MWMC is committed to the health of patients, employees, the community and the global environment. We recognize the link between environmental choices and health and the importance of establishing sustainable environmentally friendly practices at MWMC.
presented by Practice Greenhealth at annual CleanMed Conference
· 2009 Partner Recognition Award MWMC
· 2010 Partner for Change Award LMH and FUH
· 2010 Making Medicine Mercury Free Award LMH and FUH
Guide For Choosing Safe Personal Care Products
Body Burden Tour - a step by step tour through your home to learn about how you can live a greener/healthier life
The Good Guide - a guide to find safe, healthy, green products
Guide for Disposal of Household Medications
Simple steps you can take at home to reduce your environmental impact
Practice Greenhealth membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices http://www.practicegreenhealth.org
Healthcare Without Harm “First Do No Harm" Health Care Without Harm promotes the health of people and the environment and works to implement environmentally friendly healthcare care practices to protect both the health of the environment and human health http://www.noharm.org/
EnviRN Knowledge Network on line network for nurses concerned about environmental health http://envirn.org/
The Luminary Project “Nurses Lighting the Way to Environmental Health” http://www.theluminaryproject.org/
Luminary Project Speaker’s Bureau- nurses nationwide that speak on variety of environmental health topics http://www.theluminaryproject.org/section.php?id=27
Healthcare Without Harm Nurses Group – a community of nurses dedicated to implementing environmentally responsible practices in their hospitals http://www.noharm.org/us_canada/nurses/
ANHE – Association of Nurses for Healthy Environments: an on-line community of nurses interested in environmental health issues with goal of integrating environmental health into nursing education, practice, advocacy/policy and research http://e-commons.org/anhe/