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Through your purchasing, there are many ways you can improve the health and well-being of people in your community and ensure that farm and food workers can live and work with dignity. In this section, we outline best practices that support a valued workforce and community health and nutrition.
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Nancy brings 15 years of multi-sector experience to her role, working at the intersection of health, food, and equity. She has held leadership roles with the School District of Philadelphia and NYC Parks Greenthumb. As the founder of Kohn Strategies, Nancy helps non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and nonprofits plan and implement strategies for transformational growth centering racial equity. Nancy holds a B.A. in political science from Temple University and an M.A. in health education from Columbia University. Her work is driven by her passion to empower individuals and… Read More
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(Anesthetic gas toolkit) Anesthesia and anesthetic gases have a direct impact on the environment, patients, and community health. This document highlights key talking points and rationale for focusing on anesthesia, such as environmental, financial, and human health impacts and the need to engage providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Washington Hospital Healthcare System (WHHS) affirms our commitment to promote healthier communities both locally and globally. We will strive to be an environmental leader in a manner that protects environmental and human health. WHHS recognizes the critical link between human health and the health of the environment. We will implement new and innovative ways to improve environmental performance through conservation, purchasing, reduction, re-use and recycling programs, and through partnership with others in the community to safeguard the environment. WHHS will strive to achieve optimal… Read More
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[From Ohio Hospital Assocation] The Ohio Hospital Association’s Energy and Sustainability Program teamed up with Practice Greenhealth to publish a collection of environmental leadership case studies highlighting how six hospitals and health systems have achieved success in environmental stewardship.
The collection of case studies describes the environmental efforts and successes of six OHA Melvin Creeley and John Chapman award winning hospitals:
88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Mercy Health Youngstown Region
Mount Carmel… Read More
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While there are opportunities for reducing the impacts from floor finish and strippers, none of the options completely eliminate health concerns or suggest a clear environmentally preferable solution. But there are choices that can be made to minimize impacts to health and the environment through procedural and purchasing paths. Elimination and substitution are inherently safer and the most effective at reducing the hazard.
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Conventional cleaning products can contain chemicals associated with respiratory irritation, skin and eye injury, ozone depletion, cancer, and indoor air problems. Based on state occupational injury reporting, janitorial staff have some of the highest on-the-job injury rates. A 2007 study in The Lancet identifies nurses as having the highest rates of work-related asthma of any occupation in the study, and two additional studies in 2007 (Am J Resp Crit Care Med and Occup Environ Med) pointed to the use of cleaning chemicals as a probable trigger for work-related asthma in healthcare. Choosing… Read More
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Hospital food service often mirrors general societal food consumption patterns. However, the health mission and large purchasing power of hospitals make them excellent models and drivers for healthier food environments and systems. There is an emerging understanding that the “health” of a food choice is a combination of the nutritional benefits is provides, and the way in which that food was produced, transported and prepared.
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Look beyond the price tag – consider the organization’s total financial commitment when purchasing products and services.
Hospitals have an enormous energy footprint—the impact of this is costly, both financially and environmentally.
Gaining more insight into supply costs—beyond the initial price tag—is an important step to saving money. When it comes to the total cost of ownership of a product, additional costs occur through the use and upkeep of a product and any additional resources it takes to run or maintain it, including the cost of energy and water use. The question of disposal also… Read More
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In support of our mission to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve, Legacy Health Supply Chain staff are committed to the principles of Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP). We will evaluate products and services for conformance to these principles (e.g., waste, toxicity). Legacy is committed to seeking suppliers that develop environmentally friendly products that are price competitive and that are manufactured using environmentally responsible processes.
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