Health Care Without Harm U.S. & Canada
@us.noharm.org
Transforming the health care sector to reduce its climate impact and become a leader for environmental health and justice.
As guardians of community health, hospitals can lead the shift to a low-carbon, resilient economy. 🏥🌍
Our International Climate Sr. Director, Diana Picon Manyari, shares how health systems worldwide are meeting the climate crisis head-on — in @bmj.com 👇
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Our International Climate Sr. Director, Diana Picon Manyari, shares how health systems worldwide are meeting the climate crisis head-on — in @bmj.com 👇
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As guardians of community health, hospitals can lead the shift to a low-carbon, resilient economy. 🏥🌍
Our International Climate Sr. Director, Diana Picon Manyari, shares how health systems worldwide are meeting the climate crisis head-on — in @bmj.com 👇
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Our International Climate Sr. Director, Diana Picon Manyari, shares how health systems worldwide are meeting the climate crisis head-on — in @bmj.com 👇
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Energy security is health security."
Reliable power isn’t just about keeping the lights on – it’s about keeping patients safe. ⚡💙
🔗 www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/10/31/h...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
Reliable power isn’t just about keeping the lights on – it’s about keeping patients safe. ⚡💙
🔗 www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/10/31/h...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
Florida’s health depends on a reliable, affordable and secure energy grid | The Invading Sea
A resilient grid helps hospitals maintain power and keep patients safe when hurricanes cause outages.
www.theinvadingsea.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Energy security is health security."
Reliable power isn’t just about keeping the lights on – it’s about keeping patients safe. ⚡💙
🔗 www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/10/31/h...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
Reliable power isn’t just about keeping the lights on – it’s about keeping patients safe. ⚡💙
🔗 www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/10/31/h...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
Registration is OPEN for #CleanMed2026 🌿
Where health care sustainability leaders connect, collaborate & catalyze change.
Join the movement → tinyurl.com/whuk7v4c
#HealthcareSustainability #ClimateHealth
Where health care sustainability leaders connect, collaborate & catalyze change.
Join the movement → tinyurl.com/whuk7v4c
#HealthcareSustainability #ClimateHealth
October 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Registration is OPEN for #CleanMed2026 🌿
Where health care sustainability leaders connect, collaborate & catalyze change.
Join the movement → tinyurl.com/whuk7v4c
#HealthcareSustainability #ClimateHealth
Where health care sustainability leaders connect, collaborate & catalyze change.
Join the movement → tinyurl.com/whuk7v4c
#HealthcareSustainability #ClimateHealth
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📢 Health care leaders: There’s still time to help shape a climate-smart, resilient, and equitable health sector.
🗓️ The CleanMed 2026 Call for Proposals deadline is extended to Oct 24!
👉 Submit here: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #HealthEquity #SustainableHealthCare
🗓️ The CleanMed 2026 Call for Proposals deadline is extended to Oct 24!
👉 Submit here: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #HealthEquity #SustainableHealthCare
October 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
📢 Health care leaders: There’s still time to help shape a climate-smart, resilient, and equitable health sector.
🗓️ The CleanMed 2026 Call for Proposals deadline is extended to Oct 24!
👉 Submit here: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #HealthEquity #SustainableHealthCare
🗓️ The CleanMed 2026 Call for Proposals deadline is extended to Oct 24!
👉 Submit here: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #HealthEquity #SustainableHealthCare
ICYMI: 🚨 Huge new State Scorecard dropped @ #ClimateWeekNYC! The @commonwealthfund.org & researchers Marino, Eckelman, and Sherman offer the first state-by-state look at climate vulnerability & the healthcare sector's own emissions.
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Why you should care ⬇️
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Why you should care ⬇️
Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Climate, Health, and Health Care
This scorecard evaluates states for vulnerability to and contribution to environmental factors affecting health care systems and highlights ways to reduce impacts.
www.commonwealthfund.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
ICYMI: 🚨 Huge new State Scorecard dropped @ #ClimateWeekNYC! The @commonwealthfund.org & researchers Marino, Eckelman, and Sherman offer the first state-by-state look at climate vulnerability & the healthcare sector's own emissions.
