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Our communities once again experienced the health impacts of climate change in 2018, including increases in heat-related illness, asthma and respiratory illness, as well as injuries and premature deaths from extreme weather events such as wildfires and hurricanes. There’s been no shortage of reports warning of the health impacts of climate change: The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a sobering report in September detailing the dramatic effects of climate change and the immediate steps we need to take to make progress on limiting warming in the future, the Fourth… Read More
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Dignity Health supply chain and sustainability staff worked collaboratively with Staples, their office supply distributor, to improve the use of more sustainable office supplies throughout their network. The results of this initiative that began in late 2016 have shown both an increase in “sustainable spend” and 5 to 7 percent savings in the category of office supplies.
“Our purchasing decisions not only contribute to our cost and quality goals but connect us to our core values – especially that of stewardship – cultivating the resources entrusted to us to promote healing, which is at the… Read More
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From GreenBiz:
"We're pleased to introduce the 2018 class of 30 inspiring young leaders who are demonstrating the world-changing promise of sustainability in their everyday work. These individuals are advancing clean energy and transportation, circular design and supply chains, resilient communities and sustainable business practices overall.
The honorees were nominated by readers from around the world and selected by the GreenBiz editorial team. Grateful appreciation to our partners at the World Business Council for Sustainable Business in helping to cast a global net for prospective… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth recently attended the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses conference in New Orleans to promote environmental best practices in the operating room. We shared Greening the OR resources and five strategies that can save $25,000 a year per OR with nurses, managers, directors, students, and educators. And we connected with human resources staff from many Practice Greenhealth members and provided them with the new HR checklist.
Be sure to check out the post-conference webinar for the most recent OR sustainability benchmark report data, featuring trends and savings… Read More
Type: Press
Food Day is an annual event on Oct. 24 that inspires Americans to change not only their diets but also our food system. But for hospitals in our network, it’s Food Day every day. Food service directors, chefs, nutritionists, and other hospital leaders who are taking action to source local and sustainable ingredients, serve more plant-centered meals, and reduce food waste are working to build and support strong local food systems and economies, increase the health and well-being of those they serve, and reduce their impact on the planet.
Here are stories of what they’ve accomplished over the… Read More
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May 9, 2019
Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth honor environmental health heroes
Every year Health Care Without Harm honors an individual with the Environmental Health Hero award. This year, the nonprofit organization didn’t stop at one person. They’re recognizing the entire staffs at three California hospitals who went above and beyond to care for their communities during extreme weather events from wildfires to heat waves.
Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center made sure vulnerable members of community received attention and care during record-… Read More
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Thresa Pattee has served Practice Greenhealth as a member engagement manager since 2018 and as the food program coordinator for Healthy Food in Health Care and Practice Greenhealth for two years prior. Discover her favorite volunteer activity in her hometown of Bozeman, Mont., her not-so-secret talents, and how a stint in France led Thresa to her career in sustainability.
What is a cause (outside of work) that you feel most passionate about?
Teaching young children about food production and cooking. Each month, Montana has a featured Harvest of the Month product, which is promoted for use… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth is excited to announce this year’s recipients of the Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards, the most prestigious environmental achievement for health care. These facilities exemplify the highest standards for environmental sustainability practices in health care.
In addition to the Top 25, Practice Greenhealth will recognize 379 health care organizations across 10 different areas of sustainability through its annual Environmental Excellence Awards program.
“As more and more hospitals embed sustainability into their operations, the bar for environmental excellence… Read More
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Dr. Stephen Lockhart, Sutter Health’s chief medical officer and executive sponsor for sustainability, highlighted the health system’s priority focus areas.
By Janet Howard, Practice Greenhealth member engagement director
In January, Gary Cohen, Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth president and co-founder, Robyn Rothman, climate and health policy manager, Thresa Pattee, member engagement manager, and I traveled to Sutter Health’s Fairfield, Calif., offices for a review of their 2018 sustainability accomplishments and to brainstorm and strategize opportunities for the year… Read More
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CleanMed is right around the corner and this year, national leaders in health care sustainability will gather in Nashville to inspire change and discuss strategies for solving the important health and sustainability issues of our time. Our guide to the thriving food scene in Music City is Tennessee’s own physician-farmer Dr. Amy Neff. She is ready to take us on tour of farm-to-table fare, BBQ, biscuits, and more. The good doctor also has a prescription for the health of people, communities, and our planet. And it happens to be delicious.
Next stop, tasty
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