Leading the way in sustainability & wellness

Advocate Health is partnering with other leading health systems around the country to promote adoption of sustainable practices and wellness initiatives throughout the health care sector.

Healthier hospitals program

In 2010, Advocate Health became a founding sponsor of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, a 3-year national campaign to implement best practices focused on improving sustainability in the health care sector. Healthier Hospitals is now a permanent program of Practice Greenhealth, engaging over 1,300 hospitals in six challenge categories: Engaged Leadership, Healthier Foods, Leaner Energy, Less Waste, Safer Chemicals and Smarter Purchasing.

 

Market transformation groups

In partnership with a number of leading health systems, Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, Advocate Health is working to accelerate market changes toward environmentally-preferable products and services for the health care sector and beyond through participation in two Market Transformation Groups.

 

Midwest business group on health

Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit business groups of mid and large, self-insured public and private employers, offering education, research and community-based activities that increase the value of health benefits, health care services, and wellness. Advocate Health is an active member of MBGH and participates in conferences, panels and speaking engagements.

 

Health care climate council

Carbon pollution and climate change has direct impacts on individual, community and public health, and Advocate is proud to join the Health Care Climate Council with a number of leading health systems that are:

1. Reducing our own carbon footprints
2. Accelerating mitigation and resiliency programs throughout the health care sector
3. Advocating for action on climate change to ensure a healthy future for us all

 

Recognition