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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

•  60 Sustainable Seconds with Kathy Gerwig | 11/16/09
  Sixty Sustainable Seconds is a new feature highlighting Kaiser Permanente’s sustainability efforts. Kathy Gerwig, Kaiser Permanente’s environmental stewardship officer, talks about the organization’s commitment to using safer chemicals in its operations.
  
• Workplace BPA Exposure Increases Risk of Male Sexual Dysfunction, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds | 11/11/09
• Green Parenting Brochure Helps Parents Protect Children from Harmful Chemicals, Contaminants | 10/30/09
• Kaiser Permanente Farmers Market Founder Preston Maring, MD, Wins Home Front Award | 9/24/09
• Where’s the Tomato? Mapping Your Fresh, Locally Grown Produce With Kaiser Permanente | 8/2/09
• Kaiser Permanente to Provide Calorie, Nutrition Information on Cafeteria Menus | 7/27/09
  
  

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