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Jasmine is a CPA candidate with experience in all aspects of public, government, and nonprofit accounting. She has a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Xavier University of Louisiana, where she played on the women's basketball team and was team captain for two seasons. She also holds a Master of Accountancy from Ashford University and is a certified Louisiana Business Specialist. Jasmine lives in Louisiana, and her hobbies include sports, working out, and spending time with her family and dog.
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Kendra has over 20 years of experience in human resources and organizational development. She spent the majority of her working career in the professional services industry, cultivating culture and creating a positive and award-winning workplace. Most recently, she worked for a small, minority-owned IT consulting company that provides services to the intelligence community. There, she was recognized for her efforts in executing corporate strategy and achieving results. Kendra has spoken at industry conferences and has facilitated training and leadership development for her colleagues. She… Read More
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Emily (Emmie) has focused her career on providing vision while developing and executing strategy in nonprofit settings. She excels at building programs in dynamic and collaborative environments. Emmie previously oversaw COVID-19 response and recovery in the mid-Atlantic at the CDC Foundation. She also served as chief of staff at the American Flood Coalition, director of presidential affairs at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and an international development fellow on a USAID-funded project in Uganda. Emmie is a Coloradan at heart and in her spare time enjoys hiking, swimming,… Read More
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Plant-Forward Future is helping hospitals and other institutions purchase and serve healthy, locally-sourced beans and bean products to their customers in Colorado – and across the country. This short film follows Colorado farmers who grow pinto beans for local processors who create value-added products, including Fiesta Beans and Rocky Mountain Pinto Tempeh.
Ready to market plant proteins grown in your region?
All over the United States, health care systems have partnered with local producers and food processors to source plant-based protein ingredients and products especially suited… Read More
Type: Press
Dr. Ronald Wyatt is vice president and patient safety officer at MCIC Vermont, a risk-retention group, where he leads multiple patient safety initiatives for several leading academic health systems. He is an internationally known equity, safety, and quality improvement/implementation expert. Wyatt was the first co-chair of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Equity Advisory Group and is faculty for the IHI Pursuing Equity Initiative. After serving as the medical director for the U.S. Defense Health Agency/Military Health System Patient Safety Analysis Center, he became the first… Read More
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Hospitals across California are required to be in compliance with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery organic waste reduction mandates.
California has implemented several regulations to increase the diversion of organic materials away from landfills and toward the production of value-added products like compost, fertilizers, and biofuels.
California disposes approximately 30 million tons of waste in landfills each year, and more than 30% of the state’s waste could be used for compost or mulch. Organic waste (including green and food materials) is recyclable through… Read More
Type: Resources
Launched in the Fall of 2020, the Greenhealth Approved program builds on the legacy of the Healthier Hospital Initiative by providing an easy way to identify products that meet the criteria of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth. The program uses a transparent validation process that is either completed by Greenhealth Approved resources, or through collaboration with a third-party certifier. The program’s priorities include reducing duplication of document submittals for suppliers, consistent processes for validation based on the product category and accessibility for… Read More
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Reducing surplus food is at the top of the EPA food recovery hierarchy because it has the greatest financial, environmental, and social impacts.
Use our guidance to determine which source reduction strategies will work best for your facility and how to integrate them into your standard operating policies and procedures. Track your impact, and share results with leadership.
Assemble the team
In addition to your core team, you may want to include people with roles such as the executive chef, nutrition and dietetics, inventory manager, prep, line cooks, catering, and front of house servers… Read More
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Brian Nelson
Sustainability programs manager at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
Number of beds: 450 licensed (386 staffed)
Number of FTE: 4,925
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s sustainability programs manager shares how dedicated colleagues and collaborations support the hospital’s sustainability initiatives and their hospital's “secret green weapon.”
How has Practice Greenhealth supported you and your work?
The opportunity to be able to reach out to sustainability colleagues who understand the issues that I’m navigating and learn how they achieved… Read More
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Rather than disposing of supplies, equipment, and devices that are in good working order when a facility is finished with them, many of our member hospitals report they’ve identified ways to reuse, donate, remanufacture, or take advantage of take-backs for these items.
While it takes time to identify and arrange these reuse strategies, the costs saved by reducing haul-away disposal costs are substantial.
Practice Greenhealth offers tools, resources, and case studies to help our members to assess the best ways to reuse or donate equipment and other items rather than create waste.
Reuse,… Read More
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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.
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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.