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Plant-forward menus reduce greenhouse gas Scope 3 emissions while maintaining customer and patient satisfaction.
Practice Greenhealth partners will share how small changes to their menus have resulted in significant reductions in emissions. Also, learn how plant-forward menus are more inclusive, increase choices for eaters, and realize cost and health benefits. We will share additional details about how Practice Greenhealth can support your hospital in meeting food-climate goals.
Type: Resources
Plant-forward menus reduce greenhouse gas Scope 3 emissions while maintaining customer and patient satisfaction. Practice Greenhealth partners will share how small changes to their menus have resulted in significant reductions in emissions. Also, learn how plant-forward menus are more inclusive, increase choices for eaters, and realize cost and health benefits. We will share additional details about how Practice Greenhealth can support your hospital in meeting food-climate goals.
Type: Event
Leading HCWH’s policy and advocacy program, Antonia (she/her) is well-versed in climate change policy that focuses on protecting public health. Her previous climate work includes roles at Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Natural Resources Defense Council. She holds a doctoral degree in physics from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s degree in applied physics from Columbia University. Antonia has lived in Washington, D.C. since 2002 with her husband and son.
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This is a press release from University Hospitals about the 2016 pre-launch roll out of a bike share system they sponsor in Cleveland and Cuyahoga counties in Ohio. “Biking is healthy, active and highly social – in short, a great way to help create more livable and connected communities, both for residents and visitors,” said Sarah O’Keeffe, Sustainability Manager. “UHBikes directly aligns with this concept as well as our organization’s health mission and UH is proud to have these bikes out in the community.”
Type: Resources
(Safer hand hygiene toolkit) Triclosan and triclocarban in hand soaps are no more effective in preventing the transmission of microorganisms than other products, including alternative antimicrobial hand soaps and regular soaps; may increase the risk of more generalized antibiotic resistance; kill a narrower spectrum of organisms; are widespread in the environment; and can have adverse health effects in several animal species, including mammals.
These goals will help your facility eliminate hand hygiene products that contain tricolosan and triclocarbon.
Type: Resources
UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSFMC) is not only a leader in healthcare but also a leader in healthcare sustainability. From earning a LEED Gold certification for the new Mission Bay Hospitals to reducing water use by 13% since 2014 to saving more than $1M from reprocessing single use devices, UCSFMC continued to live its commitment to leadership in health and sustainability during 2015. This executive summary highlights UCSF’s greatest accomplishments at the medical center over the 2015 fiscal year.
Type: Resources
(Employee engagement toolkit) This document provides guidelines for how health systems can establish and offer retirement options for employees that are free of holdings with fossil fuel companies. In addition to doing good for the world by establishing green retirement options, research tells us that employees seek out employers who are green and reflect their values about the environment and climate change. Benefits such as green retirement can help with recruitment of new employees, while increasing employee satisfaction and reducing turnover of current employees.
Type: Resources
Since 2021, 14 health systems have been participating in a leadership commitment to increase their spending with diverse, sustainable, and other high-impact vendors. This session introduced the Impact Purchasing Commitment and highlighted success stories and lessons learned. Procurement strategies will be highlighted at CleanMed in Atlanta on May 6-8, 2025, and this session is your chance for a sneak peek of what you can expect.
Don’t worry – if you missed joining us, view this recorded webinar on the Destination CleanMed series webpage.
Type: Event
Jake brings to Practice Greenhealth a background in consultative selling, large account management, data analysis, and contract management, among others skills. Prior to joining Practice Greenhealth, he worked for over a decade in the field of medical device reprocessing to help health systems across the United States reduce waste and create financial savings. In his free time, Jake loves being an uncle to his niece and enjoys cooking, going to the gym, and being actively involved in his neighborhood.
Type: Staff
Hospitals are offering healthier menus, working with farmers to purchase locally and sustainably grown products, moving toward plant-forward menus, and going beyond their walls to help meet the food needs of their community in an effort to support the health of their patients, staff, surrounding community and the environment. Food service data can be complicated by the accessibility of the data and a number of different data owners.
Note: Please indicate on the application which areas of food service data is being collected from: patient meals, cafeteria, catering, and/or vending.
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