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Healing Garden Grows in Bhopal
The story of the Sambhavna Clinic, a non-profit holistic health clinic in Bhopal, India, built to treat those injured by the Union Carbide toxic gas release in 1984.  enlarge video
Gary Cohen, Uncommon Hero
HCWH's co-founder Gary Cohen is a recipient of the prestigious Skoll Award. This video, chronicling the evolution of HCWH's work, premiered at the 2009 Skoll World Forum.  enlarge video
Health Care Without Harm is an international coalition of more than 470 organizations in 52 countries working to transform the health care sector so it is no longer a source of harm to people and the environment.  enlarge video

Green Guide for Health Care

Imagine: Cancer treatment facilities built without materials linked to cancer; pediatric clinics free of chemicals that trigger asthma; hospitals with healthy food, fresh air, sunlight ...

Imagination is becoming reality today with a dynamic new healthy building initiative being used by leading health care institutions around the world. The Green Guide for Health Care is the first quantifiable sustainable design, construction and operations toolkit customized for the healthcare sector — and a transformational tool for building hospitals that are healthy for people and the environment.

Best practices in the Green Guide for Health Care include:

  • Incorporating healing design elements such as daylighting and views of nature
  • Using innovative technologies to reduce energy and water usage
  • Reducing hazardous chemicals such as mercury, lead, dioxin, cadmium, phthalates, and halogenated flame retardants
  • Implementing green operations, ranging from organic food to housekeeping and landscaping protocols

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