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This exemplary document describes findings of the community health needs assessment, the implementation plan, and how NorthShore University HealthSystem addressed community needs through community benefit programming, projects, and partnerships.
At NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), we believe in serving and investing in the health and well-being of people who live in our communities. Whether it is care for the medically underserved, medication assistance, perinatal services or specialized programs—NorthShore’s commitment to the community is… Read More
Type: Resources
In 2012 MedStar Montgomery Medical Center (MedStar Montgomery) conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) in accordance with the guidelines established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Internal Revenue Service.
This exemplary document describes findings of the CHNA, the 3-year implementation plan, and how MedStar addressed heart disease through community benefit programming, projects, and partnerships.
Type: Resources
The current sustainability program at Legacy Health is built around the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) model which includes six areas of focus: engaged leadership, healthier food, leaner energy, less waste, safer chemicals and smarter purchasing. In addition, Legacy has added commute trip reduction as a discrete category to the program. Even though significant progress is being made in each area, Legacy has not implemented a system-wide robust, reliable and consistent method to gather data related to all this work within the context of environmental sustainability. A more developed… Read More
Type: Resources
According to a survey of American Thoracic Society members, eighty-nine percent agree that climate change is happening, and seven in ten believe it is driven by human activity and is relevant to patient care.
Type: Resources
Practice Greenhealth provides a presentation that can be used as a foundation for a discussion or community education event on climate and health. This slide deck is intended to give you a variety of slides that you can pull from, depending on your need. The slide deck goes through the background first: climate change science, health impacts of climate change, and different energy sources. Then it reviews the three pillars of climate health: mitigation, resilience, and leadership, along with tools for each of those solutions.
Type: Resources
(Employee engagement toolkit) Maximizing the value of healthier environments supports staff recruitment, retention, satisfaction, safety, and health. Healthier environments are key to creating a culture and workplace that nurtures employees, providing a place they want to stay and grow.
The number one concern of human resources professionals is keeping the workforce engaged. Environmental stewardship is one strategy.
Type: Resources
The NorthShore Corporate Green Team provides and facilitates ideas and solutions to promote and sustain a healthier environment for staff, patients and their families, and the community. This is achieved by continuously assessing and implementing opportunities to improve consumption and waste management practices in an environmentally responsible, efficient, and cost-effective manner without compromising patient safety or care. The linked resource is an update on the team’s progress toward achieving better sustainability results.
Type: Resources
An environmental commitment statement is an organizational document that lays out the commitment to a healthier environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Review a sample environmental commitment statement from Spectrum Health.
Type: Resources
When launching its sustainability program, Dignity Health established an environmental policy to provide clear direction about the purpose and procedures of their Environmental Action Committee and hospital and staff responsibilities.
Type: Resources
(Delivering community benefit: Climate and health toolkit) (Hilltop Institute) The Hilltop Institute’s Community Benefit State Law Profiles (Profiles) present a comprehensive analysis of each state’s community benefit landscape as defined by its laws, regulations, tax exemptions, and, in some cases, policies and activities of state executive agencies. The Profiles organize these state-level legal frameworks by the major categories of federal community benefit requirements found in §9007 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), §501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code. As state policymakers and… Read More
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