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This resource addresses frequently asked questions about starting and completing an award application.
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This resource offers an overview of the different metrics scored on the Partner Recognition and Partner for Change applications.
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Practice Greenhealth's Guidance on renewable energy usage provides detailed information on renewable energy credit (REC) retirement, sample use case scenarios and outlines alignment with existing reporting frameworks.
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This resource offers an overview of the way Practice Greenhealth scores award applications within the Environmental Excellence Awards system.
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This resource is an at-a-glance snapshot of improvements or new questions on the current year award applications. The changes reflected in this document are to help applicants quickly identify any changes to the application as compared to previous years.
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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… 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… Read More
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“I don’t sell plant-based, I sell delicious looking and tasting food that just happens to be plant-based." - Dan Henroid, University of California San Francisco Medical Center
The University of California San Francisco Medical Center is a signatory of the Cool Food Pledge, a new platform to help hospitals offer diners more of what they want while slashing food-related greenhouse gas emissions.
UC San Francisco is one of 64 signatories from health care.
Here are some thoughts from Dan Henroid, UC San Francisco's director of nutrition and food… Read More
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“I just wanted to send some quick feedback about the menu. The new lentils dish along with the tofu today were both fantastic! I also especially like when you have legume-based salads as part of the salad bar. In any case, thank you so much for continually expanding the healthy vegetarian options!” - Medical resident at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire is a signatory of the Cool Food Pledge, a new platform to help hospitals offer diners more of what they want while slashing food-related… Read More
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