Practice Greenhealth

Events

Attracting, retaining & engaging staff through sustainability culture

Date range
May 23, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
See how strategic staff recruitment and engagement models at three academic medical centers attract and retain top talent, address resource gaps, and promote a sustainable culture.

Closing plenary: Charting a course for climate resilience, equity & mitigation

Date range
May 23, 2024
public
Description

This event occurred as part of CleanMed 2024. For information about CleanMed, the premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability, visit CleanMed.org.

Building effective sustainability governance - A tale of 3 hospitals

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear from sustainability leaders from three hospitals as they share insights from their sustainability journeys on how to engage and manage stakeholder expectations, build momentum, increase program visibility, and create effective governance structures.

Lessons from federal health system sustainability successes

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear from federal health system experts as they share lessons from their work to advance decarbonization and resilience efforts through the Federal Health Systems Learning Network.

Sustainability: An emerging dimension of clinical decision making

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Through interactive cases, hear how clinicians’ day-to-day decisions drive health care’s environmental impact and how decisions made early in clinical care planning can mitigate environmental harms.

Tackling the plastic crisis Identifying innovative clinical solutions

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Discover the staggering health impacts of health care plastic pollution, and hear clinical solutions to reduce your reliance on medical plastics.

Learning from the local landscape: Building equity, climate resilience & community well being

Date range
May 22, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
This dynamic session explored Salt Lake City basin's deep challenges with poor air quality and the realities of a changing climate. Moderated by leaders from the area's premier health care systems, this plenary featured insights from a panel of leaders at the forefront of public and environmental health and community advocacy.

How 2 health systems are meeting HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge targets

Date range
May 21, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Learn from sustainability leaders from two health systems as they share strategies and tactics for reducing scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions to achieve HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge targets.

Opening plenary with keynote speaker Dr. Britt Wray

Date range
May 21, 2024
partners-exclusive
Description
Climate change is the number one threat to public health, and research shows that climate anxiety and trauma are on the rise. The work of Dr. Britt Wray, an eco-anxiety expert from Stanford University, on the psychological toll of climate change reveals a surprising truth – that embracing climate distress can help solve both mental health and ecological challenges.

Destination CleanMed 2024: The value of clinical leadership & governance structure in advancing sustainability

Date range
May 2, 2024, 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)
public
Description

Clinical care is a driving factor of health care emissions and pollution. As the largest percentage of a hospital's workforce, it is critical to engage, educate, and empower clinicians to lead change. Health care organizations gain many benefits from positioning a health professional in a leadership role within their sustainability governance structure.

Reducing food waste to feed your community & save money

Date range
April 25, 2024, 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)
public
Description
Learn from Practice Greenhealth partners about the creative and comprehensive approaches they have used to reduce wasted food, and how doing so has saved money, reduced their climate impact, and supported hunger relief in their communities.

Guidance for conducting a complete GHG inventory | Scope 3 (Categories 5,8,11,13,15)

Date range
April 18, 2024, 2 pm ET (11 am PT)
partners-exclusive
Description
Hear advice from our in-house expert on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory, explicitly focusing on Scope 3 categories 5 (waste generated in operations), 8 (upstream leased assets), 11 (use of sold products), 13 (downstream leased assets), and 15 (investments).

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Who We Are

Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,700 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the health care value chain.