Tools and resources

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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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…

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Greenhealth Emerald Award Honorees

• Awards

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Greening the OR: Frequently Asked Questions

• Climate and Health

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Earth Day 2017 member events

• Earth Day

HealthPartners HealthPartners celebrated Earth Day in lots of different ways in 2017 – from electronics recycling to shred events to bee-friendly plants, there was something for everyone to participate in! Events took place throughout the whole week leading up to Earth Day and all across the Twin Cities Metro area and into Western Wisconsin. In partnership with a local non-profit…

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Sample email: Employee electric bicycle discounts

• Engaged Leadership
• Transportation
• Tool
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) Here is a sample marketing email that your system can use to internally promote the employee electric bicycle discount program.

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Sample email: Employee community supported agriculture offering

• Tool
• Employee engagement
• Food
• Community Benefit and Wellness
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) Here is a sample marketing email that your system can use to internally promote the employee community-supported agriculture offering.

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Transportation related funding resources

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

(Transportation toolkit) Funding for transportation programs can come from several sources: eliminating free parking (proceeds can cover the majority of program costs) as well as establishing a green revolving fund using mobile combustion fuel savings. Outside the organization, funding sources may include local, state and federal subsidies, grants, tax credits, as well as regional and…

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Electric vehicle charging station resources

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

(Transportation toolkit) Hospitals and health systems are in a position to reduce the environmental and community health impacts of hospital-related transportation.  Building an infrastructure of EV charging stations at employer workplaces can serve to reduce the amount of petroleum used for transportation and support and improve community health. Among strategies to reduce the public…

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Safer hand hygiene goals

• Chemicals
• Hand Hygiene
• Toolkit
• Guide
• Safer hand hygiene

(Safer hand hygiene toolkit) Triclosan and triclocarban in hand soaps are no more effective in preventing the transmission of microorganisms than other products, including alternative antimicrobial hand soaps and regular soaps; may increase the risk of more generalized antibiotic resistance; kill a narrower spectrum of organisms; are widespread in the environment; and can…

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