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Sustainable Healthcare The Joint Commission

(Just Now) WEBMany healthcare organizations are reducing their carbon footprint in response to the adverse effects on the environment caused by excess waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Greener healthcare practices provide meaningful, lasting health and …

https://www.jointcommission.org/our-priorities/sustainable-healthcare/

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Health Care Sustainability Metrics: Building A Safer, Low-Carbon …

(Just Now) WEBThe health sector’s contribution to damaging and degrading the natural environment has become increasingly clear in recent years. A 2019 estimate places health care’s global …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01103

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The environmental footprint of health care: a global …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth care is a large economic sector and employer in many countries. The average spending on health care among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is about 9% …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30121-2/fulltext

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Environmental sustainability of health systems: time to act

(3 days ago) WEBThe health-care sector faces a great climate change paradox: health-care facilities and health-care givers are responsible for providing care to those who face harm and illness …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00730-4/fulltext

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The Health Care Leader’s Guide to Sustainability and …

(8 days ago) WEBls and ActionsThe CEO’s Guide to Sustainability and DecarbonizationSustainability, which was once characterized in health care as an optional “add-on” to hospital operat. ons …

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2024/02/Sustainability-Executive-Toolkit.pdf

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WHO publishes guidance on climate resilient and …

(9 days ago) WEBThe WHO guidance provides a broad range of interventions for health sector decision makers to enhance both climate resilience and environmental sustainability along the four fundamental requirements …

https://www.who.int/news/item/12-10-2020-who-publishes-guidance-on-climate-resilient-and-environmentally-sustainable-health-care-facilities

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Planetary health care: a framework for sustainable health systems

(3 days ago) WEBMost published work on health-care sustainability and institutional action towards this goal has focused on decarbonising operations within health systems. 7 Optimising building …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00005-X/fulltext

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WHO guidance for climate resilient and environmentally …

(3 days ago) WEBOverview . The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an …

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240012226

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Sustainable Healthcare Resource Center - The Joint Commission

(9 days ago) WEBThe Joint Commission recognizes those organizations committed to reducing their carbon footprint through our Sustainable Healthcare Certification program. But no matter …

https://www.jointcommission.org/our-priorities/sustainable-healthcare/sustainable-healthcare-resource-center/

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Sustainability for Health Care - Achieving Your Sustainability Goals …

(4 days ago) WEBIn health care, sustainability refers to the integration of environmental stewardship, social equity and fiduciary responsibility to support healthy, equitable and resilient …

https://www.aha.org/sustainability

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Environmentally sustainable health systems: a strategic document

(Just Now) WEBOverview. This strategic document builds on the evidence that health systems have a considerable environmental impact but that they can also have positive …

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2017-2241-41996-57723

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Environmental sustainability in healthcare systems: role of frugal

(7 days ago) WEBGreater use of frugal innovation has the potential to provide affordable healthcare with a lower environmental footprint, argue Cyan Brown , Yasser Bhatti , …

https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-076381

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Here's how healthcare can reduce its carbon footprint

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare systems account for over 4% of global CO2 emissions. Climate change affects a wide range of human health outcomes. Health systems can drive …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/cop27-how-healthcare-can-reduce-carbon-footprint/

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Advancing sustainable healthcare: a concept analysis of eco …

(9 days ago) WEBAs the healthcare sector grapples with its environmental footprint, the concept of Eco-conscious Nursing emerges as a pivotal framework for integrating …

https://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-024-02197-0

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Addressing Healthcare's Carbon Footprint: 8 Expert Takeaways

(4 days ago) WEBThe climate crisis is not just an environmental issue—it's a health issue. With the healthcare sector responsible for 8.5 percent of the United States' greenhouse …

https://hbhi.jhu.edu/news/addressing-healthcares-carbon-footprint-8-expert-takeaways

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Towards Green and Sustainable Healthcare: A Literature Review …

(3 days ago) WEBThe health sector is one of the keys to sustainable development. Although it is directly related to only one Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 3, “Ensuring a …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858978/

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25 hospitals setting the standard for sustainability in health care

(9 days ago) WEBPractice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in …

https://practicegreenhealth.org/about/news/25-hospitals-setting-standard-sustainability-health-care

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Healthcare’s role in environmental sustainability

(1 days ago) WEBThe healthcare industry contributes to solid waste production, greenhouse gasses, and climate change. Healthcare workers are obligated to ensure patient safety …

https://www.myamericannurse.com/healthcares-role-in-environmental-sustainability/

