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HealthTrust presents this fourth in a series of six webinars on the topic of sustainability…

“Empowering Supply Chain to Drive Healthier Food Initiatives and the Use of Safer Chemicals in Our Hospitals”

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As healthcare continues to evolve toward a prevention model, hospitals must expand their view of operations from taking care of patients to addressing some of the root causes of disease. Today, a number of leading health systems are using their purchasing power to drive change in their communities from a social, environmental and financial lens. Learn how partnering with its supply chain empowers hospitals to lead on key issues of public health such as healthier foods  and safer chemicals, the focus of this webinar. As large purchasers of meat, it’s important for hospitals to realize the impact of antibiotic resistance in humans. According to the PEW Research Center, an astonishing 80 percent of antibiotics used in this country go toward meat production, with only 20 percent used on people. Just as concerning are the chemicals used in the healthcare setting – many being linked to the very diseases that are trying to be prevented. The presenter will share an example of how a group of leading hospitals was successful in getting manufacturers to eliminate harmful added flame retardants. With a commitment to population health and prevention, explore how hospitals can use their purchasing power to persuade suppliers to change their practices in these key health areas of concern.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the health hazards posed by the use of harmful chemicals in the supply chain to patients, healthcare staff, and the surrounding community.
2. Describe the necessary structure and key to rolling out initiatives to achieve sustained improvements in the areas of safer chemicals and healthier foods.
3. Translate the success of other leading hospitals in healthier foods and safer chemicals initiatives into goals or action items for their own facility or health system.

Presenter:

Kyle Tafuri, Senior Sustainability Advisor at The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center, Hackensack-Meridian Health. Member HealthTrust’s ESN (Environmental Sustainability Network)

Target audience: Supply Chain, Food or anyone interested in healthcare sustainability.

Continuing Education Credit:

• Supply Chain: This program has been approved for CPEs by the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) for 1.0 contact hours for the live event only.

Upcoming Sustainability Webinars:

• May 25: Transportation, electric vehicle charging stations; LEED buildings, community connections
• June 7: Easy sustainability wins with EVS