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Why you should care ⬇️
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Why you should care ⬇️
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⏳ Last chance! #CleanMed2026 proposals close Oct 17.
Share solutions that:
✔️ Cut emissions & improve care
✔️ Build resilience
✔️ Advance equity
✔️ Inspire change
Shape #SustainableHealthcare.
📢 Submit now: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
Share solutions that:
✔️ Cut emissions & improve care
✔️ Build resilience
✔️ Advance equity
✔️ Inspire change
Shape #SustainableHealthcare.
📢 Submit now: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
⏳ Last chance! #CleanMed2026 proposals close Oct 17.
Share solutions that:
✔️ Cut emissions & improve care
✔️ Build resilience
✔️ Advance equity
✔️ Inspire change
Shape #SustainableHealthcare.
📢 Submit now: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
Share solutions that:
✔️ Cut emissions & improve care
✔️ Build resilience
✔️ Advance equity
✔️ Inspire change
Shape #SustainableHealthcare.
📢 Submit now: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
Our national Health Care Culinary Contest begins today! 🎉
Health care culinary professionals across the country are taking their menus to new levels in creativity and flavor, all powered by plants.🌿
Submit your plant-forward recipe by Nov. 30 ➡️ noharm.org/culinarycontest
Health care culinary professionals across the country are taking their menus to new levels in creativity and flavor, all powered by plants.🌿
Submit your plant-forward recipe by Nov. 30 ➡️ noharm.org/culinarycontest
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Our national Health Care Culinary Contest begins today! 🎉
Health care culinary professionals across the country are taking their menus to new levels in creativity and flavor, all powered by plants.🌿
Submit your plant-forward recipe by Nov. 30 ➡️ noharm.org/culinarycontest
Health care culinary professionals across the country are taking their menus to new levels in creativity and flavor, all powered by plants.🌿
Submit your plant-forward recipe by Nov. 30 ➡️ noharm.org/culinarycontest
🌍 Former HCWH & @cumedicalschool.bsky.social fellow @khedrao.bsky.social highlights how understanding #ClimateChange helps clinicians better care for patients. Powerful read via @healio: www.healio.com/news/allergy...
Environmental awareness can improve health care
CHICAGO — Patient outcomes will improve as awareness of environmental impacts on health grows, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine, University of Illinois Chicago D...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🌍 Former HCWH & @cumedicalschool.bsky.social fellow @khedrao.bsky.social highlights how understanding #ClimateChange helps clinicians better care for patients. Powerful read via @healio: www.healio.com/news/allergy...
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Not sure what to submit for #CleanMed2026? We want your stories on:
🏥 Building together
📊 Cutting emissions
📦 Supply chain
🌍 Resilient systems
👩⚕️ Climate leadership
🌱 Sustainable solutions for health & community
📢 Submit: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
🏥 Building together
📊 Cutting emissions
📦 Supply chain
🌍 Resilient systems
👩⚕️ Climate leadership
🌱 Sustainable solutions for health & community
📢 Submit: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
September 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Not sure what to submit for #CleanMed2026? We want your stories on:
🏥 Building together
📊 Cutting emissions
📦 Supply chain
🌍 Resilient systems
👩⚕️ Climate leadership
🌱 Sustainable solutions for health & community
📢 Submit: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
🏥 Building together
📊 Cutting emissions
📦 Supply chain
🌍 Resilient systems
👩⚕️ Climate leadership
🌱 Sustainable solutions for health & community
📢 Submit: cleanmed.org/call-for-pro...
#ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare
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Nonprofits Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth recently released their annual trend report on sustainability initiatives. What the report found was, despite changes on a federal level, hospital leaders are still committed to these initiatives.
