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As a Practice Greenhealth member, your organization is striving for healthier environments, healthier people, and a healthier bottom line. In times of trying to do more with less, while also. As a Practice Greenhealth member, your organization is striving for healthier environments, healthier people, and a healthier bottom line. In times of trying to do more with less, while also.As a Practice Greenhealth member, your organization is striving for healthier environments, healthier people, and a healthier bottom line. In times of trying to do more with less, while also.
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The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellend Award winners were honrered at the awards Gala & Celebration Dinner held on May 9 during CleanMed 2018 in San Diego, California. The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellend Award winners were honrered at the awards Gala & Celebration Dinner held on May 9 during CleanMed 2018 in San Diego, California. The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellend Award winners were honrered at the awards Gala & Celebration Dinner held on May 9 during CleanMed 2018 in San Diego, California.
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The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellend Award winners were honrered at the awards Gala & Celebration Dinner held on May 9 during CleanMed 2018 in San Diego, California. The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellend Award winners were honrered at the awards Gala & Celebration Dinner held on May 9 during CleanMed 2018 in San Diego, California. The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellend Award winners were honrered at the awards Gala & Celebration Dinner held on May 9 during CleanMed 2018 in San Diego, California.
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Practice Greenhealth releases new Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator
Practice Greenhealth is pleased to share the new Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator, an accounting tool specifically designed to help health care organizations measure their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Whether you're just embarking on the path toward climate-smart health care or you're already on your way, measuring emissions is a critical phase in an iterative process. A comprehensive emissions inventory enables you to assess your climate and health impact, identify and prioritize opportunities for… Read More
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Developing a complete Scope 3 inventory & action plan
Join us August 3, 2023 2:00 PM ET
Learn how to develop a comprehensive Scope 3 emissions inventory for your organization and create an action plan to reduce Scope 3 emissions.
Learn about all 15 categories of Scope 3 emissions and how to develop your organization’s Scope 3 emissions inventory.
Understand which Scope 3 categories are easier to reduce than others and the challenges to reducing Scope 3 emissions.
Develop strategies and an action plan to reduce your organization’s Scope 3 emissions.
Gain a basic understanding of each… Read More
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Health Care Without Harm and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments annually present the Charlotte Brody Award to a nurse who promotes and protects environmental health.
The 2023 honoree, Susan Wilburn, BSc Nursing, MPH, is a driving force in the global environmental health space and a powerful advocate for nurses everywhere.
Wilburn currently represents Health Care Civil Society on the Bureau of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, working to regulate the management of chemicals and waste globally.
Wilburn advises fellow and aspiring nurse advocates to “… Read More
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The Stephanie Davis Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention Award and Scholarship is an enduring tribute to Davis, who worked with Health Care Without Harm at its inception in 1996. Davis was a tireless champion of the movement toward sustainable health care who worked to reduce waste and eliminate the use of harmful chemicals and materials in health care products and processes. The awardees will receive scholarships to attend CleanMed 2023.
Join us in celebrating this year’s awardees:
Sophia Barker, Ochsner Health sustainability associate program manager, is being recognized for… Read More
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By Sarah Irwin, Practice Greenhealth sustainability strategy manager
To unlock sustainability’s full impact, leaders must design their organizational structure, processes, and governance in a way that is integrated into and compatible with the rest of the organization.
Health care organizations are increasingly setting sustainability and climate action as a strategic organizational priority and paying attention to the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures process. With this growth, there is a need to consider how organizations are embedding sustainability – both from a… Read More
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By Sarah Dalton, HonorHealth administrative fellow
Pursuing organizational sustainability can seem daunting – it is complex, takes time, and the upfront costs can feel like a barrier to entry. As an administrative fellow at HonorHealth, I worked with and learned from the organization’s sustainability committee, which has set out to prove that with the right tools and mindset, health care organizations can achieve sustainability goals while uncovering significant cost savings and giving back to their communities.
HonorHealth’s sustainability committee includes leaders from various… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth’s new guidance & proven resources offer recipe for success at your hospital
Practice Greenhealth has expanded and updated our food guidance and resources and is offering new ways to engage with your peers and other stakeholders across the value chain to help achieve your organization’s goals.
Join us June 27 for a 30-minute orientation to the new content, and learn how your facility can reduce its climate impact and support local vendors while improving employee, patient, and community wellness.
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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.