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By John Strong Principal of John Strong, LLC and serves as president of Greenhealth Management
As you shake the sleep off, you realize that the sounds of your 12-year-old daughter’s latest asthma attack woke you. You determine immediately that this is going to require another trip to your local health care provider’s emergency room. When you pull up to the door of the emergency room, housed in a brand-new facility built by the largest integrator of care in your state, you feel palpable relief. There’s no wait—and soon a physician, nurses and others have her situation under control.
No one… Read More
Type: Press
By Hillary Greenwood
Thanks to increasing demand for poultry raised without routine antibiotics, cost reductions and improved availability have made it easier for hospitals to add more sustainably-raised chicken to their menus.
Health systems in the Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm network are purchasing up to 60 percent of their meat and poultry with these attributes.
Through purchasing, the health sector is looking to mitigate broader public health effects of the industrialized meat system.
“If you want to address food-borne illnesses, the underlying production practices… Read More
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By Julie Moyle, MSN, RN Outreach and Engagement Specialist
General anesthesia administered during surgical/interventional procedures typically includes the administration of anesthesia gases. Only about 5 percent of administered anesthesia gas is metabolized by the patient, while the other 95 percent is expired by the patient during respiration. To protect personnel in the OR from being exposed to the anesthesia gas, a breathing circuit and dedicated HVAC vacuum line (usually purple in color) diverts or “scavenges” the unmetabolized waste anesthetic gas (WAG) from the patient and vents or… Read More
Type: Press
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. Welcomed Hermine Levey Weston
By Hermine Levey Weston, RN MBA
My father, an oral surgeon, was what we nurses referred to as a “tough patient.” When hospitalized, I saw more than one surgical or anesthesia resident slink from his room when he demanded the “attending” physician. He complained about the food and being left alone for hours without medical or nursing attention. My mother and I did a whole lot of hand holding, eye rolling, and apologizing to his care givers.
He had a nasty kidney infection in his late eighties and he was cared for at the Mayo… Read More
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As an OR nurse, environmental sustainability for Julie is simply patient care on a bigger scale, beyond the four walls of the hospital. Caring for the environment is caring for people, and advocacy is a fulfillment of her professional oath. She specializes in clinician engagement, Greening the OR, and transportation best practices, and when not in the office can be found enjoying the Colorado backcountry, music with friends, and time in the garden.
Type: Staff
Gary Cohen has been a pioneer in the environmental health movement for thirty years. He is Co-Founder and President of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth. He was also instrumental in bringing together the NGOs and hospital systems that formed the Healthier Hospitals Initiative. All three were created to transform the health care sector to be environmentally sustainable and serve as anchor institutions to support environmental health in their communities.
Cohen is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, India. He is also on the Boards of… Read More
Type: Staff
Jolie leads strategic operational initiatives to carry out the organization’s mission and ensure long-term growth and sustainability. Jolie has held numerous roles throughout her 18 years with Health Care Without Harm, including membership services coordinator, campaign associate, campaign manager, associate director, and director of finance and administration. As chief operating officer, she provides day-to-day operational oversight and direction in the use of financial, administrative, human, and technological resources to effectively and efficiently achieve organizational goals and enhance… Read More
Type: Staff
Jill Hayott joined the Practice Greenhealth team March 4, 2013 as an Administrative Assistant. Jill provides Administrative Support directly to our corporate office in Reston, VA as well as all PGH remote staff when needed. Jill has more than 15 years in the field of Office Administration. Jill has been a Government Contractor for nine years in the DC Metro area. Working for IT companies such as Lockheed Martin, Keane Federal Systems and BAE Systems to name a few. Jill as had experience as a Technical Writer as well as Project Administrator during that time. Prior to her employment with PGH… Read More
Type: Staff
Brian brings more than 20 years of IT experience working with nonprofits. He is responsible for managing, integrating, and developing solutions for Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth. His journey has been marked by a profound passion for open-source technologies, which he believes hold the key to driving positive social change. He is the co-author of “GeoServer Beginner’s Guide,” the first book for the GeoServer community that takes a zero-to-hero approach to embracing GeoServer to visually analyze, interpret, edit, and share interactive web-based maps. Brian enjoys kayak… Read More
Type: Staff
Kevin is responsible for communications about the organization as a whole. He works to increase the visibility of the organization and its programs, promote its successes, and raise awareness about the unique needs and opportunities for sustainability in the health care sector. He has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of marketing and communications, including web and print design, conference planning, advertising, and public relations. Kevin earned an MBA in marketing from Loyola University in Chicago.
Type: Staff
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