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
Trend report suggests sustainability is still important to hospital leaders
Despite changes in the federal government, some health systems are committing to sustainability initiatives and reaping cost-savings.
www.healthcare-brew.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nonprofits Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth recently released their annual trend report on sustainability initiatives. What the report found was, despite changes on a federal level, hospital leaders are still committed to these initiatives.
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
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Josh Karliner and Emily Bancroft joined leaders at #ClimateWeekNYC for “Race to Zero: Unstoppable Momentum: Non-State Actors Powering the Clean Energy Shift”.
During the session, Karliner highlighted that momentum continues to grow within the health sector
During the session, Karliner highlighted that momentum continues to grow within the health sector
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Josh Karliner and Emily Bancroft joined leaders at #ClimateWeekNYC for “Race to Zero: Unstoppable Momentum: Non-State Actors Powering the Clean Energy Shift”.
During the session, Karliner highlighted that momentum continues to grow within the health sector
During the session, Karliner highlighted that momentum continues to grow within the health sector
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Emmie Mediate shared 1 bag filled with the plastic waste from an 8-min. dr. visit. Every patient creates ~7 bags per day.
At #ClimateWeekNYC, @americanredcross.bsky.social & HCWH's Climate Council brought health leaders together to discuss new strategies to cut single-use plastics in care.
At #ClimateWeekNYC, @americanredcross.bsky.social & HCWH's Climate Council brought health leaders together to discuss new strategies to cut single-use plastics in care.
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Emmie Mediate shared 1 bag filled with the plastic waste from an 8-min. dr. visit. Every patient creates ~7 bags per day.
At #ClimateWeekNYC, @americanredcross.bsky.social & HCWH's Climate Council brought health leaders together to discuss new strategies to cut single-use plastics in care.
At #ClimateWeekNYC, @americanredcross.bsky.social & HCWH's Climate Council brought health leaders together to discuss new strategies to cut single-use plastics in care.
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Climate change is the health crisis of our time yet healthcare drives nearly 5% of global emissions. Emily Bancroft’s leadership, @noharm.org is transforming the sector: cutting waste, reducing emissions & centering equity.
As Climate Week is proving, systemic solutions can’t wait.
As Climate Week is proving, systemic solutions can’t wait.
September 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Climate change is the health crisis of our time yet healthcare drives nearly 5% of global emissions. Emily Bancroft’s leadership, @noharm.org is transforming the sector: cutting waste, reducing emissions & centering equity.
As Climate Week is proving, systemic solutions can’t wait.
As Climate Week is proving, systemic solutions can’t wait.
🌍 NEW REPORT: Cities can save 725,000 lives annually while cutting healthcare costs by $70 billion through #ClimateAction.
As our Chief Program Officer, Emmie Mediate, says: "The reality is that everywhere is now vulnerable" to climate impacts.
www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/re...
As our Chief Program Officer, Emmie Mediate, says: "The reality is that everywhere is now vulnerable" to climate impacts.
www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/re...
City-led climate actions can cut $70B in health costs and save lives: report
A global coalition of cities, healthcare companies and researchers released a report showing how climate action can save 725,000 lives a year and cut healthcare costs by $70 billion. | A global coalit...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🌍 NEW REPORT: Cities can save 725,000 lives annually while cutting healthcare costs by $70 billion through #ClimateAction.
As our Chief Program Officer, Emmie Mediate, says: "The reality is that everywhere is now vulnerable" to climate impacts.
www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/re...
As our Chief Program Officer, Emmie Mediate, says: "The reality is that everywhere is now vulnerable" to climate impacts.
www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/re...
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🌍Today is Emily Bancroft’s 1st day as CEO of @noharm.org!
HCWH is already mobilizing health systems worldwide through @practicegreenhealth.org & @greenhospitals.org proving health care can reduce emissions, cut waste & center equity.
Emily’s vision is about healing people & the planet.💚
HCWH is already mobilizing health systems worldwide through @practicegreenhealth.org & @greenhospitals.org proving health care can reduce emissions, cut waste & center equity.
