Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care

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Dive into this edition to register for upcoming webinars, learn about new resources, and read inspiring articles on #ClimateAction, #Leadership, and more!

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🔥 How is climate change affecting our brains?

Join the Brain-CE Collab on Nov 27 from 5–7 PM MST, for Brains on Fire, a free hybrid panel on climate, neurological health & equity. In person + virtual.

Don’t miss it!
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🌿 Hot off the press: The Green Digest! 🌿

Dive into this edition to register for upcoming webinars, learn about new resources, and read inspiring articles on #ClimateAction, #Leadership, and more!

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Join us next Thursday as we continue Plastics Reduction Week! 🌍 🌿

On Nov. 27 @ 12pm ET learn how design, material innovation, and responsible procurement can reduce environmental impact without compromising clinical workflow or patient safety.

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Join us next Wednesday as we continue Plastics Reduction Week! 🌍 🌿

On Nov. 26 @ 12pm ET learn practical ways to reduce textile waste, from innovative materials and reprocessing programs to smarter lifecycle management.

Register here 👉 conta.cc/3WZZLrR

Join us next Tuesday as we continue Plastics Reduction Week! 🌍 🌿

On November 25 @ 12pm ET learn how hospitals can reduce plastic waste across catering operations — from packaging and procurement to food storage and delivery.

Register for the webinar 👉 conta.cc/3WZZLrR

CCGHC's Plastics Reduction Week kicks off Monday! 🌎🌿

Join our Nov 24 webinar (12pm EST) to explore the pathways that enable real progress in plastics reduction - from policy shifts and sustainable procurement to materials and behaviour change.

Register 👉 conta.cc/3LJ2Ee6

⚡🏥 Energy Benchmarking to Performance Analytics

📅 Oct 10 | ⏰ 12–1PM ET (EN) | 1–2PM ET (FR)

Learn how to integrate ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager + RETScreen Expert for smarter energy savings.

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How green can a GIM ward really be?

Join @ccghc.bsky.social & @peachhealthon.bsky.social on Oct. 10th at 12pm ET as as we welcome Dr. Zahira Khalid and Dr. Owen Luo to discuss the Climate-Conscious Choosing Wisely recommendations and our “Greening the Wards” guidebook.🌿

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Only 2 days to go until our @torontoclimateweek event!

This Friday, join us for a day of learning, sharing, and connecting about climate action in the health care sector.

You won’t want to miss this! Register now: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

#TOCW #GreenHealthCare #SustainableSolutions

🎉 This Friday! After our free #TorontoClimateWeek event, join the evening Networking Social with health care change-makers. Connect, unwind & reflect on the day!

👉 Tickets: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

To honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation reflections, enroll in CANE-ACIIE’s free online course on Environmental Racism for Nurses. Enroll at bit.ly/envtracism

Read our CANE Reflection for this special day in our latest newsletter at cane-aiie.ca/CANE-ACIIE-N... #Nurses4PlanetaryHealth

⚡ Lightning Talks @ #TOCW2025 ⚡

6-min sessions on bold, practical solutions for greener health care 🌱💡 with Dr. Anita Rao, Dr. Mili Roy, Shellyza Sajwani, Dr. Laurie Houston & Tipu Islam.

Register: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

🌿 Panel Spotlight: Embedding Sustainability in Hospital Accreditation 🌿

Explore how benchmarking, standards & collaboration can drive climate action in health care.

Speakers: Myles Sergeant, Sandra Young, Dr. Bhavini Gohel, Karen Langstaff

Register: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

🔥 Oct 3 Spotlight Session 🔥

Hear Dr. Courtney Howard on When the Smoke Clears: lessons from Yellowknife on resilient, sustainable health care & climate action 🌱💨

Register: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

Three women sitting in front of a green chalkboard, behind a table laid with a spirit plate of salmon and berries on purple cloth. The woman in the middle, wearing a blue dress, holds a microphone, speaking while the others listen.

