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Introduction to climate resilience planning
Hospitals play a critical role in any climate action plan by developing a climate resilience plan that ensures their continued operation and ability to support public health as climate change exacerbates health disparities and heightens the risk of a widespread health crisis. Since the White House and HHS launched the “Health Sector Climate Pledge” in 2022, the health care sector has increasingly focused on climate resilience planning. Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth are prepared… Read More
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It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that we announce Paul Bogart’s departure as Executive Director of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, effective summer 2025.
Since 2011, Paul has been a pivotal force in our organization, contributing to our growth and success. His inspiring leadership has led to significant accomplishments:
Expanding our network: Our Practice Greenhealth partner network has grown to encompass 1,700 hospitals and health systems across the U.S. and Canada, including Veterans Administration and Army MedCom facilities. This represents 1 in 4 health… Read More
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Health care is on the front line of a widespread health crisis fueled by climate disruption – and the cutting edge of climate resilience planning.
Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth are ready to support hospitals and health systems in this important work. We've collaborated with a cohort of health systems to co-create brand-new guidance to assist organizations engaged in any stage of the resilience planning process.
Climate resilience planning
Take a quick tour of our new guidance, plus share real-time obstacles
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1–1:45 p.m. ET (10 –10:45 a.m. PT)… Read More
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Earn recognition for your sustainability program
Validate your hard work and share your successes with the Practice Greenhealth network by participating in the Environmental Excellence Awards program.
The data collected helps facilities like yours generate deeper insights to guide their sustainability initiatives and set goals for future programming.
As a partner facility, you can use the awards application and personalized reports to:
Develop your sustainability baseline.
Benchmark and compare performance to peers.
Identify areas of opportunity.
Engage coworkers in action.
Earn… Read More
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Improved Health Care Emission Impact Calculator and resources to support your GHG emissions reduction journey
We are excited to present the new Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator 2.0 with the following improvements:
The addition of purchased, market-based electricity for Scope 2 emissions
Updated emission factors for Scope 2
AR6 values for gases and refrigerants
More custom inputs for Scope 3 categories
More options to input Scope 3 category 1 and 2 activities
More options to input weight or distance instead of spend for Scope 3 categories
View our latest tutorial and all of our… Read More
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The Impact Purchasing Commitment (IPC) launched with the support of 12 health systems and was designed by the Healthcare Anchor Network in partnership with Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth.
What we buy matters. Sustainability professionals and purchasing managers can work together to embed sustainability into purchasing processes and engage suppliers and group purchasing organizations to provide innovative, sustainable products and services with a reduced impact on human health and the environment.
Practice Greenhealth has more than two decades’ experience identifying the… Read More
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Preparing for and investing in climate resilience can safeguard lives and an organization's financial viability. This customizable request for proposal (RFP) will help health care systems undertake infrastructure risk assessments and mitigation analyses for facilities facing extreme weather events and other climate risks. This template can help you identify and guide potential partners to explore improvements through enhanced maintenance, capital investments, and operations. It starts a process that can establish the foundations for financing and executing a long term Strategic Resiliency… Read More
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Haley brings over a decade of experience in communications and sustainability program coordination in the nonprofit and government sectors. She comes to Health Care Without Harm from Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability, where she led communications efforts and municipal waste minimization projects. In her spare time, you can find her spending time outdoors, relaxing along the Jersey Shore, and searching for the best breakfast sandwich in Philadelphia.
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(Employee engagement toolkit) Maximizing the value of healthier environments supports staff recruitment, retention, satisfaction, safety, and health. Healthier environments are key to creating a culture and workplace that nurtures employees, providing a place they want to stay and grow.
The number one concern of human resources professionals is keeping the workforce engaged. Environmental stewardship is one strategy.
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Although many people have come to assume that applying pesticides is the only way to control pests and ensure a clean, healthy health care facility, this report shows that pests can be successfully managed without toxic pesticides and without having an adverse effect on the quality of patient care. Health care facilities have another opportunity to “first, do no harm” by changing the way they view pest control and by following this guide to safer and effective integrated pest management.
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Join Practice Greenhealth
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.
Who We Are
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.