Tools and resources

A Guide to Batteries Used in Health Care

• Waste
• Guide
• Recycling

Several types of batteries are used in hospitals, many of which contain mercury and may also contain other heavy metals such as lead and cadmium. These metals may be a potential threat to human health and the environment if improperly disposed. This guide provides information on different types of batteries found in health care environments and the proper disposal options for them.

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“Fossil Fuel Free” retirement options

• Engaged Leadership
• Employees
• Guide
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) This document provides guidelines for how health systems can establish and offer retirement options for employees that are free of holdings with fossil fuel companies. In addition to doing good for the world by establishing green retirement options, research tells us that employees seek out employers who are green and reflect their values about the environment and…

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Broad EPP_Broad Chemicals Advocate 2016

• Chemicals
• Exemplary Document
• Advocate Health Care
• Policy
• Guide

Advocate Health Care outlines their guiding aims, principles, and practices regarding the purchase and use of chemicals.

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CDC Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

• Chemicals
• Guide
• Sterilants and Disinfectants
• Green Cleaning

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents evidence-based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of patient care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment.

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Employee engagement poster: Gundersen

• Employee engagement
• Exemplary Document
• Poster
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) This sample employee engagement poster features a staff member of Gundersen Health explaining "why a healthy environment is important to me."

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Employee engagement poster: Ascension Borgess Hospital

• Engaged Leadership
• Exemplary Document
• Employee engagement
• Poster
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) This sample employee engagement poster features a staff member of Ascension Borgess Hospital explaining "why a healthy environment is important to me."

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EcoWise IPM Process

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EcoWise integrated pest management contracting toolkit

• Chemicals
• Guide
• Integrated pest management

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a systematic approach that combines pest prevention with other management techniques that often lead to a reduction in pesticide use. Because IPM is perceived as desirable, public agencies are increasingly being challenged by regulatory agencies and the general public to implement IPM programs and hire technically proficient IPM service providers. We have…

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s waste audit report

• Climate and Health
• Less Waste
• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
• Report
• Waste
• Toolkit

(Less waste toolkit) Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) is a nonprofit academic health system that serves a patient population of 1.2 million in New England. The main campus, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), In 2014, DHMC generated 2,867.5 tons of waste and had a 35% reuse and recycling rate. As part of a five-year strategic goal planning process in 2015, D-HH’s Environmental…

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Environmental considerations for courier services

• Sustainable procurement
• Transportation
• Guide

Suggested environmental specifications and disclosure questions for courier services.

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