Features — 2012
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| 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 HospitalChefs 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. |
