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Tools and resources

Pharmaceutical waste background

  • Waste
  • Pharmaceutical Waste
  • Guide
Increased awareness around the presence of pharmaceuticals in drinking water has resulted in closer scrutiny and increased regulatory oversight of pharmaceutical waste.  Evidence of feminization of fish raised a red flag and resulted in more studies, closer scrutiny, and concern for human health and the environment.  The U.S. Geological Survey has done extensive work to characterize the kinds…

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Less water presentation

  • Water
  • Presentation
  • Toolkit
(Less water toolkit) The Health care water conservation and pollution prevention presentation and script was developed to help you educate your community. Download the presentation with notes to use as you see fit.  

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less water

Best Practices in Energy Efficiency

  • Best Practices
  • Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency can enhance human health by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving outdoor air quality and decreasing acid rain. The energy needed to run commercial and industrial buildings in the United States produces 19 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, 12 percent of nitrogen oxides, and 25 percent of sulfur dioxide, at a cost of $110 billion a year. The health care sector is…

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Appliances

  • EPP
  • EPP Resource
RFP Questions Refrigerators Ice Machines and Water Coolers 

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Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines

  • EPP
  • EPP Resource
Pharmaceuticals & Vaccines Instruments, Products, and Lab Chemicals Used in Hospitals That May Contain Mercury, Fact Sheet Preventing Damage from Pharmaceuticals, Fact Sheet Purchaser Fact Sheet on Thimersol in Vaccines

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Sample Email: Employee Community Supported Agriculture Offering

  • Food

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Health and economic benefits from hospital investment in a sustainable food system

  • Food
  • Food System
  • White Paper
  • Guide
The support of health care administrators is needed to link the healing mission of hospitals to the purchasing and serving of sustainably produced food that is healthy for patients, staff, and guests. These purchasing patterns will help to transform the food system at large into a system that supports human health, environmental stewardship, and social justice for farm workers The current food…

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Health and economic benefits from hospital investment in a sustainable food system

Circles of Excellence Honorees

  • Awards
The Circle of Excellence Awards celebrate hospitals who have not only earned an award for all-around sustainability achievement, but who have also been identified as the top scoring programs for each category of sustainability. LEADERSHIP CIRCLE It all starts with leadership. The Leadership Circle represents the high-performing hospitals that have a strong infrastructure supporting a long term…

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Greenhealth Emerald Award Honorees

  • Awards

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2018

Greening the OR: Frequently Asked Questions

  • Climate and Health

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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.

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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.