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Coolfood for health care presentation
The Coolfood Pledge helps dining facilities – from hotels and restaurants to universities, schools, hospitals, and workplace cafeterias – cut their food-related greenhouse gas emissions by increasing and improving their plant-forward menu options.This 30-minute presentation discusses how food production contributes to climate change, how your hospital can employ low and no-cost solutions to…
How to take climate action through plant-forward menus (webinar recording)
Plant-forward menus reduce greenhouse gas Scope 3 emissions while maintaining customer and patient satisfaction. Practice Greenhealth partners will share how small changes to their menus have resulted in significant reductions in emissions. Also, learn how plant-forward menus are more inclusive, increase choices for eaters, and realize cost and health benefits. We will share additional details…
2023 sustainability data
- Benchmark Report
Whole food plant proteins
- Health Care Culinary Contest
Why buy local?
Invest in healthy people, places, and economies The health care sector can increase access to healthy foods while addressing the social and environmental determinants of health in their communities, by creating jobs and contributing to a strong and equitable food economy. A Health Care Without Harm position statement
CCCAS Antimicrobial Stewardship through Food Animal Agriculture Toolkit
- Food
Ethical food purchasing
This position paper describes health care’s role in protecting workers, community health, and the planet through procurement and advocacy.
Food purchasing standards: Accepted certifications and label claims by product category
This resource includes the accepted certifications and label claims by product category for an organization to meet the food purchasing standards.
Food purchasing standards: Accepted certifications and label claims by value category
Food purchasing standards: Accepted certifications and label claims by value category is a document to support organizations in navigating the criteria, definitions, certifications and attributes, measures, and strategies to support and evaluate values-based procurement efforts.
2021 Sustainability Data
- Benchmark Report
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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,700 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.