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Jeremiah is a project management professional with extensive experience working with grassroots organizations centered on advancing racial equity and social justice. Before joining Health Care Without Harm, he was program manager at Rockwood Leadership Institute, where he shepherded fellowships focused on supporting the leadership of a network of BIPOC philanthropy staffers, filmmakers, executive directors, and other nonprofit leaders. Based in Baltimore, Jeremiah enjoys running, dancing, singing, daddy-daughter dates, going to the gym, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.
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Practice Greenhealth’s virtual cohorts have been facilitating meaningful dialogue among groups of sustainability and health care professionals for over five years. We continue to orchestrate change in the health care community by bringing together peers and experts to develop new strategies to overcome barriers and challenges to implementing sustainability initiatives.
As 2022 begins, we invite you to engage with the leaders and innovators available as part of Practice Greenhealth's virtual cohorts to advance your sustainability efforts this year.
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This event event occurred as part of CleanMed 2024. For information about CleanMed, the premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability, visit CleanMed.org.
Health systems are grappling with internal and external drivers to reduce GHG emissions, including community health impacts of climate change, proposed Joint Commission standards for environmental sustainability, and risk disclosure requests, as well as federal, state, and local programs and regulations. In particular, the HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge has motivated planning exercises related to reducing scopes 1… Read More
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Eboni Neal Cochran, longtime Louisville proponent for environmental justice and co-director of Rubbertown Emergency ACTion (REACT), is the recipient of Health Care Without Harm’s highest honor – the 2025 Environmental Health Hero Award. Cochran was recognized for her persistent advocacy for the people who live and suffer in the shadow of Louisville's chemical corridor.“This recognition confirms I'm going in the right direction,” Cochran says with measured pride. “But more importantly, it provides another opportunity for people to learn about the issues that plague communities impacted by… Read More
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Severe storms, floods, heat waves, and other unexpected emergencies are putting new pressures on hospitals and health systems — but practical steps can help protect patients, staff, and operations from costly disruptions. Join Practice Greenhealth and health care leaders from across our network to hear how they’re using the principles of the Climate Resilience for Health Care (CR4HC) Toolkit to strengthen their emergency preparedness process. This session will feature a moderated discussion by Adele Houghton and Aparna Bole, MD, some of the original authors of CR4HC, and real stories from… Read More
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Hospitals are in a unique position to support healthy food access programs that respond to needs in their communities.
Triple win
By tying local food systems development to patient and community health outcomes health care, can achieve its core mission, reduce the cost of health care related to food insecurity, and deepen community relations.
Hospital campuses can be great places to host farmers markets, food pantries, or as a site for distributing community-supported agriculture (CSA) shares.
A growing number of hospitals have their own garden or farm on their grounds that is connected… Read More
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Last year, Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm guided hundreds of hospitals and health systems across the United States to write climate resilience plans in alignment with the HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge. This session will provide a brief overview of the HHS Pledge and summarize key lessons to help you through each stage of a resilience planning process. Planners from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Seattle Children’s will share takeaways from their climate resilience planning processes and perspectives on the value and the future of their plans.
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Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm guided hundreds of hospitals and health systems across the United States to write climate resilience plans in alignment with the HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge.
This recording will provide a brief overview of the HHS Pledge and summarize key lessons to help you through each stage of a resilience planning process. Planners from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Seattle Children’s will share takeaways from their climate resilience planning processes and perspectives on the value and the future of their plans.
Type: Resources
Gwyneth is a seasoned management professional with over 20 years of experience in public health, hospital administration, and higher education. She recently joined Practice Greenhealth after nine years as a director of professional operations at Boston Medical Center. She also worked in the Center for Clinical Effectiveness at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health, and for the procurement departments of Yale University and Harvard University. She has extensive experience with change management, communications, metrics… Read More
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Calling all doctors, nurses, and other health professionals – you are invited to the annual CleanMed conference in Kansas City May 10-12, 2022. CleanMed is the premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability and the only conference that connects you with the clinician sustainability community and the broader health care sustainability network.
Join us at CleanMed 2022 for education, connection, and inspiration
While the past few years have presented challenges for the health care sector, we are ready to come together and build on one another’s successes, share best… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth is the health care 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 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.