Hospitals
| Organization(s) |
Environmental Protection Agency - Region 1
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| Project Description |
The Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) Awards Review Committee selected EPA Region 1-NE in 2003 to receive one of seven H2E Champion Awards. It appears that the Region is the only one that has been recognized.
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), an EPA-supported program, aims to improve environmental performance in the healthcare sector by encouraging healthcare facilities to eliminate the use of mercury by 2005; cut healthcare waste in half by 2010; and identify and eliminate persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic chemicals. As of April 2006, there are 1,163 H2E partners nationally (including 149 in New England), representing 6,381 healthcare facilities. A recent collaboration with the Healthcare Environmental Resource Center (HERC) has augmented the H2E website, www.h2e-online.org, with environmental compliance information in addition to quality P2 information. |
| More Info |
www.h2e-online.org/programs/award/winners/win2003.htm |
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| Project Contact |
| Name |
Janet Bowen |
| Phone |
617-918-1795 |
| E-mail |
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| Project Keywords |
| Industrial Sectors |
Health Care and Hospitals |
| Activity Keywords |
Awards program, Website updates |
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| Source |
| Newsletter |
Northeast Assistance & Pollution Prevention News - Vol. 16 No. 1, Spring 2006 [PDF] |
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