Tools and resources

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 health…

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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 have adverse health…

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Advocate Green Building Photos Building (2016-1)

• Green Building
• Exemplary Document
• Advocate Health Care

Open this resource to view an image of part of a green building design at Advocate Health Care.

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Advocate Green Building Photos Building (2016-2)

• Green Building
• Exemplary Document
• Advocate Health Care

Open this resource to view an image of part of a green building design at Advocate Health Care.

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Greenhealth Cost of Ownership Calculator v1.1

• Cost of Ownership
• Supply Chain
• Calculator
• Toolkit

(Greenhealth cost of ownership toolkit) Hospitals and group purchasing organizations (GPO) can use this calculator to account for many environmental costs that occur from the purchase of products through to their disposal. By considering costs beyond the product purchase price, such as energy and water the product can require, any supplemental parts and end of life disposal, the calculator allows…

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Greening the OR ebutton/banner

• Climate and Health
• Greening the Operating Room
• Tool

This banner declares your organization a proud endorser of Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR initiative.

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Greening the OR endorser logo

• Climate and Health
• Greening the Operating Room
• Tool

This logo declares your organization a proud endorser of Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR initiative.

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Mayo Rochester Garden Photo (2016)

• Green Building
• Exemplary Document
• Mayo Clinic
• Poster

Open this resource to view an image of the garden at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Providence St. Peter Hospital Ride Share Board

• Transportation
• Exemplary Document
• Providence St. Peter Hospital

Providence St. Peter Hospital provides a good example of promoting ride share options to employees.

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Local and sustainable food tracking tool

• Food
• Local Food
• Food Tool

This tool is designed to support hospitals in tracking sustainable food purchasing and local food purchasing and aligns with the data tracking needs at Practice Greenhealth.  

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