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(Less water toolkit) Key areas of inefficiency and promising water reduction strategies within the institution’s available financial resources are identified. Practice Greenhealth experts frequently guide members through the process to identify the materials that will be most useful.
Type: Resources
(Less water toolkit) The Less water how-to guide includes a list of common water reduction practices that have helped our members achieve the goal of using less water and reusing existing water.
Type: Resources
[Plant-Forward Future] Given that meat is often the most expensive product category for hospital food service departments, Johns Hopkins Hospital adopted a “less meat, better meat” strategy, first reducing by 15% the amount of meat they purchased overall in 2014 and then investing in purchasing healthier, more sustainably-produced meat products.
Type: Resources
These posters from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston celebrate environmental efforts at the hospital. The first poster includes 10 facts, the second includes the facilities awards, and the third poster is an environmental report card showing how Beth Israel measures up to their environmental goals.
Type: Resources
Poster of the bike locker and employee shower locations at Harborview Medical Center.
Type: Resources
The critical first step in creating a Healthy Beverage Program in hospitals is performing an audit of beverage policies, practices, access points, and product selection currently in place. This will give the food service department the framework they need to create a clear and comprehensive plan for developing and implementing a Healthy Beverage Program. In the following pages you will find a baseline audit that will guide you through evaluating each aspect of your current beverage operation.
Type: Resources
This exemplary document from HealthPartners demonstrates a timeline and goals for its five-year sustainability plan.
Type: Resources
A slide from a HealthPartners presentation on the sustainability benefits of telemedicine. The slide contains data on estimated mileage and emissions saved.
Type: Resources
HealthPartner's policy on vehicle fleet management. This guidance includes steps to ensure a consistent purchasing process that takes advantage of volume discounts, best pricing, and promotes standardization as well as communication about options for maintenance and repairs to fleet vehicles and the re-use and proper disposal of vehicles.
Type: Resources
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