April 23, 2010
Issue 3
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in this issue
1. Health & Environment: Buildings, Energy, Food, GHGs, Purchasing,
Toxics, Transportation, Waste, Water
2. Awards/Conferences/Funding/Partnerships/Training
3. Member Questions
4. Coalition Office Updates
Welcome to the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care's Green Health Care
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1. BUILDINGS, ENERGY, FOOD, GHGs, PURCHASING, TOXICS, TRANSPORTATION, WASTE,
WATER
BUILDINGS
LEED Certified Health Care Facilities and Related Organizations in Canada
include to date:
. BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, BC.
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bc.org%2Fgreen_building_projects%2Fleed_certified_buildings.php%3Fid%3D18%26
press%3D1%26draw_column%3D3%3A3%3A2&id=preview> (Gold 05)
. EMS Headquarters and Fleet Centre, Cambridge, ON (Gold, 05)
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bc.org%2Fgreen_building_projects%2Fleed_certified_buildings.php%3Fid%3D17%26
press%3D1%26draw_column%3D3%3A3%3A2&id=preview>
. Hillside Centre - Interior Health Adult Psychiatric Centre,
Kamloops, BC (Gold 06)
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gbc.org%2Fcagbc%2Fmedia%2Farticles69.php&id=preview>
. St. Paul's Hospital 9A Mental Health Unit (Providence Health Care
Society) Vancouver, BC. (Certified 06)
. University of Victoria Medical Building, Victoria, BC (Gold, 06)
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ic.ca%2Fsustainability%2Fbuildings.php&id=preview>
. Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters, Ottawa, ON (Certified, 06)
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press%3D1%26draw_column%3D3%3A3%3A2&id=preview>
. McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC (Silver, 07)
. Cottonwood Lodge - a Fraser Health Residential Mental Health
Facility. Coquitlam, BC. (Gold, 2007)
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. Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, BC (Gold, 09)
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6press%3D1%26draw_column%3D3%3A3%3A2&id=preview>
. Upper River Valley Hospital, Waterville, NB (Silver 09)
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. Czorny Alzheimer Centre, Surrey, BC (Certified, 2010)
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Royal Jubilee Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority, BC (Gold, 2010)
The 500 bed facility is designed for LEED Gold, with an estimated completion
date of Dec. 2010. This building is part of the Pebble Partnership Project
at the Center for Health Design. By providing examples of healthcare
organizations whose facility design has made a difference in the quality of
care as well as their financial performance, the Pebble Project partners are
demonstrating that their facility can: Improve the quality of care for
patients; Attract more patients; Recruit and retain staff; Increase
philanthropic, community and corporate support; and Enhance operational
efficiency and productivity. See:
http://www.acciona-na.com/About-Us/Our-Projects/Canada/The-Royal-Jubilee-Hos
pital-Patient-Care-Centre.aspx
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ciona-na.com%2FAbout-Us%2FOur-Projects%2FCanada%2FThe-Royal-Jubilee-Hospital
-Patient-Care-Centre.aspx&id=preview>
McGill University Health Centre's Glen Campus Committed to Building and
Operating to LEED Silver
The Glen Campus will be the new home of the Royal Victoria and The Montreal
Children's hospitals, the Montreal Chest Institute, a Cancer Centre and the
Research Institute of the MUHC. Particular attention will be paid to water
conservation, energy efficiency, improving ambient air quality, ensuring
ecological use of materials, protection of the environment and an additional
focus on public and active transport. Construction began in April, 2010.
