{Past Event} - An Online Tutorial of the 2014 Environmental Excellence Awards System

Objectives 

This webinar will provide an introduction to the 2014 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards system and take potential applicants on a virtual tour of the new Awards Dashboard and the Partner for Change Award application.

• Introduce and give brief overview of new 2014 Awards system.
• US EPA regulatory check, application period and submission deadline.
• Provide instructions for accessing previously submitted applications.
• Outline new Award types available to health care members in 2014.
• Present scoring framework for the 2014 Environmental Excellence Awards program.
• Delineate the required metrics for the 2014 Partner for Change Award.
• Tour the new Dashboard and Greenhealth Partner for Change Award application. 

Presenters 

Lin Hill, Director of Awards, Practice Greenhealth

As Director of the Awards Program, Lin is responsible for managing all aspects of the Awards program, from developing the Award applications, to reviewing the completed applications, to designing the Awards ceremony at CleanMed each year. Lin particularly enjoys supporting Practice Greenhealth members while they prepare their Award applications each year. With over 15 years of experience in pollution prevention, Lin has worked both inside and outside of the regulatory arena. 

Cecilia Deloach Lynn, Director of Facility Engagement & Metrics, Practice Greenhealth

Cecilia DeLoach Lynn is the Director of Facility Engagement & Metrics for Practice Greenhealth. She brings more than 16 years’ experience in developing customized sustainability programs for health care institutions, and has expertise in providing professional education to health care audiences on a range of sustainability topics. She has developed numerous tools and guidance on topics such as waste, chemicals, energy, water, and purchasing—to today’s more current focus on building an infrastructure, leadership and measurement framework for sustainability. Cecilia leads Practice Greenhealth’s ongoing efforts to define a set of sustainability metrics that accurately reflect environmental performance in healthcare and manages a portfolio of nearly 300 hospitals. She has partnered with Practice Greenhealth’s Awards and IT Directors to redesign this year’s awards system.