Here is a glimpse of what you will read about:

* Nursing, Health, and the Environment

* March Madness Hits MD H2E

* MD H2E Case Studies Available

* MD H2E Wants to Meet Your Green Team

* Carroll Hospital Center Educates Staff with Green Events

* St. Joseph Medical Center Holds First Green Team Meeting

* Bon Secours is Greening Up

* Good Samaritan Has a Plan for Earth Week

* Be Square, Be Green at Franklin Square

* What is Global Links?

* Sustainable Foods Update

* LEEDing the Way for Healthcare in Maryland

* Clean Med: The Global Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Health Care

MD H2E April 2009 Newsletter

The May 2009 Maryland H2E News Round Up is attached. You will find information on:

* Developing an EPA Compliant Pharmaceutical Program: Pragmatic Solutions for Success
* U.S. Department of Energy Launched Hospital Energy Alliance
* Maryland Department of the Environment Online Article
* National Nursing Leaders Create a New Environmental Health Alliance
* Nursing, Health, and the Environment Conference Follow Up
* St. Joseph Hospital (New Hampshire) Vehicle Idling Policy
* UMMC Launches University Farmers Market
* Free Integrated Pest Management Training Offered

MD H2E May 2009 Newsletter

Spring has been a busy and productive time for Maryland Hospitals. Check out the MD H2E News Round Up and learn about:

* Eight MD Organizations Win Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards

* LifeBridge Health Wins Baltimore Business Journal Green Policy Award

* Maryland H2E Hosts Delegation from China

* Pharm Waste Seminar a Huge Success

* Nurses in the Lead: Heather Keller, R.N., St. Joseph Medical Center

* Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital Launch Farmers’ Markets

* Food Med 2009: The Third International Conference on Healthy Food in Healthcare

* New EPA Rule Requires Many Hospitals to Monitor Device Sterilization

* Get FREE Organic Cotton Mattresses for the NICU

* Notes from the Field – What’s that Smell; Why are My Eyes Burning

* And more…

 MD H2E June 2009 Newsletter

Read the July 2009 newsletter to learn about green initiatives at GBMC, Bon Secours, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical Center; Sustainable food policy at the American Medical Association; and information on the Buy Local Challenge included as well.

MD H2E July 2009 Newsletter

Check out August 2009 newsletter to read about AAMC and Shady Grove’s sustainable initiatives; Buy Local Challenge; energy efficency in health care; and Carroll Hospital Center nursing conference agenda.

MD H2E August 2009 Newsletter

Check out the September 2009 Newsletter: new farmer’s markets, Kennedy Krieger goes green; and MDH2E Nursing Coordinator spends a summer at the World Health Organization.

Four new Farmer’s Markets launched: Civista Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center, and Washington County Hospital.

MD H2E September 2009 Newsletter

Check out the December 2009 Newsletter for a summary of the Annual MDH2E conference and an in depth description of Trailblazer 2009 award winners and their initiatives.

Trailblazer Award winners are:

• Atlantic General Hospital
• Franklin Square Hospital Center
• LifeBridge Health
• Montgomery General Hospital
• University of Maryland Medical Center
• VA Maryland Health Care System

MD H2E December 2009 Newsletter

Check out the latest MDH2E newsletter with lessons from the field as told by Mike Forthman, VP, GBMC; Trailblazer Educational Series on Farmers Markets held at UMMC; Food Leadership Council to identify strategies for local, sustainable food purchasing; and pharmaceutical waste management in the news. Click to read more – MD H2E January 2010 Newsletter

January 8, 2009

1pm

Sinai Hospital

Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment Trailblazer Education Series

University of Maryland Medical Center

Farmer’s Market and Beyond: Developing a Sustainable Food Program For Community, Staff, and Patients

Time:   January 26, 2010 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Location: University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD  21201,  Weinberg 3 Round Conference Room

Registration:  The program is free but registration is required and initially open to HOSPITAL employees only.  If you are interested in attending and are not a hospital employee, please note that in your e-mail and we will fill remaining spaces as they become available.

To register please send an e-mail to Trailblazer@son.umaryland.edu by January 19, 2010 with the following information:
Name, Job Title, Hospital, E-mail Address, Phone Number