See: http://muhc.ca/new-muhc/glen-campus-article
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ENERGY
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Receives Funding for Geothermal
Project
A geothermal system will be installed to provide heating and cooling for
7,000 square feet of new space being developed as part of an overall
facility redevelopment plan. The project cost of $231,000 will come from the
Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) in Southern Ontario, a component of the
Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan. See:
http://www.helenaguergis.ca/EN/5120/96821
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lenaguergis.ca%2FEN%2F5120%2F96821&id=preview>
BC's Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)Takes Steps to Becoming
Carbon Neutral
In 2008, the organization put together its first sustainability team to find
creative ways to reduce PHSA's impact on the environment, aiming to be
carbon neutral by 2010. All new PHSA buildings will be designed to meet the
LEED gold standard, resulting in healthier work environments and energy
savings. PHSA was also the first health-care organization in Canada to use
energy efficient LED lights in one of its parking lots, something that
earned it a Power Smart Excellence Award from BC Hydro in 2008 for "New
Technology of the Year." PHSA also reduced its impact on the environment
through the use of medical teleconferencing, Telehealth and other efforts to
reduce staff travel. See:
http://www.phsa.ca/NR/rdonlyres/9562DD6C-C3A4-465D-AA47-75ECDECED6A0/37633/S
tepForward20091.pdf
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sa.ca%2FNR%2Frdonlyres%2F9562DD6C-C3A4-465D-AA47-75ECDECED6A0%2F37633%2FStep
Forward20091.pdf&id=preview>
Kaiser Permanente to Install Solar Power Systems at 15 Facilities
Kaiser Permanente has plans to deploy 15 megawatts (MW) of solar power
across 15 facilities in California by the summer of 2011 in partnership with
Recurrent Energy. The solar project is claimed as one of the largest
sustainable energy programs in U.S. health care. The solar power purchase
agreement project will provide on average 10 percent of the power needed to
run the buildings at these sites. Kaiser is expected to spend $95.6 million
over 20 years for power from the solar panels, which is nearly equal to what
it would spend to buy electricity from the grid, reports the San Francisco
Chronicle. the company wants to use onsite, renewable energy for 25 percent
of its electricity needs by 2020. See:
http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2010/033010solarpower.html
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p.org%2Fnewscenter%2Fpressreleases%2Fnat%2F2010%2F033010solarpower.html&id=p
review>
New US Military Hospital Designed to LEED Silver to Save 27% on Energy
Scheduled to open in spring 2011, the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in
Virginia will be the first hospital in the country to be built to meet the
LEED Silver requirements and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 regulations, plus
it will also incorporate the latest research findings of evidence-based
design (EBD). The hospital will consume 27.6% less energy (based on
regulated energy savings) than a typical hospital and will also save
approximately 4,000 tons in CO2 emissions. Much of the energy savings can be
attributed to a Multistack heat recovery chiller system for reheating,
high-efficiency variable speed drive chillers and variable air volume
devices. EBD as defined by
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althdesign.org%2F&id=preview> The Center for Health Design is the 'process
of basing design decisions about the built environment on credible research
to achieve the best possible outcomes in patient healing' was used. See:
http://contractormag.com/news/hospital-chiller-system-2345/
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ctormag.com%2Fnews%2Fhospital-chiller-system-2345%2F&id=preview>
Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, Wisconsin Strives for 100% Renewable Energy
With renewable energy projects involving wind, solar, biogas and
hydrokinetic energy, along with a top-to-bottom review of how it uses
energy, Gundersen Lutheran hospital is one of the leaders in how hospitals
approach sustainability. In February 2008, the hospital set a goal to reduce
energy consumption 20 percent by 2009 and to generate 100 percent of its
electricity using renewable energy by 2014. The hospital is halfway toward
its 2009 goal, which amounts to $409,000 in annualized savings, said Jerry
Arndt, Senior Vice President of Business Services, adding that the hospital
makes upgrades with "one eye on sustainability, and one eye on financials."
