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Version 8.1 of the RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software platform has been released with an array of new features. It is now available for download from the RETScreen website HERE.
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We are hiring a Bilingual Environmental Health Care Coordinator
La Coalition canadienne pour un système de santé écologiques cherche à embaucher un coordonnateur bilingue (ENG/FRE) des soins de santé écologiques pour se joindre à l'équipe du projet PPE-mSUP. Le candidat retenu travaillera en étroite collaboration avec le chef du projet pour planifier et mettre en œuvre des activités de sensibilisation auprès des parties prenantes canadiennes françaises. Veuillez cliquer ICI pour consulter la description complète du poste et la procédure de candidature.
The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care is looking to hire a bilingual (ENG/FRE) Environmental Health Care Coordinator to join our PPE-mSUP project team. The successful candidate will work closely with the project lead to plan and implement outreach to French Canadian stakeholders. Please click HERE to view the full job description and application procedure.
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The CASCADES Project is hiring a Quebec Coordinator
Le/la représentant.e implémente le projet CASCADES au Québec, et agit en tant que coordonnateur/trice du comité « Réseau de santé durable » de La Planète s’invite en santé/Coalition québécoise en soins de santé durable. Le/la représentant.e est supervisé.e par le coordinateur du projet CASCADES, et collabore de près avec la coordination générale de La Planète s’invite en santé/Coalition québécoise en soins de santé durable. Bilingue : français et anglais. Cliquez ici pour plus d'informations.
The incumbent will implement the CASCADES project in Quebec, and act as the coordinator of the "Sustainable Healthcare Network” committee of La Planète s’invite en santé/Quebec Coalition for Sustainable Healthcare. The incumbent will be supervised by the CASCADES leadership and collaborate closely with the general coordinator of La Planète s’invite en santé/Quebec Coalition for Sustainable Healthcare. Bilingual – French and English. Click here for more information.
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2020 Green Hospital Scorecard (GHS) deadline extended to October 22, 2021
The 2020 GHS data call was made on July 28, 2021. This is a gentle reminder for participants to reach out if you require deadline extensions beyond October 22.
Missed our educational webinar for participants? Click HERE to review the process details.
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Webinar: Trends, Technology and Tips to lead to Better, Healthier Buildings
The Coalition is excited to announce this free webinar in collaboration with Trane Canada!
This webinar is for you if you deal with keeping your hospital building healthy and efficient. Topics to be covered include a look at how the healthcare market is facing unprecedented challenges and trends in creating healthy buildings, new standards and directions, new technologies and their comparisons, and pathways you can apply today to accomplish change that results in better performance in your operations.
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm EDT
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A BIG thank you to SaveOnEnergy for their continued financial support for the Ontario Green Health Care Award and the Ontario Energy Behaviour Award.
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A call to action: children's hospitals, child health, and the climate crisis
The Lancet
Children's hospitals are unique and inspiring places where, with grit and grace, patients and their families face some of life's toughest challenges. They are places where the state of the art in paediatric care and rigorous research meets the profound human values that children inspire—kindness, hope, and even youthful joy—to help children live longer, healthier lives and overcome diseases that were once incurable. It is now time for children's hospitals to apply their expertise to the next major threat to child health: climate change and the deterioration of the environment.
Note: A free account may need to be created in order to view the full article
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National Academy of Medicine launches collaborative to decarbonize the U.S. Health Sector
National Academy of Medicine
Recognizing the critical need to address climate change through health sector leadership, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announces the launch of its Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. health sector (“Climate Collaborative”), a public-private partnership of leaders from across the health system committed to addressing the sector’s environmental impact while strengthening its sustainability and resilience. This collaborative aims to address the U.S. health sector's carbon emissions in a holistic manner by focusing on the health care supply chain, infrastructure, delivery, policies, and more.
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Sustainability Champions Program
If your organisation has made a serious corporate commitment to making health care more sustainable, you can become recognized as a green health Sustainability Champion by the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (CCGHC), and gain a host of great value-add services!
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Nourish is looking for a Program Manager
Nourish
The Nourish Program Manager will be part of a small and dynamic team dedicated to leveraging food in health care to impact the upstream ecological and social determinants of health. The nature of this role is twofold:
- Anchor Cohort Program Manager (0.5 FTE)
- Planetary Menus Action Learning Lead (0.5 FTE)
This is an opportunity to become involved with ongoing efforts to address some of Canada’s toughest challenges – such as the climate emergency, inequality, and reconciliation – providing systems leadership to support transition to futures where the well-being of people and planet are valued and seen as interdependent.
