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Fundraising with the Coalition - Seeking volunteers | |
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The Coalition is currently seeking community builders with fundraising and communications experience to join our volunteer committee.
As an organisation committed to an environmentally sustainable, climate resilient, net zero Canadian health system we want to build capabilities and capacity in individuals and organisations to enable the development of green health policies and practices.
We are actively recruiting members with a diversity of interests and experiences to join our new fundraising sub-committee of the the Coalition board launching in Fall 2023.
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State of Hazardous Medical Waste Management in Canada | |
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CASCADES new primer on the State of Hazardous Medical Waste Management in Canada outlines three main opportunities for change to improve the environmental sustainability of hazardous medical waste management:
- Updated regulations and guidance (including blood-saturated items, sharps waste, and empty drug containers)
- Practice change
- Waste reduction
It also includes an overview of Canadian federal and provincial regulations and guidance related to hazardous medical waste management.
The primer is intended both for health care policymakers looking for opportunities for change and better regulations and for individual change-makers wishing to work in compliance with their local, provincial, or national regulations.
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IT Green Team request for information | |
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The IT Green Team at London Health Sciences Centre is looking to collaborate with other health care industry IT groups to achieve and measure IT-related sustainability goals within our organisations.
Please reach out to them at LHSCGreenTeam@lhsc.on.ca if you have experience with this or to connect them with someone in your organisation.
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CAPE Careers - Climate Communications Coordinator
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is a charitable organisation that works to better human health by protecting the planet.
The Climate Communications Coordinator will be responsible for CAPE’s climate change-related communications activities, including producing a variety of communications outputs and integrating best practices for communicating about climate change and health, and supporting CAPE’s community of physicians and other health care providers to leverage their power as trusted messengers.
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ICAM Call for Abstracts: Share your insights with the World!
The International Congress of Academic Medicine is now seeking abstracts for medical education workshops, oral presentations and poster sessions.
Accepted submissions will reach a broad audience, create a platform for collaboration, receive feedback from field experts and contribute to medical education advancement.
Deadline for submissions: September 15th, 2023
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Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week
The Globe and Mail
Earth’s average temperature on July 5th remained at an unofficial record high set the day before. And for the seven-day period ending Wednesday, the daily average temperature was .08 degrees Fahrenheit (.04 degrees Celsius) higher than any week in 44 years of record-keeping, according to data from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, a tool that uses satellite data and computer simulations to measure the world’s condition.
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Are rural health care facilities prepared for climate change?
Healthcare Facilities Today
While all health care facilities need to prepare for emergencies, rural facilities need to address several issues that urban and suburban facilities might not.
Climate change is causing more severe weather events outside of their typical environments. Facility managers in hospitals and other health care facilities need to be prepared for the changes their regions are seeing regardless of where they’re located.
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Don't call it vegan: What hospitals are learning about nudging people to eat greener
WBUR
It's hard to persuade people to cut back on meat. The Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital started trying about 20 years ago for health reasons. "Meatless Mondays" generated a lot of complaints at the hospital.
But hospital leaders say they've noticed a shift since they began framing their efforts around climate change. Patients and employees who wouldn’t adjust their diet to improve their own health are doing it for the greater good.
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How to transform food systems: Seven calls to action
Global Alliance for the Future of Food
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food has developed seven bold Calls to Action that we believe are critical pathways for creating a better future of food.
Each of the Calls to Action address the critical underlying structures that hold back much-needed systems transformation.
These statements crystalize all of our dialogue and research into seven practical pathways designed to stimulate local and global action, and accelerate much-needed and deep structural change:
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Industry partnership launches Canadian ZEV supply chain map
Electric Autonomy
A new map of Canada’s zero-emission supply chain is giving a visual representation to the national growth, investments and talent clusters.
The ZEV Supply Chain Interactive Map is the result of a collaboration between Accelerate, Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing, NGen Canada and Electric Autonomy.
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Electric Autonomy launches Canadian EV-ready bylaw tracker
Electric Autonomy
From coast-to-coast-to-coast in Canada, millions of multi-unit residential building, condo and strata residents are trying to navigate securing EV charging at home.
They are finding an inconsistent patchwork of rules and regulations that vary city to city and with minimal provincial or federal oversight.
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The Mobile EV Education Trailer (MEET) has arrived in Barrie Ontario!
Plug'n Drive
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The MEET is in Ontario! First stop, Barrie - Bookings are available Thursday to Sunday until July 30, 2023. Don't miss your chance to test drive a new electric vehicle and get your questions answered by EV ambassadors. The following electric vehicles are available to test drive; the Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Hyundai IONIQ 6, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Polestar 2, and the Volvo XC40.
The MEET will be in Oakville, Ontario in August.
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Bird-friendly building design: Enhancing safety and sustainability
Healthcare Facilities Today
Buildings and birds often do not get along. Maintenance and engineering managers in health care facilities have a long history of dealing with birds.
Unfortunately, birds’ interactions with buildings often are deadly. Bird collisions with buildings in the United States likely kill between 365 million and 1 billion birds.
In the case of health care facilities, managers need to be especially aware of the role of natural light and exposure to nature in the patient healing process.
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Circular economy principles for achieving net zero in the built environment
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with Arup, has released a new video Circular Economy Principles for Achieving Net Zero in the Built Environment that explores the four key circular economy principles related to the application of the Circular Buildings Toolkit.
‘Building only what you need’, ‘build with the right materials’, materials which are low-carbon and renewable; ‘build efficiently’ and cut waste across the supply chain; and ‘build for long-term value’, making sure that we plan for the building’s entire lifecycle and recyclability.
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Release of RETScreen® Version 9.0
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Version 9 of the RETScreen® Clean Energy Management Software platform was released on October 13th, 2022 and is now available for download from the RETScreen website. This update has arrived with a number of salient new features to enhance the RETScreen experience!
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EVENTS, TRAINING AND WEBINARS | |
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GHC Webinar: Energy efficiency rankings of Ontario's hospitals
Join Greening Health Care on July 26th to recognize and learn from Ontario’s most energy efficient hospitals.
New and old, large and small, north and south, the top-20 energy performers provide inspiration and best practices to help every hospital work towards high standards of energy efficiency.
Date: July 26th, 2023
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm ET
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Surgical Sustainability Conference
The Sustainability In Healthcare Conference will gather health care professionals and, sustainability experts to discuss the impact of health care on the environment and how we can work towards a more sustainable future.
Attendees will have the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and gain valuable insights into the intersection of health care and sustainability
Date: September 15th - 16th, 2023
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, ON
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2023 CHES National Conference | |
Registration is now open for the 43rd annual CHES National Conference!
Attend or exhibit to connect with delegates from health care facilities, architects, engineers & contractors from across Canada and Internationally.
Dates: September 17th-19th
Location: RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg
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RETScreen® is a Clean Energy Management Software system for energy efficiency, renewable energy and cogeneration project feasibility analysis as well as ongoing energy performance analysis.
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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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