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WHO publishes guidance on climate resilient and …

(9 days ago) WEBNew WHO guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities provides health professionals and health care facility managers with key tools and …

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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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 operational benefits. Learn how The Joint Commission supports all healthcare …

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

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Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Health Care Facilities Toolkit

(7 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative (SCRHCFI) is an effort to help assure the continuity of quality health and human care before, during, and after extreme weather events. This web-based toolkit includes the SCRHCFI Best Practices document, a five-element

https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/sustainable-and-climate-resilient-health-care-facilities-toolkit

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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 environments and communities over time. Sustainability in health care is based on a simple principle: Everything that humans need for their survival and well-being depends

https://www.aha.org/sustainability

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Healthy and sustainable health care facilities

(9 days ago) WEBButaro Hospital features innovative design measures to control hospital-acquired infections and conserve energy. Opened in 2011, the 150-bed facility serves around 400,000 people of the Burera District, a rural area of northern Rwanda. Due to the temperate climate and use of passive solar design and natural ventilation, the facility …

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/healthy-and-sustainable-health-care-facilities

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WHO guidance for climate resilient and environmentally …

(2 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 unstable and changing climate; and to empower health care facilities to be environmentally sustainable, by optimizing the use of resources and minimizing the release of waste into the environment.

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789240012226

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Sustainable Healthcare Facilities - Green Healthcare Institutions

(4 days ago) WEBIn 2004 the healthcare industry in the United States constituted 16 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. Today, the United States is experiencing one of the largest healthcare facility building booms since the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, commonly referred to as the Hill-Burton Act, was passed in 1946 (Public Law 79-725). …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK54143/

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WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally …

(1 days ago) WEBGuide health care facility officials to work with health determining sectors (including water and sanitation, energy, transportation, food, urban planning, environment) to prepare for additional health risks posed by climate change through a resilience approach, and to promote environmentally sustainable practices in providing these services.

https://toolkit.climate.gov/reports/who-guidance-climate-resilient-and-environmentally-sustainable-health-care-facilities

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Sustainability Transforms Healthcare Facilities' Design, …

(8 days ago) WEBSustainable green building practices are transforming healthcare facilities’ design, construction, and operations. These practices will not only save money during the life of most healthcare facilities, …

https://www.facilitiesnet.com/healthcarefacilities/article/Sustainability-Transforms-Healthcare-Facilities-Design-Construction-and-Operations--17240

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Sustainable Healthcare Facilities: A Scoping Review

(Just Now) WEBSustainable development has become one of the major objectives in building and operating healthcare facilities, as they exert a major impact on the environment and society. It is also critically important for modern healthcare facilities to adapt to an aging population, rapid technology upgrades, and the increasing demand for quality health care.

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0002170

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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 carbon footprint

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

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The Health Care Leader’s Guide to Sustainability and …

(8 days ago) WEBPage 6 of 22 Over 3,500 health care facilities are tracking emissions associated with facility energy consumption in Energy to Care, the American Society for Health Care Engineering’s (ASHE’s) award-winning sustainability program for health care facility management professionals who

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

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Sustainability in Healthcare: Perspectives and Reflections …

(3 days ago) WEBINTRODUCTION. Sustainability is an important point of attention for the public at large, for governments, and for the healthcare system [1-3].Previously, the term sustainability has been mostly related to environmental degradation [].Nowadays, the significance of sustainability has evolved and is related to other aspects, such as the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7591295/

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Strategic steps to sustainability in healthcare

(2 days ago) WEBA healthcare facility needs to have reliable and resilient engineering systems to ensure safety for its patients. While other industries may be more willing to try new technologies and strategies to promote sustainability, healthcare facilities must find solutions proven to work in the unique health care environment.

https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/Strategic-steps-to-sustainability-in-healthcare--13629

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Sustainable Healthcare Facilities - The National Academies Press

(4 days ago) WEBRead chapter 2 Sustainable Healthcare Facilities: Green Healthcare Institutions : Health, Environment, and Economics, Workshop Summary is based on the nin Login Register Cart Help. Green Healthcare The Green Guide for Health Care is a web-based, downloadable, free, open-source tool. In January 2006, the website registrants …

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/11878/chapter/3

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Sustainability Guide for Healthcare Facilities: 5 Ways to Get Started

(6 days ago) WEBUtilize large windows for natural lighting and warmth. Invest in solar. Ensure proper sealing of windows and doors to avoid air leakage. Install automatic doors to better manage airflow from high foot traffic. Use indoor plants as natural air purifiers and plant trees to provide shade outside. 2.

https://greenbusinessbureau.com/blog/sustainability-guide-for-healthcare-facilities-5-ways-to-get-started/

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Benefits of Sustainability in Healthcare Facilities

(7 days ago) WEBOne study shows the healthcare industry could save $15 billion over the next 10 years by implementing sustainable practices. Sustainability initiatives offer significant environmental and financial benefits for organizations — benefits that will help hospitals and care systems thrive now and in the future.

https://www.facilitiesnet.com/healthcarefacilities/article/Benefits-of-Sustainability-in-Healthcare-Facilities--17241

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Sustainable Healthcare Case Study: Resilience Complements

(7 days ago) WEBThe Veterans Medical Center in New Orleans, La. — or Project Legacy, as this $995 million, 1.6 million square-foot medical center is called — began accepting patients in December 2016 and will open in phases throughout 2017.This facility sets new standards for the VA’s patient-centered care, in a facility that honors veterans’ service …

https://www.facilitiesnet.com/healthcarefacilities/article/Sustainable-Healthcare-Case-Study-Resilience-Complements-Sustainability--17242

