{"id":1440,"date":"2022-06-15T16:14:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ide.ie\/?page_id=1440"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:18:28","slug":"healthcare-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ide.ie\/resources\/healthcare-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1440\" class=\"elementor elementor-1440\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d698814 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d698814\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8f99cf\" data-id=\"e8f99cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1a7edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c1a7edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Resources for health facility green committees<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":1474,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noharm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-1474\" src=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hcwh-logo.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption>Healthcare Without Harm<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/noharm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/noharm.org\/<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":1467,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhospitals.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"110\" class=\"wp-image-1467\" src=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gghh-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption>Get your healthcare facility to join the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhospitals.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.greenhospitals.net\/<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":1478,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygreenlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"131\" class=\"wp-image-1478\" src=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/my-green-lab-logo-full-color.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption>Visit My Green Lab for a sustainable laboratory accreditation service<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygreenlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mygreenlab.org\/<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":1480,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.ie\/sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"140\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" src=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hse-nhso.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hse-nhso.png 360w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hse-nhso-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption>Contact the National Health Sustainability Office <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;&#110;h&#x73;&#x6f;&#64;&#104;s&#x65;&#x2e;&#105;e\">&#110;&#x68;s&#111;&#x40;h&#115;&#x65;&#46;&#x69;&#x65;<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.ie\/sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hse.ie\/sustainability<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":1481,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greenhealthcare.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"183\" class=\"wp-image-1481\" src=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/greenhealthcare-logo-1024x183.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/greenhealthcare-logo-1024x183.png 1024w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/greenhealthcare-logo-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/greenhealthcare-logo-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/greenhealthcare-logo-1536x274.png 1536w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/greenhealthcare-logo-2048x366.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n<figcaption>Green Healthcare &#8211; Sustainability projects in Irish hospitals<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greenhealthcare.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/greenhealthcare.ie\/<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Link in with the IDE Green Committee Network by contacting our Healthcare Sustainability working group coordinator: <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x73;&#117;&#x73;&#116;&#x61;&#105;&#x6e;&#97;&#x62;&#108;&#x65;&#104;&#x65;&#97;&#x6c;&#116;&#x68;&#99;&#x61;r&#x65;&#64;&#x69;d&#x65;&#46;&#x69;e\">&#x73;&#117;s&#x74;&#97;i&#x6e;&#x61;&#98;&#x6c;&#x65;&#104;e&#x61;&#108;t&#x68;&#x63;&#97;&#x72;&#x65;&#64;i&#x64;&#101;&#46;&#x69;&#x65;<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Inhalers and Carbon Footprint<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":1445,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis: 66.66%;\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis: 33.33%;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div>The tool was developed by a respiratory multidisciplinary team. The project was titled \u201cA Communication tool on inhalers and carbon footprint&#8221; and was funded by the Spark Innovation Programme. Thank you to all who contributed to this important resource.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Available for download here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/resources\/inhaler-toolkit\/\">Inhaler Toolkit<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Other important resources on healthcare sustainability<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2.0-Irish-Doctors-For-the-Environment-Submission-to-the-Climate-Change-Adaptation-Plan-2021.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\">IDE Public Consultation on Climate Action Plan 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.ie\/eng\/about\/who\/healthbusinessservices\/national-health-sustainability-office\/files\/sustainability-strategy-for-health.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HSE Policy on Sustainability Directive 2017\u20132019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhospitals.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Hospitals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/langlo\/article\/PIIS2214-109X(16)30001-8\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lancet Global Health &#8211; Human health and environmental sustainability: the 21st century&#8217;s grandchallenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aha.org\/system\/files\/hpoe\/Reports-HPOE\/ashe-sustainability-report-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Society for Healthcare Engineering &#8211; Environmental Sustainability in Hospitals: The Value of Efficiency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0004\/341239\/ESHS_Revised_WHO_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Health Organization &#8211; Environmentally Sustainable Health Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.ie\/our-services\/monitoring--assessment\/assessment\/irelands-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency &#8211; Ireland&#8217;s Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/noharm-europe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents-files\/5624\/2018-09-25_Reducing_carbon_footprint_healthcare%20WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthcare Without Harm &#8211; Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Healthcare through Sustainable Procurement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icgp.ie\/go\/in_the_practice\/planetary_health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Irish College of General Practice &#8211; Planetary Health Resources<\/a>, including blog posts by IDE members Dr Sean Owens and Dr John Allman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":1460,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-1460\" src=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ide.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/dikaseva-zvf7cZ0PC20-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cTo walk through a forest uncharacteristically barren of snow in wintertime, or through a hospital ward dominated by older and chronically ill patients, is to witness two of the greatest challenges of our time: the degradation of the Earth&#8217;s ecosystems and the shift in human disease towards that driven by our lifestyles and our surroundings. Both challenges are inseparable: climate change, ecosystem destruction, massive losses in biodiversity, a warming ocean, soil degradation, and pollution are wreaking havoc on our planet and sickening us.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/action\/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X%2816%2930001-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lancet Global Health &#8211; Human health and environmental sustainability: the 21st century&#8217;s grand challenges<\/strong><\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources for health facility green committees Link in with the IDE Green Committee Network by contacting our Healthcare Sustainability working group coordinator: Inhalers and Carbon Footprint The tool was developed by a respiratory multidisciplinary team. The project was titled \u201cA Communication tool on inhalers and carbon footprint&#8221; and was funded by the Spark Innovation Programme. 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