Tools and resources

Employee engagement white paper

• Engaged Leadership
• Employee engagement
• White Paper
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) This document offers evidence of the value of staff engagement in sustainability case studies demonstrating how Practice Greenhealth members are weaving organizational commitment and the passion of team members to make the organization's fabric even stronger, employee's dedication even deeper, and advancements in sustainability even more impactful and achievable.…

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Employee engagement presentation

• Engaged Leadership
• Employees
• Employee engagement
• Presentation
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) The Employee engagement presentation was developed to save you time. Topics covered include why employee engagement is important, what drives engagement, and case studies from within the health care business community. Download the presentation with notes to use as you see fit. The presentation could be used to present to a team, to educate others and to…

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How your state regulates red bag waste

• Waste
• Medical Waste

Regulated medical waste (RMW) is regulated at the state level, with each state defining what material is legally considered to be RMW (also called infectious waste, biohazardous waste or special medical waste (depending on the state) within its borders. The state regulation also typically lays out the appropriate or acceptable treatment or disinfection methods for different classes of medical…

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Composting: Frequently asked questions

• Waste
• Compost
• Composting
• food waste
• Frequently asked questions

What is composting? Compost is created from the decomposition of landscape and food wastes. In a finished product, it is a dark, crumbly and earthy-smelling material that appears similar to soil. Composting provides institutions with a method to dispose of a large portion of these waste streams in a way that benefits their bottom line and the environment. By composting, an institution avoids…

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Infection prevention and green cleaning

• Chemicals
• Green Cleaning
• Guide

Infection prevention and control in health care is of primary importance. Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) direct costs are between $35.75 billion annually and result in almost 100,000 deaths in the US. HAIs also hold implications for reimbursement, as CMS now requires that the occurrence of three HAI related Healthcare acquired Conditions (HACs) may result in lower reimbursement rates in…

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Leadership spotlight profiles

• Leadership
• Engaged Leadership

Transitioning grassroots or departmental greening initiatives towards a formalized sustainability plan requires an engaged leadership team. And it's no coincidence that the furthest-reaching health care facilities have firm leadership engagement. Engaged leaders help move sustainability initiatives beyond specific areas of success and reach across all departments and initiatives with a direct…

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Darthmouth-Hitchcock: Less waste poster

• Climate and Health
• Less Waste
• Poster

Sample poster from Dartmouth-Hitchcock made with a customizable template to raise awareness around less waste.    

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Typical categories of medical waste

• Waste
• Medical Waste

The typical categories of medical waste and details regarding state-regulated treatment.   

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Transportation infographic

• Transportation
• Toolkit
• Employee transportation
• Fleet Vehicles
• Suppliers and Deliveries
• Poster

(Transportation toolkit) This infographic illustrates the opportunities health care has to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through green transportation programs along with specific examples from leading facilities. 

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Transportation goals

• Transportation
• Goal
• Toolkit
• Employee transportation
• Fleet Vehicles
• Suppliers and Deliveries

(Transportation toolkit) The Practice Greenhealth transportation goals have been developed to help hospitals create a baseline of key transportation performance metrics, set targets, and identify strategies to improve environmental and human health impacts of transportation-related activities. The goals focus on three areas of hospital-related transportation activities critical in achieving…

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