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Purchasing touches every department of a hospital, and a high-level commitment to environmentally preferable purchasing can anchor these efforts and drive comprehensive, sustainable changes in how supplies and services are procured.
Practice Greenhealth has collected best practices from many hospitals that are successfully doing this work. The most successful have followed a clear framework of important steps that secure buy-in and longevity, promoting the results of any initial purchases of before the organization procures its first sustainable services or products. These key activities… Read More
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[Plant-Forward Future] This resource can help you make the business case for plant-forward and includes metrics and insights on consumer trends that show increased demand for plant proteins.
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[Medium] Fabio Edwards said working at Dig Deep Farms — a Bay Area-based nonprofit in California that provides fresh produce to communities and institutions like hospitals and schools — helped him discover his passion: getting healthy, sustainable food to families in need.
“It’s important people not only have a place to get produce, but also learn how to grow their own, which is what we provide — we help people learn how to grow food,” he said. “It’s important that they witness that they can provide for themselves, and they can feed their families.”
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For the past 20 years, we have been meeting in person at hotels and conference centers across the country. But on May 18-20, we will come together virtually for a brand new CleanMed experience.
Learn more and register at CleanMed.org.
CleanMed is the epicenter of health care collaboration: between departments and across sectors, among thousands of hospitals and health systems across the U.S., amidst clinicians, advocacy and community leaders, to supply chain providers and health care purchasers, and more.
While we’ll miss seeing you in person this year, we are thrilled to introduce a… Read More
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Nick is well-versed in working with a variety of nongovernmental organizations. His work has focused on conducting toxicological research and developing innovative and interactive tools to advance education and public engagement around issues related to community and environmental health. Nick is based in Oregon and holds a dual degree from the University of Oregon in international environmental studies and French.
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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.