Tools and resources

Plant-forward plates for health care (Old Ways)

• Guide

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A guide to modernizing salad bars (Los Angeles County Public Health)

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Humane Society's health care toolkit (Humane Society)

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Plant-forward by the numbers (Menus of Change)

• Guide

[Plant-Forward Future] This resource can help you make the business case for plant-forward and includes metrics and insights on consumer trends that show increased demand for plant proteins.

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Procuring renewable energy for health care facilities

• Energy Efficiency

Health care access to renewable energy Procuring renewable energy is a highly impactful step hospitals can take to reduce their carbon footprint and negative health impacts. As the cost of renewables falls, transitioning to renewables can reduce energy costs along with pollution. Practice Greenhealth urges health care facilities to set a goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2030. Renewable…

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Renewable energy sources for hospitals

• Energy

Hospitals and health systems around the world are investing in clean, renewable energy to protect the health of their patients and communities, attract and retain top-tier talent, increase the resilience of their operations to disasters, and reduce energy costs and price volatility. Combining renewable energy with electricity storage can help hospitals remain operational during extreme weather or…

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Renewable energy: Imperative to act

The health care industry is the only sector with health as its core mission. Open 24/7 and buzzing with high-tech, life-saving equipment, hospitals are incredibly energy-intensive facilities, consuming roughly 2.5 times more energy per square foot than a typical commercial office space. While being used to save lives and improve patient health, this energy is often generated by the combustion of…

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Plant-Forward Future resources

• Toolkit

    Plant-Forward Future is a curated set of resources from Practice Greenhealth, Health Care Without Harm and our partners that will help health care facilities set a plant-forward goal, menu and market plant-forward dishes, and track progress. The resources are divided into three categories: Implementation. There are multiple strategies a health care facility can use to implement a plant-…

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Plant-Forward Future: How-to guide (Practice Greenhealth)

• Guide

  [Plant-Forward Future] Diets that embrace plant-based proteins are trending for both health and environmental reasons. One in four consumers is eating less meat and roughly half of younger consumers and one-third of older people already regularly choose plant-based foods instead of meat. In the National Restaurant Association’s 2020 “What’s Hot” survey, plant-based proteins landed at number 2…

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Latest sustainability data

• Benchmark Report

Each year, Practice Greenhealth collects and compiles comprehensive sustainability data from hospitals that report through the Environmental Excellence Awards. Practice Greenhealth is then able to provide the sector’s best performance benchmarking data to hospitals and health systems working to build environmental stewardship into their mission. Sustainability initiatives can add value, reduce…

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