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Raymond J. Baxter

I invite you to read about how Kaiser Permanente is working to improve the environment, and to make the link between the health of our members, our communities and our planet.

Kaiser Permanente’s environmental roots can be traced to the beginning of the modern environmental movement. In 1963, the author and environmental crusader Rachel Carson spoke to Kaiser Permanente doctors at San Francisco Medical Center in one of her last speeches. Carson, author of ... more »

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Features

• Kaiser Permanente Study Reveals Further Correlation between Farmers Markets and Healthy Eating | 5/16/12
  The 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.
• Kaiser Permanente Wins National Environmental Award | 5/3/12
  Kaiser 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.

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