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The sustainable procurement directory provides Practice Greenhealth members with guidance on more than 120 products and services health care organizations can target for sustainable procurement. The directory identifies key environmental considerations for each product or service, where to obtain more information, and the rationale for purchasing sustainably. This resource supports anyone who purchases or makes decisions about purchasing in health care. Be sure to download the latest version. Please let us know of any questions or comments by emailing [email protected]. As… Read More
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(Sustainable procurement guide) To reduce human health and environmental impacts of products purchased in health care, the standardized environmental criteria support identifying and purchasing sustainable products. The criteria address two important impact areas: chemicals of concern and waste reduction.
Practice Greenhealth has developed guidance for the criteria that explains to suppliers and health care organizations the intent, rationale, and applications to products. This includes technical details for manufacturing.
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Each year, Practice Greenhealth recognizes an array of health care organizations for their environmental achievements. Outlined below are the different categories of recognition a health care facility or health system can win in 2021.
Environmental Excellence Award
The Environmental Excellence Award recognizes health care facilities that continuously improve upon programs to address sustainable operations, reduce and recycle waste, lower energy and water use, source more sustainable products, and more. Winning facilities have developed successful sustainability programs in a variety of… Read More
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There are ten key elements in a best-in-class sustainable procurement program. The image below summarizes each element and where it is found in the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, a framework for developing and implementing a successful program.
To learn more about each element and the PDCA cycle, refer to Practice Greenhealth’s sustainable procurement guide for health care. The guide serves as a roadmap for both new and existing programs and provides step-by-step guidance, tools, and resources for health care organizations to develop a sustainable purchasing strategy that prioritizes community… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm recommend that food purchased carry one of these certifications when possible: the Agricultural Justice Project, Fair for Life, and Regenerative Organic. These certifications are recommended because of their commitment to addressing the social and economic determinants of health, individual health and safety of workers, and community resilience and their inclusion of sustainability criteria. To be recommended, each certification had to be recommended for at least one category (individual health and safety, social and economic determinants of… Read More
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The Visionary Leader Award recognizes annually one senior-level health care executive who is making a significant contribution to health care sustainability through groundbreaking and innovative strategies, and mentorship. The winner will be a leader who has effectively advocated for and woven sustainability and environmental stewardship into health care operational excellence. Below are the past winners.
2019 Visionary Leader Award Winner
Alison Santore
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Social Responsibility
Providence
2019 Visionary Leader Award Winner
Barbara E. Tretheway… Read More
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Stacia began directing programs at Health Care Without Harm in 2009. She applies systems analysis at the intersection of human and environmental health to ignite the health sector mission to First Do No Harm by accelerating the uptake of procurement, practice, and policy transitions. Prior to working with the organization she led management of hospital food service and clinical nutrition programs in both small and large scale health care facilities. She brings skills in systems analysis and individual behavior change to the design of programmatic strategy within the organization, reaching… Read More
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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
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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.
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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 [email protected].
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
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