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Join us for CleanMed May 6-8 in Atlanta. Can’t attend in person? We're pleased to offer a virtual option with live streaming of select sessions through our online event platform.
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Type: Press
Integrated pest management (IPM) programs protect staff, patients, and visitors from exposure to pesticides linked to adverse health impacts, including respiratory impacts, cancers, neurological disorders, and reproductive problems. A defined IPM program is a pest management strategy focusing on long-term, non-chemical strategies for preventing and suppressing pest problems through a combination of structural, cultural, mechanical, physical, and biological controls, with least-hazardous pesticides used only as a last resort. The program focuses on removing or altering the pest-conducive… Read More
Type: Event
Participate in our new regional hub series to connect, learn, and collaborate with Practice Greenhealth peers on timely and impactful sustainability initiatives.
Join this second session to continue or add to the conversations partners began in March. Participants identified several topics of interest and look forward to reconnecting and expanding participation from their respective regions to exchange insights and spark collaborative partnerships that help advance their organizations' environmental sustainability goals.
Main objectives of this experience:
Foster regional collaboration:… Read More
Type: Event
In the fall, hospital chefs across the country submitted their plant-forward recipes in hopes of being named America’s hospital chef of the year. Our five finalists – all of whom are Practice Greenhealth partners – redesigned cultural classics from around the world including Honduran tamales created with deep heritage roots reminiscent of home, complexly-layered Spanish stuffed peppers, and hearty, down-to-earth Italian comfort food.
Combining comfort and nourishment, these chefs are bringing patients the nutrition they need through heritage favorites they love. Read the inspiration behind… Read More
Type: Press
Practice Greenhealth member Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center provided their environmentally preferred (EPP) contract language from 2016 that is provided to all of their suppliers.
Type: Resources
In an ever-changing political landscape, health care’s voice matters. Get empowered to advocate for your health system with our new event series.
Insights from the U.S. Health Care Climate Council and in-house experts
In a new on-demand session, our in-house policy experts explain why and how you can advance your sustainability efforts through policy advocacy. BMC and Providence, members of the U.S. Health Care Climate Council shared their journey and cover critical strategies for engaging internal teams like communications and government affairs on sustainability policy opportunities.… Read More
Type: Press
Mark has contributed to development operations and fundraising efforts for a number of organizations. His work has focused on advancing justice and equity for marginalized communities with nonprofits such as LIFT, Inc., the Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center, and Common Future. Most recently, he led data management and helped foster relationships with small gift donors at The Conversation. He enjoys reading, playing pickleball, and supporting locally-owned coffee shops.
Type: Staff
David Opp, MPH, is the Senior Manager of Federal Advocacy at Boston Medical Center, where he advocates on behalf of the hospital and its patients through engaging with Congress, the federal administration, and national trade associations regarding federal legislation, regulation, executive action, and sub-regulatory agency policy. David has a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA, and a B.A. in Biology (minor: Mathematics) from Clark University in Worcester, MA. He has held previous policy and program roles at… Read More
Type: Event Presenters
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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.