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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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Schoen (she/her) is a community radiologist at the University of Michigan, Climate and Health Fellow at Health Care Without Harm, and Climate and Health Policy Fellow at the University of Colorado. She is founder and chair of Radiologists for a Sustainable Future, part of the Health Care Without Harm Physician Network. Schoen is a member of several radiology society sustainability task forces including the Radiological Society of North America, Association of Academic Radiology, and American College of Radiology, where she serves as co-chair. Schoen served as a guest editor for the Journal of… Read More
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Health Care Without Harm and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments annually present the Charlotte Brody Award to a nurse who promotes and protects environmental health.The 2025 honoree, Anne Hulick, JD, MS, RN, is a leader in educating nurses on the intersection of climate and health. With decades of advocacy, Hulick bridges health care and policy, fighting toxic chemicals like PFAS and promoting environmental justice. Her journey began in hospitals, where she saw the need for sustainable healthcare practices. Now as Connecticut Director of Clean Water Action, Hulick influences… Read More
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We need opinions from health care procurement and supply chain professionals.
Health care sustainability is changing more quickly than ever before, as are how procurement and supply chain professionals are seeking guidance and learning opportunities.
Whether you are familiar with the work of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth or not, we need the input of professionals doing the work to strengthen our goal to drive policies and markets for ethically produced, healthy, sustainable products and services. To that end, we’re conducting research on how professionals like you prefer… Read More
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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
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[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
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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.
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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
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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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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.
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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care 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 health care value chain.