Practice Greenhealth

Events

Crafting your hospital's sustainability story: Aligning commitments, narrative & impact

Date range
April 16, 2025, 2 pm ET (11 am PT)
public
Description
This webinar shared how to navigate the complexities of sustainability communications, ways to authentically connect sustainability efforts to your hospital’s broader goals, and avoid the pitfalls of retreating from your commitments in a shifting political landscape.

Achieving The Joint Commission’s Sustainable Healthcare Certification

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March 19, 2025, 1 pm ET (10 am PT)
public
Description
This session led by the Director of Healthcare Sustainability at The Joint Commission introduced the certificate, the benefits of achieving it, and some of the trends from the first year. Multiple sessions will help you prepare for the certification at CleanMed in Atlanta on May 6-8, 2025, and this session is your chance for a sneak peek of what you can expect.

Procurement with impact: Prioritizing sustainable & diverse vendors

Date range
January 23, 2025, 2 pm ET (11 am PT)
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Description
This session highlighted success stories and lessons learned from health systems prioritizing spending with diverse, sustainable, and high-impact vendors. Procurement strategies will be highlighted at CleanMed in Atlanta on May 6-8, 2025, and this session is your chance for a sneak peek of what you can expect.

Closing plenary: Charting a course for climate resilience, equity & mitigation

Date range
May 23, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description

This event occurred as part of CleanMed 2024. For information about CleanMed, the premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability, visit CleanMed.org.

Sustainability: An emerging dimension of clinical decision making

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Through interactive cases, hear how clinicians’ day-to-day decisions drive health care’s environmental impact and how decisions made early in clinical care planning can mitigate environmental harms.

Learning from the local landscape: Building equity, climate resilience & community well being

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
This dynamic session explored Salt Lake City basin's deep challenges with poor air quality and the realities of a changing climate. Moderated by leaders from the area's premier health care systems, this plenary featured insights from a panel of leaders at the forefront of public and environmental health and community advocacy.

Opening plenary with keynote speaker Dr. Britt Wray

Date range
May 21, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Climate change is the number one threat to public health, and research shows that climate anxiety and trauma are on the rise. The work of Dr. Britt Wray, an eco-anxiety expert from Stanford University, on the psychological toll of climate change reveals a surprising truth – that embracing climate distress can help solve both mental health and ecological challenges.

Destination CleanMed 2024: The value of clinical leadership & governance structure in advancing sustainability

Date range
May 2, 2024, 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)
public
Description

Clinical care is a driving factor of health care emissions and pollution. As the largest percentage of a hospital's workforce, it is critical to engage, educate, and empower clinicians to lead change. Health care organizations gain many benefits from positioning a health professional in a leadership role within their sustainability governance structure.

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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.

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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.