Leading the Health Care Sector to Sustainability
Practice Greenhealth, HCWH, and the Healthier Hospitals Initiative describe strategies and resources for bringing sustainable practices to the health care sector. enlarge video
Practice Greenhealth, HCWH, and the Healthier Hospitals Initiative describe strategies and resources for bringing sustainable practices to the health care sector. enlarge video
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
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
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
Health Care Without Harm: Leading the global movement for environmentally responsible health care
"First Do No Harm" ... Together with our partners around the world, Health Care Without Harm shares a vision of a health care sector that does no harm, and instead promotes the health of people and the environment. To that end, we are working to implement ecologically sound and healthy alternatives to health care practices that pollute the environment and contribute to disease. more
HCWH News
February 1, 2013
Health Care Without Harm Blog
Health Care Without Harm Blog
HCWH Blog: Global Mercury Free Health Care by 2020!
The world’s governments finalized text for a global legally binding treaty on mercury, the bio-accumulative heavy metal that is poisoning the world’s fish supply, threatening public health and the environment. Among other measures, the treaty text mandates an end to the manufacture, import and export of mercury thermometers and sphygmomanometers by 2020. This is a major victory for those working to green the health sector around the world. moreJanuary 23, 2013
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
HCWH and WHO Laud Global Agreement to Phase-out Mercury Devices in Healthcare
The world’s governments have finalized text for a global legally binding treaty on mercury, the bio-accumulative heavy metal that is poisoning the world’s fish supply, threatening public health and the environment. Among other measures, the treaty text mandates an end to the manufacture, import and export of mercury thermometers and blood pressure devices (sphygmomanometers) by 2020. moreEnvironmental Health News
October 27, 2012, Modern Healthcare
By Ashok Selvam
By Ashok Selvam
New breed of manager works to curb energy use, resource consumption
Excerpt: "Hospitals, because of their 24/7 operations, rank as one of the largest consumers of energy. Healthcare facilities consume more than 10% of the total energy used in U.S. commercial buildings and spend more than $8 billion a year on energy, including gas and electricity, according to the U.S. Energy Department. And healthcare facilities as a sector rank close to the top for total electricity consumption among commercial buildings. The large expenditure presents a target for sustainability officers to attack, but only if they have adequate staffing resources. " moreOctober 12, 2012, The Nation
By Kendra Klein
By Kendra Klein
A New Prescription For the Local Food Movement
Excerpt: "Some hospitals, like St. Joe's in Ann Arbor, are seeking out local food—but for the local food movement, meeting their needs is a challenge." moreReports and Publications
June 13, 2012
Health Care Research Collaborative
Health Care Research Collaborative
Mercury in Dental Amalgam and Resin-Based Alternatives
Based on current evidence,the ultimate goal of a phase-out of virtually all usage of dental mercury is recommended. This phase-out must be planned and deliberate, assuring continued emphasis on adequate restorations to prevent continued tooth decay and the potential of malnutrition in economically impoverished areas. moreApril 1, 2012
Health Care Research Collaborative
Health Care Research Collaborative
Creating a Culture of Sustainability
Sustainability seeks to balance and simultaneously optimize environmental, social and financial concerns. Sustainability in healthcare represents a particularly challenging undertaking as it necessarily encompasses the wide variety of facilities, operations and activities in a typical healthcare organization. moreSeptember 2011
Health Care Research Collaborative
Health Care Research Collaborative
Green Cleaning in Healthcare
Green cleaning is a new, promising approach to environmental cleaning that aims at reducing harm to human health and the environment while maintaining or improving the hygiene of the healthcare environ¬ment. more
HCWH Nurses Workgroup
Find out how nurses can be environmental activists, using our Welcome Toolkit, Mini-Grant Initiative, rGBH-Free Dairy Toolkit, Environmental Health resources, Protect Antibiotics Toolkit, and other resources more



