Tools and resources

Model integrated pest management policy

• Chemicals
• Integrated pest management
• Tool
• Exemplary Document

Your facility uses integrated pest management to alleviate pest problems with the least possible hazard to people, property and the environment. IPM emphasizes nonchemical strategies such as sanitation and exclusion to achieve long-term solutions. This model integrated pest management policy from the Beyond Pesticides and Maryland Pesticide Network may be useful as you facilitate your own program…

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Taking toxics out of Maryland’s health care sector

• Chemicals
• Integrated pest management
• Report

Taking Toxics Out of Maryland’s Health Care Sector reports on a shift in Maryland’s health care sector away from the use of toxic pesticides in the management of health care facilities. Major health care institutions in the state are now embracing pest management strategies for their facilities that give priority to non-chemical pest control methods and only use defined least-toxic chemical…

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Integrated pest management webinar: Partnerships and tools to implement a program

• Chemicals
• Webinar
• Integrated pest management

Integrated pest management (IPM) programs have the benefit of protecting staff, patients, and visitors from exposure to pesticides that are 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 prevention and suppression of…

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List of furniture and materials that meet the Healthy Interiors goal

• Chemicals
• Healthy interiors
• Product list

Please note - As of August 1, 2022, these listings will be removed, and this category will be included under Greenhealth Approved. Practice Greenhealth makes it easier for hospitals to select furniture and materials that meet the Healthy Interiors goal. We worked with furniture and textile manufacturers to identify products that meet the goal. 

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Anesthetic gas toolkit

• Anesthetic Gas
• Greening the Operating Room
• Toolkit

Practice Greenhealth is pleased to offer partners a toolkit to help hospitals and health systems reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from anesthetic gases. According to the 2023 Practice Greenhealth Sustainability Benchmark Report, 40% of all partners have removed desflurane from general use. In total, Practice Greenhealth partners reduced nearly 200,000 MTCO2e of emissions from inhaled…

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Healthy Interiors guidance for manufacturers

• Chemicals
• Healthy interiors
• Guide

This document provides guidance for manufacturers wishing to meet Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Interiors criteria and institutions working to achieve Practice Greenhealth’s Healthy Interiors goal.

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Less water toolkit

• Water
• Tap water access
• Less Water
• Toolkit

Practice Greenhealth member organizations have found that they can significantly increase water efficiency without huge capital outlays, using a variety of reduction and recycling strategies. This toolkit provides you with a Practice Greenhealth member-only benefit to help with your sustainability goals and daily challenges. Click on the resources below and get started now.

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Leaner energy fact sheet

• Energy
• Guide

The Practice Greenhealth leaner energy framework challenges hospitals to meet the baseline objective and take on three goals to help hospitals protect people from the harm of pollution stemming from energy use. The goals were selected for their positive impact on human health and the environment, as well as their potential to drive increased energy-efficient equipment and services in the…

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Guidance to achieve green cleaning goal

• Guide
• Chemicals
• Green Cleaning

This document provides guidance for hospitals working to meet the requirements of the green cleaning goal of the safer chemicals challenge. We encourage hospitals to go beyond the green cleaning goal where possible. This document includes information to assess progress against the green cleaning goal.

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Greenhouse gas reduction toolkit

• Climate and Health
• Mitigation
• Greenhouse Gas
• Toolkit

Climate change is the greatest public health threat and opportunity of the 21st century. To reduce the health impacts of climate change, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be reduced, and hospitals have an essential role to play. Solving health problems always starts with setting a goal. Establishing a clear, ambitious target can motivate staff and help drive strategies for success. Practice…

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