Tools and resources

Environmental considerations for instrument cleaners and enzymes

• EPP
• EPP Resource
• Sustainable procurement
• Sterilants and Disinfectants
• Sterilization and Disinfection
• Green Cleaning
• Greening the Operating Room
• Guide

Here are suggested environmental considerations for the RFI/RFP process for medical instrument cleaners. Instrument cleaners and enzymatics are designed to decrease manual handling and scrubbing of medical devices and instruments. The products are especially effective in the removal of blood, proteins and organic matter form medical devices and instruments. 

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Environmental considerations for floor cleaning equipment

• EPP
• EPP Resource
• Sustainable procurement
• Healthy interiors
• Green Building
• Buildings
• Guide

Ask the following RFI/RFP questions in contracts for floor cleaning equipment to reduce exposure to building occupants and maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemicals, biological and particle contaminants, which adversely impact air quality, health, building finishes, building systems and the environment. These suggested questions reflect some of the sustainability requirements for…

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Sample presentation

(Delivering community benefit: Climate and health toolkit) This presentation walks through climate and health community benefits. 

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Climate indicators summary worksheet

• Climate and Health
• Community Benefit
• Toolkit

(Delivering community benefit: Climate and health toolkit) This climate health summary tool is an Excel workbook designed to help health planning staff and community members develop quantitative indicators of the likely health impacts of climate change in their local area. These impacts are driven by rising temperatures, air pollution changes, more severe weather, and increased ticks and vectors…

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Climate indicators summary example

• Climate and Health
• Community Benefit
• Toolkit

(Delivering community benefit: Climate and health toolkit) This climate health summary tool is an Excel workbook designed to help health planning staff and community members develop quantitative indicators of the likely health impacts of climate change in their local area. These impacts are driven by rising temperatures, air pollution changes, more severe weather, and increased ticks and vectors…

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Circles of Excellence Honorees

• Awards
• Award Winner

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Climate and Health PowerPoint Presentation

• Climate and Health
• Presentation
• Education

Practice Greenhealth provides a presentation that can be used as a foundation for a discussion or community education event on climate and health. This slide deck is intended to give you a variety of slides that you can pull from, depending on your need. The slide deck goes through the background first: climate change science, health impacts of climate change, and different energy sources. Then…

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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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HealthPartners: Earth Day event ideas

• Earth Day
• HealthPartners
• Exemplary Document

This is an exemplary document from HealthPartners, a list of Earth Day events for 2018 the system created as a resource for its hospitals and clinics to support celebrations. Earth Day is coming up in April, and local engagement is important to our commitment to sustainability. In April, we hope you’ll help your team learn a little more about sustainability at HealthPartners – and maybe even do…

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