Features — 2013
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| 5/16/13 |   Doctors to Showcase Healthy Eating and Gardening Activities for Kids at ‘Cooking for Solutions’This weekend, two Kaiser Permanente doctors will demonstrate fun ways to get families engaged in healthy eating at Cooking for Solutions, an annual event celebrating food, cooking and sustainability held at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. |
| 4/25/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Wins National Environmental AwardsKaiser Permanente has received a record 29 environmental excellence awards this year from Practice Greenhealth, the national membership organization for hospitals and health systems committed to environmentally responsible operations and care. |
| 4/25/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Roseville Earns Top National Award for Environmental Stewardship in Health CareKaiser Permanente’s Roseville Medical Center is one of only three facilities around the country named to the “Environmental Leadership Circle” this year by Practice Greenhealth, a national organization that promotes green practices, construction and resource conservation in health care. The leadership circle is the highest honor among the group’s 2013 Environmental Excellence Awards. |
| 4/25/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Centers Win 10 National Environmental AwardsTen Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in Southern California are receiving environmental excellence awards from Practice Greenhealth in recognition of their efforts to reduce waste and prevent pollution. |
| 4/24/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Southern California Teams-Up with the DEA and Local Law Enforcement for National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayKaiser Permanente Southern California, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law-enforcement agencies, is encouraging residents to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 27. The one-day event provides an opportunity to properly dispose of unwanted and expired medicines while protecting the safety of kids, families, local communities and the environment. |
| 4/22/13 |  This Year’s Earth Day, An Opportunity to Celebrate?Reflections on Earth Day from Kathy Gerwig, vice president of Employee Safety, Health and Wellness and Environmental Stewardship Officer at Kaiser Permanente. |
| 4/10/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Goodwill Industries Host Earth Day E-Waste and Donation Events to Improve the Environment and Empower Individuals with DisabilitiesKaiser Permanente Southern California and Goodwill® are teaming up for the seventh consecutive year, to commemorate Earth Day with a regionwide e-waste, recycling and donation drive. More than a dozen events will be hosted at Kaiser Permanente Southern California locations from Los Angeles to San Diego, beginning April 10 through April 25, to divert tons of electronics from landfills; items that could otherwise leak contaminants into the soil, air and water if not disposed of properly. |
| 3/18/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Leads Insurers in Addressing Climate Change: ReportKaiser Permanente has taken the lead among health insurers in addressing climate change, according to a new report from the Ceres, a Boston-based non-profit that promotes eco-minded business practices. |
| 3/1/13 |  Keep it Healthy, Keep it FreshPreston Maring, MD, has been a physician with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland (Calif.) since 1971, but he may be best known for his pioneering work in establishing Kaiser Permanente’s first farmers market there nearly 10 years ago. He has also been instrumental in helping other Kaiser Permanente medical centers open farmers markets and in working to ensure there’s fresh local food on Kaiser Permanente hospital trays and in cafeterias. |
| 2/14/13 |  ‘Environmental Health’ of Expectant Mothers Explored by Kaiser Permanente’s Jeanne Conry, MDThe health of a woman before she conceives — her weight, her blood pressure, control over any medical problems she may have — all contribute to the “environment of health” that she passes on to her child. And in recent times, exposure to chemicals in our environment, from the food we eat to the personal-care products or medications we use, has also become a concern. |
| 2/13/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Announces Regionwide Plastic Bag BanTo get the new year going on a green foot, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii announced today that all of its locations statewide have enacted a plastic bag ban. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is the first region in the Kaiser Permanente family and the first health care system in Hawaii to voluntarily ban the dispensing of plastic bags to its patients statewide. Environmentally friendly reusable and biodegradable paper bags will be available upon request. |
| 2/4/13 |  Kaiser Permanente Frontline Workers are Spearheading Solutions to Environmental ChallengesThere is plenty of talk in the health care industry these days about the importance of working to achieve the “triple bottom line” — measuring success by striking the right balance in caring for people, profit and planet. So it is no surprise that a unique partnership between the federal government and a pioneering group of health care organizations and labor unions aimed at striking such a balance is generating excitement. |
| 1/17/13 |  Taking the Science of Climate Change to the StreetsKaiser Permanente forges partnership with Alliance for Climate Education to increase youth awareness of the impacts of climate change. |
