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Save the date! Join the webinar "Adjusting the Lens on Plastics & Healthcare" hosted by GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) in collaboration with groundWork South Africa and Health Care Without Harm. Understand the true role of plastics in healthcare and combat false solutions. 🗓 July 15 ⏰ 11 AM EST 🗣 French Interpretation Available! Register now! bit.ly/GAIAPlasticWebinar #PlasticFreeJuly

In her recent blog, Dr. Hilary Ong shares an exclusive look at her latest research project, which revealed that 75% of single-use materials in laceration repair kits were unused by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals’ pediatric emergency medicine clinicians, resulting in significant waste. Most of these unused materials are plastic-based. Clinicians participating in the study identified that only four out of the 17 items in the kits were necessary. By using only the essential items, they could potentially reduce waste by approximately 70%, equivalent to reducing 50% of their annual greenhouse gas emissions from laceration repair procedures alone. 🔗 Read the blog to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eQS_y8vP #ClinicianClimateLeadership

Learn from the experiences and insights of Rede D´Or São Luiz in #Brazil, which implemented #EnergyEfficiency projects to ensure the effectiveness of their air-conditioning system based on chilled water plant automation, monitoring, and optimizing energy consumption. Read about their goals, strategies, progress, challenges, and lessons learned in this detailed case study  ➡️  https://lnkd.in/ewWwDXJP This case study was created as part of the Health Care Climate Learning Initiative, which convened leaders from health care organizations around the world to discuss proven practices, share challenges, and collaborate on climate goals and strategies. 🔗 Check out all 38 case studies and view our guidance to help health care facilities transition toward net-zero emissions while prioritizing health equity, resilience, and adaptive capacity. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exifbhKa Thank you to all our partners around the world who participated in this effort. #HealthCareClimateLearningInitiative Salud sin Daño | Health Care Without Harm

The grand prize winner of our Health Care Culinary Contest, Chef Michael Millben from Mayo Clinic, and his recipe, three sisters blue zone tacos, were featured in Foodservice Director. Get the scoop ⬇️ Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth team up with Menus of Change, an initiative of The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to offer the culinary contest.

Despite widespread global support for climate action, a majority believe they're outnumbered. Discover the TRUTH in our #WeAreTheMajority video. https://lnkd.in/dDNpfYXP #WeAreTheMajority Global Climate and Health Alliance | Sunway Centre for Planetary Health | Stop Ecocide International | Amnesty International | WIA Philanthropy | Power Shift Africa | Make Polluters Pay | Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) | Black Girls Rising | Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) | 350.org | Our Kids' Climate | Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative | World Medical Association | Project Dandelion

As a founding member of the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA), Health Care Without Harm is proud to share that Shweta Narayan will join GCHA as their Campaigns Lead. As International Climate and Health Campaigner at Health Care Without Harm, Shweta led our work with seven regional and country-based health professional networks calling for a just transition towards a fossil fuel-free society. We are excited to see her work to advance the climate and health agenda more broadly across all sectors continue at GCHA. We wish Shweta the best of luck and are grateful for her dedication and expertise in moving this global work forward.

Today marks the beginning of #PlasticFreeJuly. Throughout this month, we will be celebrating the efforts of hospitals and health systems worldwide to combat plastic pollution and reduce plastic use. Stay tuned to our X account for fascinating insights and updates: https://x.com/HCWHGlobal

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) just published two case studies highlighting how Boston Medical Center (BMC) and OhioHealth, two nonprofit safety net health care providers, are using the Inflation Reduction Act (#IRA) to reduce carbon emissions. These case studies can offer health organizations in similar situations a roadmap for how to use the IRA to serve their core mission, reduce climate-related health impacts, and advance health equity. Learn more and read the case studies. ⬇️

Discover how Health Care Climate Council members and Practice Greenhealth partners Northwell Health and Mass General Brigham are implementing initiatives to reduce the climate impact of anesthetic gases, such as decommissioning central nitrous oxide, eliminating desflurane, and reducing the share of metered-dose inhalers that are prescribed and shifting to alternatives where possible. This great Fierce Healthcare article by Anastassia Gliadkovskaya also spotlights our collaboration with National Academy of Medicine and IHI to co-design resources for implementing health care decarbonization initiatives and includes insights from health care climate leaders Dr. Gregg Furie, Dr. Teresa Murray Amato, and Jonathan Slutzman.💡

📢📢 Action alert: Calling all health and sustainability professionals, and health care organizations Help address the climate crisis and reduce health care emissions by signing and sharing the Greater Boston Physicans for Social Responsibility open letter to AstraZeneca asking them to bring the Symbicort Turbuhaler to the U.S. market. This low-emissions, dry powder inhaler (DPI) is available in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, China, and other countries – but not in the United States – and NOW is the time to bring this inhaler to the U.S. market. Read the letter ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dPSTufXW Sign the letter here by July 29 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dBM3iP-t