Features — 2012
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| 5/16/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Study Reveals Further Correlation between Farmers Markets and Healthy EatingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Duke University Global Health Institute early last week released new forecasts on obesity in America, warning that nearly 42 percent of Americans may end up obese by 2030 (up from 36 percent in 2010), given current trends. The forecast sounded a resounding alarm about the nation’s health and cast a spotlight on the overabundance of environments that promote cheap junk food and fast-food options known to contribute to obesity. |
| 5/3/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Wins National Environmental AwardKaiser Permanente has been honored with a System for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth, the national membership organization for health care organizations committed to environmentally responsible operations. The System for Change Award recognizes health systems that are working to gather data, set system goals, benchmark and share successes in environmental performance. |
| 4/20/12 |  An Earth Day Round-Up of Kaiser Permanente’s Recent Environmental Stewardship WorkThe people of Kaiser Permanente have been busy with a myriad of projects that are helping to “green” our care delivery system and lead the way in sustainability. In honor of Earth Day on April 22 — and in celebration of environmental stewardship at Kaiser Permanente — here is a round-up of some of recent success stories and initiatives that are underway. |
| 4/16/12 |  Kaiser Permanente and Goodwill Southern California Earth Day E-Waste Events Aim to Spur Spring CleaningAlmost everyone has a closet, garage or even an office in need of some spring cleaning. Kaiser Permanente and Goodwill Southern California have joined forces for the sixth year to commemorate Earth Day with a region-wide waste and donation drive. This year, the e-waste and donation campaign includes more than 20 Kaiser Permanente Southern California facilities from Bakersfield to San Diego. |
| 4/6/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Northwest Announces Opening Date for Westside Medical CenterKaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center is targeted to open in August 2013 to serve the people of Washington and western Multnomah counties from its location in Hillsboro’s Tanasbourne area. |
| 4/5/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Joins with 10 Leading Health Care Systems to Accelerate Progress in SustainabilityAs part of its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, Kaiser Permanente has joined leading health care systems to formally launch the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, a partnership aimed at accelerating progress in health care sustainability. |
| 3/23/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Announces Winners of Small Hospital Design ChallengeKaiser Permanente, a national leader in green building and sustainable hospital design, today named both Aditazz and Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch with Perkins+Will as winners in its international Small Hospital, Big Idea competition. |
| 3/22/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Sponsors Drug Take-Back Days in April on the Big Island, Maui and Ohau; Proper Disposal of Drugs Helps Keep the Environment CleanKaiser Permanente Hawaii, in partnership with the state of Hawaii Narcotics Enforcement Division and Attorney General’s Office, announces drug take-back days taking place in April at Kaiser Permanente clinics on the Big Island. The drug take-back days offer the community the opportunity to properly dispose of medications that are either expired or not being used in an effort to prevent prescription drug abuse or improper disposal. |
| 2/28/12 |   Kaiser Permanente Pledges to Reduce its Carbon Footprint by 30 percent by 2020As part of its ongoing commitment to improve the health of the communities it serves, Kaiser Permanente announced today that it is rolling out an aggressive strategy to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020, compared to its 2008 levels. The strategy includes plans to invest in clean and renewable energy sources while also targeting energy conservation measures. |
| 2/8/12 |  Food Activist Michael Pollan Interviews Kaiser Permanente Journalism FellowsFor the past three years, the Kaiser Permanente Institute of Health Policy has supported a fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley School of Journalism to encourage better reporting on health policy. Through this fellowship, two graduate students in journalism have the opportunity to investigate issues in food and nutrition policy that influence community health. |
| 1/20/12 | Kaiser Permanente Teams with Local Chefs to Create New Latin-Inspired, Heart Healthy Entrée for Hospital Chefs from prominent Latin-themed restaurants will collaborate on new, healthy dishes for Kaiser Permanente’s new Westside Medical Center. Using bold flavors and fresh, local ingredients, chefs from Oba in Portland and Ochoa’s in Hillsboro will create a chicken dish, and Kaiser Permanente chef Greg Gates will prepare an original entrée from Pepper’s in Hillsboro. |
| 1/19/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Moves to Green Medical Supplies by Converting to Eco-Friendly IV EquipmentKaiser Permanente, committed to improving the health of its patients, workforce and communities, announced today it is converting its IV medical equipment to more eco-friendly alternatives that are free of PVC and DEHP, two industrial chemicals used in plastics that have been shown to harm human and environmental health. |
| 1/17/12 |  Kaiser Permanente First San Diego Hospital to go Live with Solar PowerKaiser Permanente San Diego went live with solar power on January 20, becoming San Diego County’s first hospital to receive a significant amount of its energy from the sun. |
| 1/16/12 |  Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day of ServiceIn partnership with Hawaii Island School Garden Network, physicians and staff members volunteer in sustainable gardens at Waimea Middle and Kahakai Elementary Schools in Kailua-Kona weeding, pruning and planting crops on the Big Island and at Wilson Elementary School’s sustainable gardens preparing the soil for plantings on Oahu. |
| 1/5/12 | 
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center Goes Live with Solar PowerThe Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center is starting 2012 on a green note as it goes live with solar panels. Installed on the roof of one of the medical center's two parking structures, the solar panels make the Fontana facility one of the area's first major medical centers to receive a significant amount of its energy from the sun. |
