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What's New
In collaboration with the Global Health and Safety Initiative, HCWH has released two new white papers, the first in a series.
 Resilient Flooring & Chemical Hazards: A Comparative Analysis of Vinyl and Other Alternatives for Health Care (pdf)
Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: Reducing Human Health Effects and Environmental Impacts (pdf)
Register for FoodMed 2009 - The International Conference on Healthy Food in Healthcare.
June 30 - July 1, 2009 • Detroit, MI
www.FoodMed.org
HCWH and The Luminary Project are pleased to announce the launch of Proyecto Luminarias, a Spanish language version of The Luminary Project which highlights the stories of nurses in Spanish speaking countries who are addressing environmental concerns in health care. Press release
Istanbul - The World Health Organization and Health Care Without Harm released a Discussion Draft Report, Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People - Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings at the World Federation of Public Health Associations quadrennial meeting. Press release
The Green Guide for Health CareTM has released a revised Operations section. This updated section of the best practices toolkit focuses on continuous improvement in facility operations. Read full press release
Health Care Without Harm commends Catholic Healthcare West for taking a stand against genetically modified or cloned foods. The impact of these choices may have a transformational effect on the health care community’s food supply chain. Read full press release
HCWH and the World Health Organization launched a global partnership to substitute mercury-based medical devices with safer, accurate and affordable alternatives. The announcement came during the opening of the South Asian Conference on Alternatives to Mercury in Health Care, an event sponsored by the two organizations and the Indian NGO Toxics Link. Read the Press Release
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