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Reducing regulated medical waste (RMW) remains a key challenge as costs rise, regulations evolve, and misclassification persists. Many organizations are evaluating different ways to address these challenges, considering policy changes, on-site treatment technologies, and workflow changes, while still trying to balance potential emissions impacts.In this session, experts from Practice Greenhealth and WM/Stericycle shared practical strategies to develop an effective RMW reduction program while improving compliance and reducing unnecessary RMW.Listen to explore: • … Read More
Type: Event
Improve patient outcomes and reduce the prevalence and expense of diet-related diseases in your community by increasing and improving healthy food access and connecting patients to nutrition programs.
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RESTON, Virginia (September 1, 2016)—Last week, nine leading health systems—Advocate Health Care, Catholic Health Initiatives, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Gundersen Health System, HackensackUMC, Kaiser Permanente, Partners HealthCare*, University Hospitals Health System, and Veterans Health Administration Nutrition and Food Services—called on food producers and manufacturers to meet the growing demand for meat and poultry raised without the routine use of antibiotics by health care organizations.
John Strong, President and CEO of Greenhealth Exchange (GX), applauded the health care sector’s call… Read More
Type: Press
[Plant-Forward Future] You are ready with delicious plant-forward dishes but will your customers buy them? The answer is yes – if they are marketed correctly. This easy five-step guide will help your team create appeal for menu items by focusing on key taste, sensory, nostalgia, and geographic descriptors to increase consumers’ desire for them.
Step #1 Describe
Start by listing the core ingredients that define your menu item.
Noodle bowl with peanut tofu: Fresh hand-pulled noodles, Thai tofu, and peanuts
Black bean veggie burger: house burger recipe, onions, Pop’s secret sauce,… Read More
Type: Resources
Bronson Healthcare,the largest employer in southwest Michigan, serves nearly two million meals per year. Bronson Healthcare has a goal to source 70 percent of their food locally.
Type: Resources
Eric Lerner, US Climate Director, Health Care Without Harm
During the recent COP21 climate negotiations in Paris, France, Dignity Health announced it is divesting from thermal coal companies, expanding sustainable investments, increasing its use of renewable energy, and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Read more about this moral leadership action.
This announcement stands as one of the most significant moments in the climate and health movement this year. Every health system and clinician that is concerned about the health impacts of climate change should take notice. Here’s… Read More
Type: Press
Suggested RFP/RFI questions for service contracts for foodservice distribution. There are suggested questions covering food, beverages and foodware as well the supplier's corporate environmental responsibility. Other questions may be considered.
Type: Resources
Green (he/him) is executive director of the Common Market Southeast, a nonprofit food distribution organization whose mission is to bring good, fresh food grown by small- to mid-sized family-owned farms to local communities. Prior to coming to the Common Market, Green worked at the Kroger Co. for 18 years in various roles including legal counsel, store manager, district manager, and vice president of operations. Green has also practiced law in the areas of civil litigation and general corporate work. He is a graduate of Howard University where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in business… Read More
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The U.S. Health Care Climate Council has welcomed two new members. University of California Health (UC Health) and Rochester Regional Health have joined the leadership body of health systems committed to protecting their patients and employees from the health impacts of climate change and becoming anchors for resilient communities.
As part of the University of California system, UC Health is working toward 100 percent reliance on clean electricity supplies across its campuses and UC Health’s medical centers by 2025. This dovetails with the university’s prior pledge… Read More
Type: Press
Through your purchasing, there are many ways you can improve the health and well-being of people in your community and ensure that farm and food workers can live and work with dignity. In this section, we outline best practices that support a valued workforce and community health and nutrition.
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Practice Greenhealth is the healthcare sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help hospitals and health systems meet their health, financial, and community goals.
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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable healthcare organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the healthcare value chain.