See:
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/gundersen-lutheran-hospital-st
rives-for-100-renewable-energy/
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vironmentalleader.com%2F2009%2F07%2F30%2Fgundersen-lutheran-hospital-strives
-for-100-renewable-energy%2F&id=preview>
FOOD
Strategies to Reduce Waste in Patient Food Services
This recently released White Paper from ARAMARK Healthcare's Dietetic
Internship Program and developed in concert with their National
Environmental Stewardship Initiative investigates strategies to reduce food
waste in patient food services, and offers up a communication tool to share
the strategies with hospital food service managers. See:
http://www.greenhealthcare.ca/downloads/H2010102%20Waste%20Reduction%20Resea
rch%20Paper.pdf
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eenhealthcare.ca%2Fdownloads%2FH2010102%2520Waste%2520Reduction%2520Research
%2520Paper.pdf&id=preview>
Balanced Menus: A Pilot Evaluation of Implementation in Four San Francisco
Bay Area Hospitals
Balanced Menus is a voluntary program that seeks to improve nutrition and
benefit the
environment by reducing meat purchasing among participating hospitals by 20
percent within 12 months. The program also promotes shifting towards serving
more sustainably produced meat. The report describes a pilot evaluation of
Balanced Menus program implementation in four San Francisco Bay Area
hospitals. The pilot investigation shows that the Balanced Menus program
implementation across these four hospitals yielded substantial savings in
costs and greenhouse gas emissions that exceeded the initial 20 percent
reduction goal. "One of the most compelling aspects of this evaluation is
the greenhouse gas emissions reductions," says co-author of the report, Roni
Neff, PhD. "If the four included hospitals continued what they were doing
for a year, they would collectively cut over 1,000 tons of carbon
dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions from meat purchases.See the
report at: http://www.noharm.org/lib/downloads/food/BMC_Report_Final.pdf
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harm.org%2Flib%2Fdownloads%2Ffood%2FBMC_Report_Final.pdf&id=preview>
An Estimated 3 Year Payback for Hospital to Grow Vegetables On-site in Hoop
Houses
St Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Michigan is building 12 hoop houses to grow
vegetables. Cost savings occur with (i) not mowing the area, (ii) from using
the vegetables in the hospital cafeteria and for patient meals, and (iii)
proceeds from the sale of the vegetables at a farmers market to be run two
days a week at the hospital. The hospital serves 3,000 meals a day. For more
information see:
http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/04/14/st-joes-plows-ahead-with-local-food/
comment-page-1/?scrollTo=comment-43230
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orchronicle.com%2F2010%2F04%2F14%2Fst-joes-plows-ahead-with-local-food%2Fcom
ment-page-1%2F%3FscrollTo%3Dcomment-43230&id=preview>
TOXICS
US EPA Eyes Unused Pharmaceuticals
EPA's goal is to get health care facilities, particularly hospitals and
long-term-care facilities, to control, reduce, or eliminate their disposal
of unused pharmaceuticals down toilets and drains. Two examples of how
hospitals have been affected by inspections to date include: 1. Department
of Veterans Affairs Eastern Kansas Health Care System had a conviction
settlement in August 2009 which included a supplemental environmental
project. This project required the selection and purchase of a
pharmaceutical tracking software package that will evaluate and identify
pharmaceuticals in the hospital by hazard classification; 2. Two state of
New York critical access hospitals who were charged with improperly
disposing waste pharmaceuticals have agreed to implement 'take-back'
programs to help households properly dispose of outdated and otherwise
unused pharmaceuticals. From: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Feb. 15, 2010
http://www.ashp.org/import/news/HealthSystemPharmacyNews/newsarticle.aspx?id
=3263
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hp.org%2Fimport%2Fnews%2FHealthSystemPharmacyNews%2Fnewsarticle.aspx%3Fid%3D
3263&id=preview>
TRANSPORTATION
Reducing Emissions From Shuttle Buses
This fact sheet from 'Greater Boston Breathes Better' provides guidance for
all shuttle fleet operators, including those used by the health care
community. Shuttle buses serving the Longwood Medical area in Boston became
the first private fleet in New England to install diesel particulate matter
filters in their fleet of 17 buses. From:
www.epa.gov/region1/eco/gb3/pdfs/gb3_shuttlebus.pdf
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a.gov%2Fregion1%2Feco%2Fgb3%2Fpdfs%2Fgb3_shuttlebus.pdf&id=preview>
WASTE
Study Finds Social Media Helps Increase Recycling Rates at Charlotte
University
A study conducted last year found that using social media to promote
recycling resulted in improved attitudes about recycling and increased
recycling rates on the university campus. The study found that upon
receiving social media e-mails, students would use this information to
influence others to recycle more frequently and that recycling rates would
rise. In the initial survey, "not thinking about it" was the main reason
students did not recycle. In the follow-up survey, the main reason given was
that recycling was inconvenient.
To read the entire study, visit: http://www.p2pays.org/ref/50/49992.pdf
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pays.org%2Fref%2F50%2F49992.pdf&id=preview> .
WATER
Hospitals to Reduce Bottled Water
Four US healthcare facilities, Abington Memorial Hospital, Christiana Care
Health System, Holy Redeemer Medical Center, and Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital, have taken initiative between World Water Day (March 22) and the
40th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22) to reduce the use of bottled water
and to educate the public about their environmental and health impacts.
