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Jenny comes to Health Care Without Harm with over five years of federal service, including serving as a policy advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), senior leader in the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, and Medicare policy analyst at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In the Secretary's Office and Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, Jenny led initiatives including the Catalytic Program on Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act and the Secretary’s Initiative on Protecting Farmworkers from Extreme Heat and… Read More
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Hospitals care for and heal patients and also protect and promote community health. Sharing information about the risks and health impacts of our changing climate, with an emphasis on a hospital’s plans to address these challenges, is integral to a hospital’s healing mission and can provide the foundation for community-wide sustainability and resiliency efforts.
Gundersen Health System achieved energy independence in 2014 with renewable energy sourced from its community. Gundersen’s former CEO Dr. Jeff Thompson explained, “Our board saw the need to make an investment to take care of our… Read More
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130 hospitals – and counting – have signed the Coolfood Pledge, an international, cross-sector effort to achieve food-related greenhouse gas reduction. Several hospitals and health systems have already met or even surpassed the goal of 38% per plate GHG reduction, with a 15.7% average reduction – and some Practice Greenhealth partners have achieved as much as a 54% reduction.
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By Veronique Nagle, Practice Greenhealth human resources director
As a Practice Greenhealth member, your organization is striving for healthier environments, healthier people, and a healthier bottom line. In times of trying to do more with less, while also increasing stakeholder engagement, maximize efforts by connecting with human resources to identify opportunities to enhance the hiring and employment experience through the understanding and clear messaging of how organizational environmental priorities are a benefit to all staff members.
Human resources has a critical role to play in… Read More
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By Kate Gottlieb, Practice Greenhealth sustainability strategy manager
I grew up in a temperate rainforest on the boundary of the Olympic National Park and the Quinault Indian Reservation in Washington. I have witnessed and experienced the effects of climate change. The melting of our local glacier has impacted salmon runs, rising sea levels and storms have threatened tribal villages along the coastline, and wildfires are becoming increasingly frequent.
As a mom of two, I believe it is my duty to show my boys how to be stewards of this planet. We pick up trash when we see it on the… Read More
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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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Ready for trendy, mouthwatering meals that are healthy for people and the planet? The Plant-Forward Future is here.
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.
Plant-Forward Future is a positive, forward-thinking approach that emphasizes the variety, taste, and craveability of plant-forward dishes.
Set a goal and explore guidance and experiences from leaders
Whether you’re just… Read More
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2013 Award Winners Announced
(Reston, Va.)— Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading membership association devoted to environmentally responsible health care, has announced its 2013 Environmental Excellence Award winners. These coveted Awards are given to institutions within the health care sector for outstanding programs to reduce the facility’s environmental footprint.
Harborview Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center, and Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital were acknowledged with Practice Greenhealth‘s highest award by being admitted to the Environmental… Read More
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Join our expert Keith Edgerton for quick, digestible advice on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory. Bring your questions to this 75-minute real-time solutions forum and get ready to learn new tips and tricks from other Practice Greenhealth partners. No matter where you are on your journey, these sessions are for you. This month will focus on Scope 3 categories 4 (upstream transportation and distribution), 6 (business travel), 7 (employee commuting), and 9 (downstream transportation and distribution).
Type: Event
Plant-Forward Future Health care systems have partnered with local producers and food processors to source plant-based protein ingredients and products especially suited for health care in your region.
These materials designed by Practice Greenhealth will help you market these delicious, hearty, and locally available foods.
We're also offering guidance and support on menuing and marketing these unique foods along with strategies for replicating this model. Join a plant-based protein innovation project in your region.
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Practice Greenhealth is the health care sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help hospitals and health systems meet their health, financial, and community goals.
Who We Are
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.