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Integrating food and health care ethically and sustainably
Health Affairs Blog
Two of the oldest maxims in health care are “do no harm” and “let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” However, these two maxims may no longer be compatible. In the current push to prescribe food as a medicine, the health care system may be harming those working in the food system who need that medicine the most. Fortunately, a systemic analysis of both food and health can help to align incentives to achieve the best outcomes for all involved.
Read the full article to explore the authors' take on how food and health care tie into each other and influence one and another in the process.
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The National Environmental Treasure is back with three new podcast episodes
Hosted by Professor Ann Dale, WHAT THE F*** IS BIODIVERSITY explores the incredible world of biodiversity, how it provides for us in our day-to-day lives and what we can all do to protect it now.
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ENMAX launches electric fleet, battery storage and charging behaviour pilots
Electric Autonomy
Enmax is moving ahead in its goal to become a leading example of corporate sustainability and environmentally conscious planning in Alberta with the ordering of two all-electric trucks. These will be the first vehicles in its fleet to transition to zero-emission according to a plan spelled out in the utility’s 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report. In conjunction with that report, Enmax has made a suite of pledges with a goal of reducing or offsetting 70 percent of its 2015 level greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. With the increasing adoption of medium and heavy-duty electric trucks, electric emergency vehicle fleets at hospitals do not seem very far away now.
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Building the healthcare sink of the future: How tragedy in Canadian hospitals changes healthcare sink design
HAI outbreaks have been linked to poor sink design. Cory Macey, P.Eng. will detail how health care handwash sinks have evolved to reduce the risk of transmitting viruses and bacteria. By 2030, it is believed that the standards will change to require all health care sinks to be wheelchair accessible. Join this webinar to learn more about the evolution of hand hygiene, including the benefits of handwashing with ozonated water.
This session will be of interest to infection prevention and control leaders, health care leaders and administrators, facilities planners, planning leads, and engineers.
Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021
Time: 12 pm - 1 pm ET
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Fundamentals of Sustainable Health Systems
Fundamentals of Sustainable Health Systems is a professional education program for frontline staff, administrators, and leaders within care delivery, professional, and support organisations with an interest in harnessing opportunities to achieve high quality, low carbon care.
Through interactive, transformative, and experiential learning online and in two afternoon Zoom sessions, participants will gain knowledge, develop skills, and forge collaborations that will help them advocate for and participate in a bottom-up and top-down shift toward a more environmentally sustainable health system.
Date: Thursday, November 4, 2021 to Friday, November 5, 2021
Time: 1 pm to 5 pm ET
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EcoHack-a-city: Public panel event and leadership training
The EcoHack-a-city Initiative, organised with the support of the TD Ready Commitment, is a fresh and inspiring series of five events being offered across different regions of Canada.
The EcoHack-a-City initiative, an inspiring series of virtual events, aims to bring together stakeholders from various sectors to develop original solutions to major environmental challenges facing Canadian municipalities.
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Time: 8 am - 9:30 am MT
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Circular Procurement Summit
To engage the intersection of public and private sector interests to achieve and accelerate circularity, Circular Innovation Council presents Circular Procurement Summit 2021, an exclusive online learning and application experience and official World Circular Economy Forum Side Event.
From 18 - 22 October 2021 daily sessions from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. EDT (GMT-4) will explore cross-cutting themes that can be achieved simultaneously through circular procurement:
- Meeting carbon emission reduction objectives with a focus on net-zero embedded carbon and scope 3 emissions;
- Accelerating circularity in Canada through regional and local implementation with the public sector as a central focus;
- Resource conservation, protection, biodiversity, and circularity;
- Green economic recovery and resiliency in a post-covid setting;
- Social inclusion and equity; and
- Zero waste.
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CHES - 2021 Webinar series
12pm - 1pm EST
Wednesday November 17, 2021 - Roof Maintenance
Speaker: Ted Katsoris, B.Tech, BSS, CCCA
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SCISS – Webinaires 2021
12pm - 1pm EST
Mercredi 17 novembre 2021 - Entretien des toits
Orateur: Ted Katsoris, B.Tech, BSS, CCCA
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Have you registered as an organ donor?
Contact your local organ donation agency and speak to your family about your wishes. You have the power to save and transform lives.
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The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care is Canada’s premier green health care resource network, leading the evolution of green in Canada’s health sector as a national voice and catalyst for environmental change. www.greenhealthcare.ca
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Some articles referred to in the Digest make reference to services and/or product offerings from specific suppliers. The CCGHC recommends that readers research the service and product offerings available through a wider range of suppliers for comparison purposes and in keeping with public sector purchasing guidelines. These articles should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any product or service. |
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