Single-serving bottled water creates tremendous stress on the environment,
from the millions of barrels of crude oil used to make the plastic, to
shipping around the world, to the waste from 35 billion plastic water
bottles that the U.S. consumes. From: Women's Health and Environment
Network: http://www.when.org
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2. AWARDS/CONFERENCES/FUNDING/PARTNERSHIPS/TRAINING
CONFERENCES
CHES Ontario Chapter
2010 Provincial Trade Show & Education Forum
Niagara Falls, ON May 2 - 4, 2010 See: www.ches.org
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es.org%2F&id=preview>
2010 URBAN HEAT ISLAND SUMMIT: Reducing Extreme Urban Heat in the
Quebec-Windsor Corridor. May 3, Toronto. The Summit will provide a forum for
knowledge exchange among local decision-makers, heat researchers and
industry group representatives to share best practices and innovative policy
approaches to reducing extreme heat. To View the Invitation:
http://www.cleanairpartnership.org/files/UHI_Summit_Invite.pdf
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eanairpartnership.org%2Ffiles%2FUHI_Summit_Invite.pdf&id=preview>
CleanMed 2010
The premier global conference on environmentally sustainable health care
May 11 - 13, 2010. Baltimore Convention Center.
Register now at www.cleanmed.org
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eanmed.org%2F&id=preview>
2010 Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) Conference
This conference focuses on the practical applications of social and
behavioral research to achieve viable solutions to energy/climate
challenges. Last year over 700 participants from universities, government,
corporations and organizations discussed successful policy and program
strategies, shared important research findings, and created dynamic new
networks and collaborations. BECC 2010 will include 45 topic/plenary
sessions and over 200 presenters selected through a competitive abstract
process and by special invitation. Deadline for abstracts is May 15, 2010.
See website for details: www.BECCconference.org
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ccconference.org%2F&id=preview>
Canadian Farm To Cafeteria Enthusiasts to Meet in Detroit
A Canadian Farm to Cafeteria Network "Northern Roots: Canada Digs In!" is
part of the "Taking Root: 5th National (US) Farm to School Conference" May
17 - 19, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan. Discover how Canadians are growing local
in schools, hospitals and other public institutions. Register at
www.farmtocafeteriaconference.org
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rmtocafeteriaconference.org%2F&id=preview> . A limited number of
scholarships are available and Canadians CAN apply for scholarships. Visit
http://farmtocafeteriaconference.org/5e
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cafeteriaconference.org%2F5e&id=preview>
"Linking our Knowledge through Diverse Interests" Aboriginal Nurses
Association of Canada Conference
In collaboration with "Canadian Men in Nursing Group", "Canadian Nurses for
Health and Environment" and "Diabetes Nursing Interest Group of the RNAO"
October 25, 26 & 27, 2010 Toronto, Ontario
Call for Abstracts deadline, May 25, 2010. For more info Visit A.N.A.C.
website at www.anac.on.ca
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ac.on.ca%2F&id=preview>
Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society (CHES) Annual Conference
"Environmentally Responsible Healthcare"
Telus Conference Centre, Whistler BC.
September 19 - 21, 2010 See: www.ches.org
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es.org%2F&id=preview>
PARTNERSHIPS
The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care and Market Zone Productions are
announcing The Canadian Journal of Green Health Care. This new and exciting
initiative will see a Canadian green health care journal published three
times a year, both in hard copy and electronically. Please contact the
Editor of the Journal, Kent Waddington (Kent@greenhealthcare.ca) for
submission of stories and Trevor Shirtliff tshirtliff@marketzonepro.com for
advertising opportunities.
TRAINING
Energy Monitoring, Targeting and Reporting - April 29-30, 2010
Develop a working knowledge of the practical skills required to implement
MT&R at your organization - knowledge that will position you to make
reasoned choices about the various energy information management tools
available in the workplace. For more details and to register:
http://www.oha.com/Education/Pages/CalendarofEventDetails.aspx?eventid=CP631
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a.com%2FEducation%2FPages%2FCalendarofEventDetails.aspx%3Feventid%3DCP631&id
=preview>
Correspondence Course in Environmental Services Level I- Oct 1, 2010 - March
31, 2011
The primary goal of this certificate program is to consolidate and extend
the management skills and technical knowledge required by those persons
charged with the responsibility of administering all aspects of
environmental services within a health care facility. For more details and
to register:
http://www.oha.com/Education/Pages/CalendarofEventDetails.aspx?eventid=CP103
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a.com%2FEducation%2FPages%2FCalendarofEventDetails.aspx%3Feventid%3DCP103&id
=preview>
Correspondence Course in Environmental Services Level II - Oct 01, 2010 -
March 31, 2011
The primary goal of this certificate program is to consolidate and extend
the management skills and technical knowledge required by those persons
charged with the total responsibility of administering all aspects of
environmental services within a health care facility. For more details and
to register:
http://www.oha.com/Education/Pages/CalendarofEventDetails.aspx?eventid=CP104
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a.com%2FEducation%2FPages%2FCalendarofEventDetails.aspx%3Feventid%3DCP104&id
=preview>
Dollars to $ense energy management workshops
The schedule for the 2010 Dollars to $ense Energy Management Workshops has
been released. There are four workshops to choose from, including: Energy
Management Planning, Spot the Energy Savings Opportunities, Energy
Monitoring, and Energy Efficiency Financing. The workshops begin in March
and will move from Western Canada making its way to Eastern Canada in April.
