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This is an exemplary document from HealthPartners. The health system provided a list of Earth Day events for 2018 as a resource for its hospitals and clinics to support celebrations. Among them was an Earth Day Bingo game from Burnsville Park Nicollet. This Word document can be modified for your facility.
Type: Resources
(Employee engagement toolkit) At Metro Health, the commitment to sustainability goes beyond the innovative design features of the hospital. It’s evident in day-to-day business practices and ongoing strategies to conserve natural resources and promote a healthy environment. Over the past 10 years Metro has implemented numerous successful programs. Many of these programs in energy, waste and healthy foods are cornerstone programs that many employees benefit and directly help.
Type: Resources
This Partner-only session will summarize key lessons gathered from Practice Greenhealth partners on the most effective ways to write climate resilience plans in alignment with the HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge. 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.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 | 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT
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Type: Press
Dignity Health manages its operations in a manner demonstrably protective of human health and the environment and seeks new and better ways to meet its environmental goals through conservation, reduction, reuse and recycling programs. Dignity Health is committed to improving environmental management in its hospitals and to partnering with others in its community to safeguard the health of people and planet. The purpose of this policy is to articulate a commitment to respect and protect Earth and its endorsement of the Ceres Principles for environmental protection and conservation.
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Type: Resources
Plant-forward is a style of cooking and eating that emphasizes and celebrates, but is not limited to, foods from plant sources – fruits and vegetables (produce), whole grains, legumes (pulses), nuts and seeds, plant oils, and herbs and spices – and reflects evidence-based principles of health and sustainability. – Culinary Institute of America Plant-forward is the most delicious “quadruple” bottom line approach that health care can take – achieving social, environmental, and financial goals while providing great-tasting food. Explore why food champions in every profession from chefs to… Read More
Type: Basic page
Poster from the World Health Organization illustrates the health impacts of air pollution.
Type: Resources
The Stephanie Davis Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention Award and Scholarship is an enduring tribute to Davis, who worked with Health Care Without Harm at its inception in 1996. Davis was a tireless champion of the movement toward sustainable health care who worked to reduce waste and eliminate the use of harmful chemicals and materials in health care products and processes. The awardees will receive scholarships to attend CleanMed 2024.
Join us in celebrating this year’s awardees:
Briana Chang, programs assistant, is recognized for her advocacy in building sustainable… Read More
Type: Press
John (he/him) is a corporate sustainability professional with over 10 years of experience focusing on renewable energy, data analytics, and the built environment. He enjoys serving as the bridge and translator for those who understand the benefits associated with sustainability and those who are at the beginning of understanding the opportunities that lay ahead.
Type: Event Presenters
Plant-Forward Future is a curated set of resources from Practice Greenhealth, Health Care Without Harm, and our partners that will help health care facilities set a plant-forward goal, menu, and market plant-forward dishes, and track their progress.
HOW-TO GUIDEWHY PLANT-FORWARD?RECIPE DATABASE
The resources further below are divided into three categories:
Implementation. There are multiple strategies a health care facility can use to implement a plant-forward dining program. Top strategies include: increasing the number and variety of plant-forward dishes, improving the taste and… Read More
Type: Toolkit
(Delivering community benefit: Climate and health toolkit) This resource includes sample climate change text and sample community resilience text for community health needs assessments.
Type: Resources
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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.