Edition 17 | June 22, 2022

Welcome to the Green Corner.

This newsletter will keep you updated with stories, challenges, resources and myth-busting information about how you can make more environmental sustainable choices.

What Do You Want the Next Webinar Topic To Be?

The Green Team has cooked up the plant-rich webinar and breathed life into the C.A.R.E. (Clean Air, Respiratory Excellence) session...so what's next?

Plant-Rich Diet Webinar Report

Thank you to all who attended our plant-rich webinar and who are engaging with plant-rich diet. We presented our webinar twice in June to a total of 94 attendees and reached professionals from 5 provinces including Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, P.E.I., and New Brunswick.

When combined with attendance from our C.A.R.E. (Clean Air, Respiratory Excellence) webinars, the Green Initiative is now officially coast to coast! It takes a team to make change and we are thrilled to have a diverse professional attendance as shown below.

Eating together and learning together - Hanover FHT

Team members from Hanover FHT with plant-rich snacks shared while

participating in the Plant-Rich webinar.

Congratulations to Hanover FHT, who gathered seven professionals together to watch the webinar live and share some plant-rich goodies (including carrot cake baked oatmeal with high protein icing, Buffalo chickpea wraps with ranch dressing, vegan snickers bars and more)! With their executive director, two clerical workers, a social worker, an addictions/mental health counsellor, a registered nurse, and a registered dietitian, they exemplify an interdisciplinary approach to learning.

Here's what attendees have to say about our webinars:

Missed the plant-rich webinar? In the fall newsletter, we will share it in video format.

GHHN Building Community Health Event: "Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare."

Please join our local Ontario Health Team, the Greater Hamilton Health Network for the second annual GHHN Building Community Health Event: “Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare” which will take place virtually on Tuesday September 20th from 1:00-4:00pm. 

This event will be centered around bringing together partners, community organizations, patients, families, and care partners to discuss Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare. The event will also include sharing the GHHN's bold vision for the future of healthcare, to recount the progress of the past year, share lessons learned and grow together as a network.

Dr. Soren Brothers, inaugural Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, will be the Keynote Speaker.

The agenda for the event, along with the zoom link will be shared closer to the event. 

Please register by Friday September 16th at 5:00pm.

Dundas Mask Recycling

The Dundas team has diverted over 63 meters worth of masks from going into the landfill by using mask recycling at their office. That accounts for over the length of a hockey rink or almost three tennis courts! These masks are now being sent to BC to be treated and converted into polypropylene pellets, which is a durable plastic material typically used in building, construction, and textiles. Way to go Dundas team!

If you would like to learn more about how to recycle masks in your practice, please check out of Green Corner issue about Mask Recycling.

Summer Vacation!

The Green Corner is taking a break for the next two months. We wish you all a safe and healthy summer, filled with lots of time outdoors and plant-rich meals. See you in September!

"Life thrives on life."

- Dr. David Suzuki, The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature

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