Emily’s vision is about healing people & the planet.💚
September 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🌍Today is Emily Bancroft’s 1st day as CEO of @noharm.org!
HCWH is already mobilizing health systems worldwide through @practicegreenhealth.org & @greenhospitals.org proving health care can reduce emissions, cut waste & center equity.
Emily’s vision is about healing people & the planet.💚
HCWH is already mobilizing health systems worldwide through @practicegreenhealth.org & @greenhospitals.org proving health care can reduce emissions, cut waste & center equity.
Emily’s vision is about healing people & the planet.💚
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"The EPA must stand with doctors, nurses, hospitals, and our kids: Stop this dangerous proposed rule and return to the critical work of regulating greenhouse gas emissions for the health of our nation." @dralicechen.bsky.social @us.noharm.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The EPA must stand with doctors, nurses, hospitals, and our kids: Stop this dangerous proposed rule and return to the critical work of regulating greenhouse gas emissions for the health of our nation." @dralicechen.bsky.social @us.noharm.org
🌎 This week, HCWH Board Chair @dralicechen.bsky.social joined @repraulruizmd.bsky.social & @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social —both physicians—at the Capitol to oppose EPA’s proposal to repeal the Endangerment Finding.
🩺 Health leaders: GHGs are harming patients now.
#ClimateHealth #EPA
🩺 Health leaders: GHGs are harming patients now.
#ClimateHealth #EPA
September 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🌎 This week, HCWH Board Chair @dralicechen.bsky.social joined @repraulruizmd.bsky.social & @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social —both physicians—at the Capitol to oppose EPA’s proposal to repeal the Endangerment Finding.
🩺 Health leaders: GHGs are harming patients now.
#ClimateHealth #EPA
🩺 Health leaders: GHGs are harming patients now.
#ClimateHealth #EPA
✨ Clean air is a child health issue
In a new @deseret.com.web.brid.gy op-ed, Dr. Sarah Schear 🩺, pediatrician & Climate & Health Fellow at Health Care Without Harm, makes it clear: protecting the EPA’s Endangerment Finding is about protecting kids’ health
📖 Read: bit.ly/4hJ2A7y
In a new @deseret.com.web.brid.gy op-ed, Dr. Sarah Schear 🩺, pediatrician & Climate & Health Fellow at Health Care Without Harm, makes it clear: protecting the EPA’s Endangerment Finding is about protecting kids’ health
📖 Read: bit.ly/4hJ2A7y
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September 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
✨ Clean air is a child health issue
In a new @deseret.com.web.brid.gy op-ed, Dr. Sarah Schear 🩺, pediatrician & Climate & Health Fellow at Health Care Without Harm, makes it clear: protecting the EPA’s Endangerment Finding is about protecting kids’ health
📖 Read: bit.ly/4hJ2A7y
In a new @deseret.com.web.brid.gy op-ed, Dr. Sarah Schear 🩺, pediatrician & Climate & Health Fellow at Health Care Without Harm, makes it clear: protecting the EPA’s Endangerment Finding is about protecting kids’ health
📖 Read: bit.ly/4hJ2A7y
⛈️ When the power goes out, hospitals must stay on.
Essential hospitals serve 9.3M uninsured Americans and employ 850K+ people. 3 hospitals built sustainable funding models to keep their communities served. Every 💵 saved on energy 💡 = a 💵 for healing.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
Essential hospitals serve 9.3M uninsured Americans and employ 850K+ people. 3 hospitals built sustainable funding models to keep their communities served. Every 💵 saved on energy 💡 = a 💵 for healing.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
Hospitals power through federal changes with cost-saving energy projects | Health Care Without Harm - US & Canada
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September 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
⛈️ When the power goes out, hospitals must stay on.