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Environmentally sustainable health - World Health Organization

(5 days ago) WEBA vision for an environmentally sustainable health system is put forth, as being a health system that improves, maintains or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/340375/WHO-EURO-2017-2241-41996-57723-eng.pdf?sequence=3

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Health system sustainability - GSK

(2 days ago) WEBImproving sustainability in healthcare is complex, involving collaboration between industry, regulators, payers, healthcare professionals, and patients. We need to …

https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/responsibility/environment/health-system-sustainability/

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HackensackUMC NJ Sustainability

(5 days ago) WEBApril 21, 2017-In recognition for groundbreaking achievement and innovation in health care sustainability, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center …

http://registry.njsbdc.com/business-profile/228/196/hackensackumc

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Health and social care professional standards need to be updated …

(1 days ago) WEBBackground Human health is inextricably linked to planetary health. The desire to nurture and protect both concurrently requires the mitigation of healthcare-associated …

https://bmjleader.bmj.com/content/8/3/260

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Study 2024-13 (HSR) Performance of the Belgian health

(Just Now) WEBOngoing study - Climate change is a major global public health priority. The delivery of healthcare services generates considerable greenhouse gas emissions and …

https://kce.fgov.be/en/study-2024-13-hsr-performance-of-the-belgian-health-system-indicators-for-assessing-environmental

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Mental Health in Primary Care and Community: Theory Courses

(4 days ago) WEBAn ecological model and social determinants of health are examined as factors influencing the development of mental disorders and treatment effectiveness. Emphasis is placed …

https://www.seattleu.edu/cejs/sustainability-in-academics/sustainability-courses/repository/courses/mental-health-in-primary-care-and-community-theory.php

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Organon Issues 2023 ESG Report, Highlighting Strides in Women’s …

(9 days ago) WEBSeptember 17, 2024 7:30 am EDT . JERSEY CITY, N.J. – September 17, 2024 – Organon (NYSE: OGN), a global healthcare company with a focus on women’s …

https://www.organon.com/esg/news/organon-issues-2023-esg-report-highlighting-strides-in-womens-health-equity-and-environmental-stewardship/

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Complex Urban Systems for Sustainability and Health (CUSSH)

(2 days ago) WEBSince 2018, CUSSH has worked with thirteen partner organisations across four continents to help cities develop in ways which improve population health and …

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/environmental-design/research-projects/2024/sep/complex-urban-systems-sustainability-and-health-cussh

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Sustainability and Resilience Planning • Together North Jersey

(2 days ago) WEBSustainability and Resilience Planning. Counties and municipalities prepare master plans to establish a long-term comprehensive vision for a community’s development and to …

https://togethernorthjersey.com/tnj-sustainability-toolkit/sustainability-element-resilience-planning/

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Mandate that every Ontario health-care institution have a …

(6 days ago) WEBTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) advocate that the government of Ontario mandate that every health …

https://rnao.ca/membership/resolutions/mandate-that-every-ontario-health-care-institution-have-a-dedicated

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About Us Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ

(7 days ago) WEBAbout Us. Palisades Medical Center is one of 18 hospitals in the Hackensack Meridian Health Network. Located on the Hudson River waterfront in North Bergen, N.J., …

https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/locations/palisades-medical-center/about-us

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Position Details - Environmental Fastenal

(Just Now) WEBJob Description. Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Support 1225 Mid Valley Dr, Jessup, PA 18434 PA100 Distribution Center Full-time Shift(s): …

https://jobs.fastenal.com/details/574514

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Postgraduate Diploma In Safety Health And Environmental …

(3 days ago) WEBThe programme is tailor-made to meet the safety, health and environmental needs of Zimbabwe and the world at large. It intends to equip students with both theoretical and …

https://ww5.msu.ac.zw/home/faculties/social-sciences/geography-environmental-sustainability-and-resilience-building/postgraduate-diploma-in-safety-health-and-environmental-management/

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Sustaining connections: ASU alumnae bring youth climate - ASU …

(5 days ago) WEBWhen Hailey Campbell Hailey Campbell graduated with a Master of Sustainability Solutions from the School of Sustainability in 2021. and Liz Quigley Liz …

https://news.asu.edu/20240919-environment-and-sustainability-sustaining-connections-asu-alumnae-bring-youth-climate

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