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Practice Greenhealth provides a range of tools and resources to support partners in sharing their sustainability progress through participation in our awards program.
Partner facilities use the awards application and benchmark report results to:
Develop their sustainability baseline, benchmark, and compare performance
Identify key areas of opportunity
Earn recognition for their sustainability program
The Practice Greenhealth awards team is here to help as you complete your Environmental Excellence Awards applications. If you have any questions, please contact us… Read More
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The Greenhealth Approved seal was developed to make identifying sustainable products easier for health care product purchasers. Mohawk Group now has the Greenhealth Approved seal for their EcoFlex ONE carpeting. Products that carry the seal have been found to meet the sustainability criteria established by Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth.
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Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth have integrated their own climate resilience planning guidance with plan elements suggested by the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) to create this recommended climate resilience plan outline for health care organizations. This plan will be updated periodically, in response to advancements in this work and learnings shared by those engaged in implementing climate resilience plans within their communities.
Introduction (identified need, target population, and objectives)
General methodology
Internal participants (Element 5… Read More
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With the rise of telehealth services and hybrid environments, many institutions benefitted from studies and data that informed changes, which translated into emissions reductions. In this session, clinicians and experts will share results from a 2020 Cleveland Clinic employee survey and the impact commutes had on Scope 3 emissions. Also hear about policy decisions made from commuting data and incentives from Stanford Health Care’s focus groups and interviews, and learn about system-level environmental savings from virtual visits in their radiation oncology department.
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There are many reasons to participate in the Environmental Excellence Awards: benchmarking data, comparing your data to peers, finding ways to expand your program, and receiving validation for your sustainability work. Whatever your motivation, here are some tips and strategies to help you make the most of your time.
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Single-use devices (SUDs) may seem like an easier and safer option than reusables from an infection prevention perspective, especially when considering operational needs for staffing and space within health care facilities. But they come at an enormous environmental cost and with the potential for supply chain disruptions when they are quickly consumed and discarded, as was experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Experts will share the concerns associated with SUDs, the value proposition for switching to more sustainable alternatives, and strategies for engaging internal stakeholders.… Read More
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As the front line stewards of individual and community health, hospitals are in a unique position to address climate change. In addition to making impactful and measurable progress in their own operations to address climate change, hospitals must work towards accelerating investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency; scaling the adoption of climate change mitigation and resiliency programs; and advocating for local, state, and national policies that ensure a sustainable and healthy future. Virginia Mason has published its pledges regarding climate change and health care.
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“Superstorm Sandy showed us we were vulnerable to climate-driven extreme weather events. The storm and its aftermath caused us to intensely focus on resilient and sustainable design."
– Paul Schwabacher, P.E., Senior Vice President, Facilities Management
KEY TAKEAWAYS
In 2023 alone, there were 28 confirmed weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect the United States – and hospitals and health systems are on the front lines of these disasters.
When Hurricane Sandy struck its Manhattan main campus in 2012, NYU Langone Health experienced a… Read More
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Charters are usually created for discrete governance structures, such as the charter for Rush University’s green team utilities working group, a topical work group focused on energy. The charter outlines the group’s purpose and charge, which includes provision of regular progress updates to the organization’s high-level sustainability steering committee. Additional sections outline logistics, process, membership, and project areas.
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View this session to gain a better understanding of how purchasing occurs at health systems and strategies for effectively engaging supply chain departments. Then hear from Vancouver Coastal Health about their Reusables First project – an effort to prioritize the purchase of reusable or reprocessable products over single-use ones to minimize waste and reduce environmental impact – which they carried out in close partnership with their supply chain.
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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.