At the 2025 @victoriaforum.bsky.social, Nourish put forward a bold agenda - the idea of #100MillionBetterBites, exploring what it takes to harness the power of $100M spent across 100M hospital meals pursuing plant-forward, culturally grounded menus that heal."

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4nl7RGZ

🌿 Panel Spotlight: Feeding Decarbonization 🌿

On Oct 3rd – Explore how health care can use food to drive climate action & sustainability! Hear strategies on procurement, plant-forward meals & real-world solutions from diverse experts.

Register: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

🚨The full event program is LIVE! 🚨

A day of:
✨ Keynotes
✨ Panels & presentations
✨ 6-min Lightning Talks on cutting-edge green health care solutions 🌱

Don’t miss out—connect, learn & shape sustainable health care!
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@peachhealthon.bsky.social

We have an incredible lineup of speakers for our October 3rd event - Sustainable by Design: Health Care Innovations for a Warming World.

Don’t miss the chance to hear from leaders who are driving change at the intersection of health and climate: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

🌍💚 10 years of climate leadership!

The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care has powered energy efficiency, trained health workers & sparked innovation nationwide. 🏆 Consistent Gold Award winner since 2016!

👉 Learn more: greenhospitals.org/news/HCCC-10...

@ccghc.bsky.social

🌿2 weeks to go until our October 3rd in-person event - Sustainable by Design: Health Care Innovations for a Warming World!

Visit the event website for more details on sessions, speakers, and how to register: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

Can’t wait to see you there!

The Green Digest Email from Up-to-date information on health and the environment   August 14th, 2025 Follow us on social media! COALITION SPOTLIGHT New project - Accelerating Decarbonization at Canadian Hospit

🌿 Hot off the press: The Green Digest! 🌿

Dive into this edition to register for upcoming webinars, learn about new resources, and read inspiring articles on #ClimateAction, #Leadership, and more!

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🌿 Hot off the press: The Green Digest! 🌿

Dive into this edition to register for upcoming webinars, learn about new resources, and read inspiring articles on #ClimateAction, #Leadership, and more!

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Cutting waste, cutting emissions - Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton Health Sciences is taking a big bite out of greenhouse gas emissions by reducing food waste in a variety of ways.

Nourish #Coolfood member Hamilton Health Sciences shares its recipe for cutting #foodwaste & emissions. It's a powerful combination of measurement, relationship building, promising practices, and local #procurement. 🙌

Join the movement 👉 shorturl.at/rTZJH

#NourishLeadership

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Are you driving change at the intersection of health and climate? We want to hear from you! 💬

The ccghc, with @peachhealthon.bsky.social and the Hamilton Family Health Team are hosting a program during Toronto Climate Week | TOCW (Oct 1–3, 2025)

📝 Apply to be a speaker: conta.cc/4nZcfvP

CCGHC's “Preparing Canada’s Health Care Buildings for Net-Zero” team is proud to share Environmental Stewardship in Emergency Medicine: A roadmap for a more sustainable practice #Nurses4PlanetaryHealth @ccghc.bsky.social

Download a copy at:

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🌱🚨Environmental Stewardship in Emergency Medicine is here! This new guidebook by @ccghc.bsky.social & @peachhealthon.bsky.social aims to help ED teams take action, right where it matters most. Helping to build greener, more resilient emergency care.
 
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🚑🌡️ New guidebook alert!

Our “Preparing Canada’s Health Care Buildings for Net-Zero” team is proud to share Environmental Stewardship in Emergency Medicine: A roadmap for a more sustainable practice

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FR: conta.cc/3IqGyLG

On July 17, join POWER Wellbeing, the AFMC, and the CMA for a national webinar celebrating this achievement and exploring what’s next for sustainable health care in Canada 🌿.

Read the press release 📄 conta.cc/3FVhFaf
Register 📅 conta.cc/4jZZMVF

Challenge your clinic to lead in sustainability! 🌿

The 2025 Green Office Challenge questionnaire by @ccghc.bsky.social, @peachhealthon.bsky.social and Hamilton Family Health Team is open! — assess your impact, improve practices & compete for national recognition. 🏆

Start here: conta.cc/4n0sGrz