A dozen health and environmental groups have joined forces in an attempt to make the
greening of health care facilities a national issue. Members of a coalition, formed at the first …

For the past three years, I have written this column on green healthcare, but this will be my
last one. My work now has moved on–or back, to be more precise–to focus on public health …

Facility-wide environmental programs at Ontario's Cambridge Memorial Hospital earned the
overall prize in the inaugural Green Health Awards, sponsored by the Ontario Hospital …

THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRON-ment is currently on many people's minds, as scientists
study it, politicians argue about it, and others try to do their part by adopting environmentally …

By Hollie Shaner, RN, MSA; Ted Schettler, MD, MPH; Sally Sample, RN, MSN lates. run-ox
air pollution, Et0 emissions. Pesticides, degreasers, adhesives, benzene, toluene, cytotoxic …

Canadian doctors will be asked to become environmental stewards, after 95% of delegates
to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) General Council voted Aug. 22 to ask …

In 2001, Lion's Gate Hospital in British Columbia was the first health care institution ever to
have its ecological footprint calculated. The study found the total ecological footprint of the …

I would like to start my talk with an interesting observation in my more than three-decade
career as a physician. When I first started, senior doctors taught us that our primary task is to …

Issues concerning our impact on the environment are constantly in the news and people are
becoming more aware of the contribution of health care to the situation. This edition of …

A growing number of hospitals are making environmental stewardship a part of their
missions. The options for embracing sustainability and eco-friendly principles extend to …