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Christopher has been working in health care sustainability since he graduated from college. His focus is measuring sustainability in the health care sector through data and building expertise in all content areas. He also owns a circular economy consulting firm and was named to GreenBiz's 30 Under 30 list for 2018.
Type: Staff
With over 25 years of experience as a practicing interventional radiologist, NIH-funded scientist, and educator, Omary (he/him) is professor of radiology and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. Omary was chair of radiology at Vanderbilt until 2023, when he stepped down to pursue a sabbatical in sustainable health care, when he launched The Green Leap, a multi-media platform for sustainable health care. Most recently, he founded and serves as CEO of Greenwell Project, a nonprofit with a mission to design sustainable medicine together with patients. He served as president of the… Read More
Type: Event Presenters
Here are two sample news stories as well as a brief description for each of Practice Greenhealth’s Environmental Excellence Awards. Feel free to use some or all of this content as you promote your win internally and externally. You can find additional resources, including award logos, on our website. If you have questions, please reach out to press@practicegreenhealth.org.
Sample news story 1
<Hospital name> recognized for its leadership on environmental sustainability
A focus on more sustainable operations supports healthier patients, staff, and communities
In recognition for its… Read More
Type: Resources
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
CleanMed will bring us together May 21-23 in Salt Lake City to connect, share, and build upon solutions for a more sustainable health care sector. As the premier health care sustainability conference, CleanMed offers the strategies, tools, and connections you need to make progress toward your goals.
Learn more and register at CleanMed.org
Type: Press
The six deserving recipients for the 2025 Stephanie Davis Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention Award and Scholarship represent a cross section of champions working everyday, as Davis did, to make health care more sustainable. Each received a scholarship to attend CleanMed, the premier conference for leaders in health care sustainability. Join us in celebrating this year’s awardees
Type: Press
The Greenhealth Approved seal was developed to make identifying sustainable products easier for health care product purchasers. Mohawk Group now has the Greenhealth Approved seal for their EcoFlex ONE carpeting. Products that carry the seal have been found to meet the sustainability criteria established by Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth.
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Type: Press
The Greenhealth Approved seal was developed to make identifying sustainable products easier for health care product purchasers. ShawContract and Patcraft now have the Greenhealth Approved seal for their EcoWorx resilient flooring. Products that carry the seal have been found to meet the sustainability criteria established by Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth.
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Type: Press
Plant Powered 30 is a 30-day challenge to inspire your employees to choose a plant-forward meal once per day (and hopefully more!). Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth have created all the promotional materials you will need to run this fun and engaging challenge for your employees.
Plant Powered 30 is part of Plant-Forward Future, 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.
Have you run Plant… Read More
Type: Basic page
(Transportation toolkit) Transportation intersects with health care facilities in the ways that employees, patrons, and supplies travel to and from hospitals and satellite facilities, all of which contribute to poor air quality, hospital greenhouse gas emissions, and adverse environmental and community health outcomes. The health care sector is in a position to model and advocate for alternative and healthier modes of transit. Innovative transportation strategies can improve individual and public health by inviting employees out of their cars and into more active and healthy modes of travel,… Read More
Type: Resources
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