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See how we can help you: Buildings Promote green and healthy health care facility design, construction, renovation and operations in order to minimize environmental impacts and foster restorative and sustainable healing environments. Read more Chemicals Work with health care to eliminate harmful chemicals or substitute them with safer alternatives while minimizing chemical exposure of patients, health care workers, communities, and the environment. Read more Climate and Health Health systems and health professionals are implementing business-smart initiatives that also protect their communities from increased diseases and more frequent extreme weather events caused by climate change. Read More Energy Accelerate the implementation of energy efficiency while promoting clean, renewable energy in health care, mobilizing the sector as a leader for a healthy energy future for all. Read more Engaged Leadership Almost 90 percent of the top-performing institutions in our sustainability benchmark report have an executive-level champion at the top of the reporting structure. Read more Food Promote, purchase, and serve sustainably grown, healthy food to improve environmental health, build better food systems, and address the upstream social and economic determinants of non-communicable diseases. Read More Greening the OR Though a tiny percentage of a hospital’s total physical footprint, operating rooms can drive big facilities’ cost savings and efficiency improvements through smart, incremental, sustainable practices. Read More Sustainable Procurement Sustainability professionals and purchasing managers should work together to embed sustainability into purchasing processes and engage suppliers to provide innovative, sustainable products with a reduced impact on human health and the environment. Read More Transportation Promote transportation strategies for patients, their families, and staff that support healthier local and regional transport systems while reducing health care's environmental impact. Read More Waste Promote zero waste policies, reduce the volume and toxicity of waste produced by the health care sector, and implement safe, sustainable disposal options as alternatives to incineration. Read More Water Reducing water consumption is a great place for hospitals and health systems to start improving their environmental impact and sustainability practices. Read More NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS COVID-19 update To our health care community, thank you for your tireless work during this unprecedented time. Supporting you remains our priority. Read More How hospitals can address community food insecurity during coronavirus Practice Greenhealth is working with Copia to coordinate the donation of food from hospitals to communities facing increased food insecurity from COVID-19. Read More Previous Next Subscribe to News & Updates COVID-19 update 19 March 2020 To our health care community, thank you for your tireless work during this unprecedented time. Supporting you remains our priority. Read More OR nurses repurpose blue wrap for those in need 3 March 2020 University of Chicago Health’s operating room nurses joined together as volunteers off-hours to craft sleeping bags out of their volumes of disposable blue wrap. Read More Earth Day 2020: Show and tell 14 February 2020 April 22 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and this year’s theme is climate action. There is no better time to raise our collective voice and show the world how health care leads on climate to pro... Read More See All News & Updates Practice GreenHealth newsletter Sign up to get the latest news and resources in your inbox. Subscribe Tools & Resources 2019 sustainability data 2019 sustainability data Learn More Anesthetic gas toolkit Practice Greenhealth is pleased to offer members a toolkit to help hospitals and health systems reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from anesthetic gases. Learn More Greenhouse gas reduction toolkit To reduce the health impacts of climate change, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be reduced, and hospitals have an essential role to play. Learn More Find More Tools & Resources Join Practice Greenhealth Practice Greenhealth is the health care sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help hospitals and health systems meet their health, financial, and community goals. 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