Essential hospitals serve 9.3M uninsured Americans and employ 850K+ people. 3 hospitals built sustainable funding models to keep their communities served. Every 💵 saved on energy 💡 = a 💵 for healing.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
Essential hospitals serve 9.3M uninsured Americans and employ 850K+ people. 3 hospitals built sustainable funding models to keep their communities served. Every 💵 saved on energy 💡 = a 💵 for healing.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
When federal funding shrinks, innovation grows.
3 hospitals prove energy efficiency isn't just good for the planet – it's essential for keeping doors open and serving communities.
Their blueprint is an inspiration for healthcare facilities everywhere.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
3 hospitals prove energy efficiency isn't just good for the planet – it's essential for keeping doors open and serving communities.
Their blueprint is an inspiration for healthcare facilities everywhere.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
September 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When federal funding shrinks, innovation grows.
3 hospitals prove energy efficiency isn't just good for the planet – it's essential for keeping doors open and serving communities.
Their blueprint is an inspiration for healthcare facilities everywhere.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
3 hospitals prove energy efficiency isn't just good for the planet – it's essential for keeping doors open and serving communities.
Their blueprint is an inspiration for healthcare facilities everywhere.
Full story → us.noharm.org/news/hospita...
Hospitals + farmers = healthier communities 🌱🍴
Forward commitments give farms stability + bring fresher, local food to patients.
This new video shows how Georgia hospitals are reimagining food systems for climate, health, & equity.
📽 youtu.be/ZaZII5mtINQ?...
#LocalFood #ClimateHealth #Healthcare
Forward commitments give farms stability + bring fresher, local food to patients.
This new video shows how Georgia hospitals are reimagining food systems for climate, health, & equity.
📽 youtu.be/ZaZII5mtINQ?...
#LocalFood #ClimateHealth #Healthcare
The Power of Institutional Forward Commitments
YouTube video by The Common Market
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September 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hospitals + farmers = healthier communities 🌱🍴
Forward commitments give farms stability + bring fresher, local food to patients.
This new video shows how Georgia hospitals are reimagining food systems for climate, health, & equity.
📽 youtu.be/ZaZII5mtINQ?...
#LocalFood #ClimateHealth #Healthcare
Forward commitments give farms stability + bring fresher, local food to patients.
This new video shows how Georgia hospitals are reimagining food systems for climate, health, & equity.
📽 youtu.be/ZaZII5mtINQ?...
#LocalFood #ClimateHealth #Healthcare
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3 days left for #GlobalPlasticTreaty talks in Geneva! Over 120 countries support a health article, but health still lacks focus. We stand with WHO’s @drtedros.who.int s calling on govts to prioritize health. Plastic pollution = health crisis. Let’s amplify our voices—share, tag, and demand action! 📢
August 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
3 days left for #GlobalPlasticTreaty talks in Geneva! Over 120 countries support a health article, but health still lacks focus. We stand with WHO’s @drtedros.who.int s calling on govts to prioritize health. Plastic pollution = health crisis. Let’s amplify our voices—share, tag, and demand action! 📢
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@who.int calls on governments to work towards successful #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. Health must be at the centre to protect people from plastic pollution.
August 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
@who.int calls on governments to work towards successful #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. Health must be at the centre to protect people from plastic pollution.
We know that health starts with what's on our plates. This new video shows how health care institutions are using food procurement as a powerful tool for community health.
From Farm to Fork: Reimagining How Local Food Reaches Our Plates
YouTube video by The Common Market
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July 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We know that health starts with what's on our plates. This new video shows how health care institutions are using food procurement as a powerful tool for community health.
Health care's purchasing power extends far beyond medical supplies. Through partnerships like The Georgia ACRE Collective, health care institutions are using food procurement to build healthier, more resilient communities while securing reliable sources of fresh produce for patients and staff.
Forward Commitments Help R&G Farms Grow
YouTube video by The Common Market
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July 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Health care's purchasing power extends far beyond medical supplies. Through partnerships like The Georgia ACRE Collective, health care institutions are using food procurement to build healthier, more resilient communities while securing reliable sources of fresh produce for patients and staff.