For full details, visit:
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/training-awareness/index.cfm
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3. MEMBER QUESTIONS
Does anyone have an estimate of total waste produced by Canadian Hospitals?
Thanks
Jerome jribesse@synergiesanteenvironnement.org
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4. COALITION OFFICE UPDATES
Survey of Members Needs re: Digest and Listserv
Back in February, the Coalition asked Digest/Listserv subscribers to respond
to a survey, and the results are in! Here are the highlights:
. 67% would like to be on Listserv and the Digest;
. 52% would like to receive the Digest once a month.
. Just over 1/2 work in the health care system in administrative,
middle-management positions.
. Almost 2/3 are members of a green team within their organization.
. Over 1/2 forwarded the Digest to others.
. All areas of sustainable health care are of great interest with purchasing
leading the way at 85%.
. Many people came forward as volunteers. Thank you to all! We will be
contacting you soon!
Moving forward, these results will help us at the Coalition to make the
Listserv and Digest better suit your needs. Stay tuned for details on the
new guidelines governing the use of the Listserv and the Digest. We thank
everyone who took the time to complete the survey.
Coalition Green Health Care Membership Campaign
The Coalition for Green Health Care is in the process of a membership
campaign to seek financial support to serve the greening health care
community.
Benefits of Membership include: (note: * in development)
-Participation in webinars at no additional cost*
-Opportunity to participate in work groups which support networking and best
practices by topic
-Access to documents and reports on Canadian green health care*
-Access to Green Health Care Products and Services Directory*
-Access to data from membership surveys*
-Certificate of membership to post in your facility
-Use of Coalition Member logo
-Member listing on the Coalition's website with links to facility's website.
New and renewing members are also listed in our Digest/Newsletter.
-25% discount for registration at EcoCare. See
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=n4pq6rdab.0.0.pmcprfdab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ec
ocarecanada.ca%2F&id=preview> www.ecocarecanada.ca
-Eligibility to apply to the Canadian Green Health Care Awards*
-Technical assistance on green health care issues
-Green Health Care Digest and Journal and other Coalition communication
tools
-Opportunities to participate in pilot programs and research initiatives
with Coalition partners
-Member discounts with participating companiesincluding select Radisson and
Delta hotels. See:
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eenhealthcare.ca%2Fbenefits.htm&id=preview>
www.greenhealthcare.ca/benefits.htm
-Sponsorship opportunities for the private sector
Membership costs this year for public Health Care Facilities: $25;
Non-profit organizations: $100; Government: $200; Individual: $50; Business
Associate (private sector): sliding scale based on revenues from $250 to
$2,000.
Application forms will be made available on our web site soon
(www.greenheathcare.ca
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eenheathcare.ca%2F&id=preview> ), or please contact Linda@greenhealthcare.ca
for more information.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care is an alliance of committed
Canadian health service organizations, associations, governments, non-profit
organizations, individuals and environmentally focused businesses providing
an active vehicle for enabling positive ecological change within the
Canadian health care landscape.
The Coalition is dedicated to encouraging the adoption of resource
conservation and pollution prevention principles and effective environmental
management systems without compromising patient safety and care. Our actions
will protect human health and reduce the Canadian health care system's
ecological impact.
Kent Waddington: Communications Director Kent@greenhealthcare.ca
Linda Varangu: Partnership Director Linda@greenehealthcare.ca
Visit our web site at: www.greenhealthcare.ca
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eenhealthcare.ca%2F&id=preview>
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the
