission and the City of Boston.
Join Practice Greenhealth
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.