S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T R A I N I N G Not-for-profit membership-based organization committed to educate, motivate, and engage healthcare professionals to adopt best environmental practices that increase operational efficiency and support an environmentally sustainable system that improves the health of patients, staff and the community…

S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T R A I N I N G A Community of Partnerships State and federal agenciesState and federal agencies State hospital and nurses associationsState hospital and nurses associations NGOsNGOs Trade associationsTrade associations Strategic Resource Network Manufacturers Service providers GPOs Architects & Green Building Professionals Business Members Hospitals Nursing homes Clinics Health systems Labs Facility Members

S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T R A I N I N G Healthcare’s Environmental Footprint  Healthcare is 17% GDP  20% by 2015  Hospital workforce: 4.6 million [1]  24/7 operations  $8.3 billion on energy each year [2]  Water – often largest water users in the community  Over 6 million tons of waste per year

S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T R A I N I N G Our Rising Disease Burden Cancer:  1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will get cancer in their lifetime  Cancer incidence from 1 in 20 to 1 in 8 in last 40 years Asthma:  Asthma incidence in the U.S. has more than doubled since 1980 Diabetes:  Between 1997 and 2004, diabetes incidence increased 45% among years old Endometriosis:  Once thought to be very rare, now affects 10-15% of all women of reproductive age in the U.S. Learning Disabilities:  Affects 5-10% of children in U.S. public schools Obesity:  127 million people are overweight; 60 million are obese  ALL THESE DISEASES ARE NOW LINKED TO ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES

S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T R A I N I N G thesustainabilitycontinuum

Sample Environmental Programs  Energy Efficiency  Environmentally Preferable Purchasing  Green Cleaning  Green Construction, Renovation & Design  Integrated Pest Management  Mercury Elimination  Pharmaceutical Management  Red Bag Waste Minimization  Recycling Programs  Universal Waste Management  Water Conservation

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