In this Reducing Single-Use Plastics webinar, Dr. Barbara Erny (Stanford University School of Medicine), Dr. Preeti Mehrotra (Boston University), and Dr. Hilary Ong (UC San Francisco), joined by Dr. Colin Cave (Kaiser Permanente), discussed best practices as it relates to health care plastic pollution, its health impacts, and exploring policy and practical solutions to reduce health care’s reliance on single-use plastics, among other related topics.
Resources to Share:
- California’s Ban on Toxic IV Bags Marks a Shift for Health Care Plastics
- Health Care Without Harm: Measuring and Reducing Plastics in the Healthcare Sector
- UNEP Plastics Initiative
- Health Care Actions for Reducing Plastic Use and Pollution
- EyeSustain
- EyeSustain Facility Pledge
- Reducing Topical Drug Waste in Ophthalmic Surgery: Multisociety Position Paper
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This webinar is part of the NAM Climate Collaborative’s Building Momentum to Act on Health Care Decarbonization webinar series focusing on sharing resources and building the momentum to act on health care decarbonization. Join our climate and health listserv to stay tuned on the rest of the series.
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