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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.
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Climate change is a medical emergency. The health care sector has a moral mandate to respond and the power to be a tipping point towards a better future. Watch and share this Sundance-supported animated short film.
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Preparing for and investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy can safeguard lives and an organization's financial viability. This customizable request for proposal (RFP) will help health care systems create a Strategic Energy Master Plan (SEMP). This template can help you identify and guide potential partners to explore improvements through energy efficiency, retro-commissioning and continuous commissioning, capital investments, building management systems, operational improvements, and renewable energy infrastructure and investments. It starts a process that can also link to efforts… Read More
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Hospitals are energy-intensive, using 2.5 times more energy per square foot than a typical office building. The burning of fossil fuels drives both air pollution and climate change, with outdoor air pollution killing over 4.5 million people each year globally. Renewable electricity can replace power from fossil fuels – improving health, reducing climate impacts, and potentially reducing energy costs and price risks.
Smart energy buyers are developing clean energy portfolios that combine strategies, such as onsite solar and… Read More
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(Transportation toolkit) Practice Greenhealth is pleased to offer members a toolkit to help hospitals and health systems reduce their transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.
The goals aim to reduce employee single occupancy vehicle rates and miles, transition fleet vehicles to alternative fuels, implement idle reduction policies and practices, and work with supply chain partners to do the same.
The toolkit equips hospitals with the resources needed to accomplish these goals, while providing exemplary case studies of those who have been leading the way, including Seattle Children’s… Read More
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The health care industry is the only sector with health as its core mission. Open 24/7 and buzzing with high-tech, life-saving equipment, hospitals are incredibly energy-intensive facilities, consuming roughly 2.5 times more energy per square foot than a typical commercial office space.
While being used to save lives and improve patient health, this energy is often generated by the combustion of fossil fuels that contribute to pollution, disease, and climate change, which leads to numerous damaging health effects.
Globally, outdoor air pollution kills more than 4.5 million people each year… Read More
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has been working to change its food offerings to more nutritious and locally sourced and sustainable meals since 2009. The FNS department has expanded its network of New England vendors to provide greens, baked goods, eggs, meat, and dairy to customers.
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(Anesthetic gas toolkit) Establishing a baseline and tracking progress toward waste reduction goals helps make the case to senior leadership for the program’s continuation. Use this tool to enter anesthetic gas data and track progress over time. This interactive spreadsheet will calculate the MTCO2e from purchasing data, track percent change, and visually highlight the breakdown
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If the global health care sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet, according to Health care’s climate footprint: How the health sector contributes to the global climate crisis and opportunities for action, a report by Health Care Without Harm in collaboration with Arup.
The report provides the most comprehensive global analysis of health care’s contribution to climate change to date. Specifically, the report:
Provides a global estimate of health care’s greenhouse gas emissions, as well as provide 43 country estimates broken down by Scopes 1… Read More
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Although many people have come to assume that applying pesticides is the only way to control pests and ensure a clean, healthy health care facility, this report shows that pests can be successfully managed without toxic pesticides and without having an adverse effect on the quality of patient care. Health care facilities have another opportunity to “first, do no harm” by changing the way they view pest control and by following this guide to safer and effective integrated pest management.
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