A Lean Green Food Waste Fighting Machine

A Lean Green Food Waste Fighting Machine

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Each year hundreds of thousands of pounds in hospital food waste is dumped into landfills. Thankfully, due to extensive research and development efforts there are existing innovations that can help institutions of all sizes tackle this stinky issue.

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A Study: Linking Levels of Light to Patient Pain

A Study: Linking Levels of Light to Patient Pain

The Journal of Advanced Nursing recently published the results of a small-scale study that explored a connection between hospital lighting and the differing levels of sleep, pain, and moods of inpatients.

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UCSF Fosters Green Building as Public Health Benefit

UCSF Fosters Green Building as Public Health Benefit

UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay (opening Feb. 2015) 
will become one of the greenest urban hospitals 
in the U.S. with its incorporation of over 160,000 
square feet of landscaping and rooftop gardens.

"It is imperative that the medical profession and building industries learn from one another about the health impacts of the built environment.” 

- Elizabeth Baca, physician and advisory board member of the Building Health Initiative

UCSF Joins Genentech, Google as Founding Partners to Foster Green Building as Public Health Benefit

Where one works, lives, and plays is a powerful factor when it comes to one's well-being. Health impacts of the built environment is gaining more and more attention in the medical field. Recently, UCSF has become a founding partner in an impressive alliance with notable Silicon Valley corporations in an effort to back green building development for the beneficial effects on public health. A Building Health Initiative comprised of institutions and corporations from different sectors has been created to tackle and execute a multifarious list of sustainable action items in addition to serving as a platform for sharing best practices among the participating businesses. Dan Geiger, executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council-Northern California Chapter, states:

"This is the first time major [organizations] from multiple sectors have come together to publicly commit to improving human health through green building. Each partner has pledged to implement new organizational actions that have direct effects and generate awareness of how the built environment affects our well-being. This is a tremendous stimulus for the movement for healthy communities for all."

As noted in one of our previous blog posts, UCSF was ranked in the top 50 list of Becker's Hospital Review for being one of America's greenest hospitals. With many of their existing values already centered on sustainability and ecological health, UCSF's collaboration with BHI team members will further emphasize its commitment in fostering a healthy living environment for employees and community members alike. We are excited to see what's to come of these green developments!

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