Healthier hospitals initiative agenda

Healthier hospitals initiative agenda

Improve Environmental Health and Patient Safety

1. Design and operate healthier and safer facilities for patients and employees

2. Purchase safer and more sustainable products and materials

3. Support the use of safer chemicals and green chemistry

4. Promote nutritious, sustainable food choices

Reduce Health Care's Use of Natural Resources and Generation of Waste

1. Reduce the consumption of energy, Support the transition to renewable energy sources

2. Conserve water

3. Minimize waste and emissions; decrease /eliminate incineration

4. Address pharmaceutical waste

5. Improve transportation strategies for patients and staff

Institutionalize Sustainability and Safety

1. Make sustainability and safety a strategic imperative

2. Promote environmental health literacy internally and through community programs

3. Invest in sustainability research and innovation

4. Engage in public policy to promote sustainability and safety