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Sustainable strategies for healthcare facilities

(7 days ago) WEBThe incorporation of sustainable and natural materials is beneficial to the well-being and recovery of patients in healthcare facilities. Within the design itself, focusing on materiality is a

https://www.mcknights.com/marketplace/marketplace-experts/sustainable-strategies-for-healthcare-facilities/

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Global Center for Sustainable Healthcare – making healthcare

(Just Now) WEBWhat is “Sustainable Healthcare”? While most healthcare extends lives and reduces suffering, the way we currently practice medicine is unsustainable for patients, clinicians, health systems, societies and the planet. A sustainable healthcare seeks to help patients with the things that matters, facilitates for clinicians to care for our patients, maximize …

https://globalsustainablehealthcare.org/

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Contribution of hospital pharmacists to sustainable healthcare: a

(6 days ago) WEBBackground With a global annual carbon footprint of the healthcare sector of 2 gigatons of CO2e, healthcare systems must contribute to the fight against climate change. Hospital pharmacists could be key players in ecological transition due to their role in managing healthcare products. The aim of this study was to summarise the evidence …

https://ejhp.bmj.com/content/early/2024/05/22/ejhpharm-2024-004098

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AIDE-MEMOIRE Safe, climate-resilient and environmentally …

(3 days ago) WEBdelivering health care services to enhance the sustainability of health care facility operations. • Institute procedures to implement environmentally sustainable supply chains. Healthy and safe work environments Establish a programme for occupational health and safety for health care workers at the facility: include a policy on safety, health

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/who-compendium-on-health-and-environment/hcf-aide-memoire.pdf?sfvrsn=9e6d541e_1&download=true

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Sustainable Financing for Primary Health Care: building the …

(7 days ago) WEBJoin us on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. (Brasilia) // 7:00 a.m (Washington DC or EDT) for the G20 Side Event on Sustainable Financing for Primary Health Care: building the foundation of Resilient Health Systems. This event, being hosted by the Alliance for Primary Health Care, will examine how G20 countries are …

https://www.paho.org/en/events/sustainable-financing-primary-health-care-building-foundation-resilient-health-systems

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3 Keys for Hospitals to Achieve Sustainable Financial Stability

(8 days ago) WEBThat 4% difference will have a significant negative impact on health care organizations’ revenues as tens of millions of patients opt into Medicare coverage when they become eligible. Combined underpayments from Medicare and Medicaid were nearly $130 billion in 2022, up from $76 billion in 2019, notes an AHA Fact Sheet released …

https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2024-05-28-3-keys-hospitals-achieve-sustainable-financial-stability

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Climate Change and Health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(8 days ago) WEBIn addition, increasing the environmental sustainability of health care facilities also involves procuring goods and services that follow the principles of environmental sustainability. WHO has developed Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities. This guidance aims to assist countries in identifying

https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/climate-change-and-health/country-support/climate-resilient-and-environmentally-sustainable-health-care-facilities

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LifeNet International extends health sector project to the north

(5 days ago) WEBHe said as part of the project, LifeNet International partnered health care facilities to receive a suite of high-impact interventions, comprising health worker behaviour change, clinical training

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/ghana/lifenet-international-extends-health-sector-project-to-the-north/ar-BB1ngLCA

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Message of support by President Cyril Ramaphosafor the 'Lives in …

(6 days ago) WEBuniversal access to reproductive and sexual health services; access to sexual and reproductive health commodities (including through localised manufacturing) and more investments in climate-resilient and sustainable health systems. Investing in women, newborns, children and adolescents is a moral, a social and an economic imperative.

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/26-05-2024-message-of-support-by-president-cyril-ramaphosafor-the-lives-in-the-balance-high-level-dialogue-serieson-investing-in-women-children-and-adolescents-on-the-margins-of-the-77th-world-health-assembly

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Preventing maternal and child mortality: upcoming WHO …

(Just Now) WEBFortunately, what works is known. Successful approaches include high-quality essential health and nutrition services; a multipronged approach to maximise resources and address workforce shortages; stronger primary health-care delivery; prioritising the hardest-to-reach communities; and universal access to reproductive and …

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/20-05-2024-preventing-maternal-and-child-mortality-upcoming-who-resolution-must-galvanise-action-to-tackle-the-unacceptable-weight-of-preventable-deaths

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Failure to increase investment in adolescent well-being could have …

(1 days ago) WEBToday’s adolescents, aged 10–19 years, face unprecedented challenges amidst a rapidly evolving world, according to a new report calling for greater investments in adolescent well-being. The report, released at the 77th World Health Assembly, was commissioned by The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, working with …

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/28-05-2024-failure-to-increase-investment-in-adolescent-well-being-could-have-a-staggering-economic-cost-with-potential-losses-amounting-to-usd-110-trillion-from-2024---2050

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Global report reveals major gaps in menstrual health and hygiene …

(6 days ago) WEBNEW YORK, GENEVA, 28 May 2024 – Around the world, menstrual health and hygiene needs are being overlooked due to limited access to information, education, products and services, as well as inadequate facilities and inequalities. A new report, Progress on drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools 2000–2023: special focus …

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2024-global-report-reveals-major-gaps-in-menstrual-health-and-hygiene-in-schools

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Child care centers at workplaces gain popularity. Are they …

(Just Now) WEBPatagonia’s foray into child care began in 1983 when some of the company’s original employees started having children. As the clothing retailer grew, so did its child care footprint. Nowadays, it operates three child care centers — two in southern California and one in Reno, Nevada — serving roughly 200 children.

https://apnews.com/article/workplace-child-care-46634e1728c2deccb67a1f7335b691da

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