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New Speakers Announced! – May 30 – Food Leadership Meeting
Thursday, May 30th
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland
RSVP Here
Continuing Education approval is pending for:
Chefs through the American Culinary Federation
Dietary Managers through the Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals
Dietitians & Dietetic Technicians Registered through the Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Agenda Highlights – New Speakers Announced!
Strategies for Driving Change in our Regional Food System: The Power [...]
MD Hospital Food Service Director Wins National Sustainability Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2013
Contact: Eileen Secrest
Email: esecrest@hcwh.org
Phone: 540-376-4495
1st Place Exemplary Food Service Professional Award Presented to Holly S. Emmons,
Food and Nutrition Services Manager, Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD
(Elkton, MD) – The Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Healthy Food in Health Care (HFHC) Program is pleased to announce that it has awarded [...]
Officials Report Early Success In Campaign To Reduce Trash And Medical Waste At The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Release Date: 04/18/2013
More convenient recycling credited for the drop
Officials at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) report a 200,000-pound decrease in the amount of trash produced each month — a 17 percent drop in just the first five months of a campaign begun in October 2012.
“We began working to reduce our hospital waste by 15 percent. [...]
MD H2E Wins Practice Greenhealth’s Champion for Change Award
Last week, MD H2E was in Boston to attend CleanMed, the annual national environmental conference for leaders in health care sustainability.
And we came back with Practice Greenhealth’s Champion for Change Award!
The conference was a lot of fun – read our upcoming May News Roundup for our reflections on the event.
We’re honored to be a part [...]
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day from MD H2E! This is my third year celebrating Earth Day with MD H2E, and it’s a privilege to see the sustainability commitments and changes made in healthcare across Maryland. MD H2E is proud to contribute to and support environmental initiatives in Maryland’s hospitals.
Doing anything fun this Earth Day?
Email me – Englund@son.umaryland.edu [...]
Environmental Health, Asthma, and the Affordable Care Act.
Join the Maryland Environmental Health Network
on Thursday April 18th for
Environmental Health, Asthma, and the Affordable Care Act.
Health Care Reform carries the promise of an increased focus on prevention. Could home environmental assessments of asthma triggers be covered by insurance? Can environmental health advocates help make this happen?
Rebecca Morley, Director of the National Center for Healthy [...]
MD H2E Trailblazer Case Studies
The MD H2E Trailblazer Case Studies are now available!
Find them listed under the Resources tab.
MD H2E, in collaboration with the 2012 Trailblazer Award winners, documented the goals, actions, measures, and lessons learned of each of the projects awarded for their forward-thinking sustainability initiatives, including:
Healthy Food and Beverage Choices, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Bulk Waste Reduction Program, [...]
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- MD Hospital Food Service Director Wins National Sustainability Award
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- Officials Report Early Success In Campaign To Reduce Trash And Medical Waste At The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- MD H2E Wins Practice Greenhealth’s Champion for Change Award
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