{"product_id":"greening-health-care-kathy-gerwig-9780199385836","title":"Greening Health Care: How Hospitals Can Heal the Planet","description":"The relationship between hospitals and the environment is defined by a glaring contradiction: as health care facilities deliver care at any cost, their environmental footprint -- pollution, waste production, unsustainable food services -- contributes to harming community health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreening Health Care\u003c\/em\u003e examines the intersections of health care and environmental health, both in terms of traditional failures and the revolution underway to fix them. Authored by one of the pioneers in health care's green movement, it presents practical solutions for health care organizations and clinicians to improve their environments and the health of their communities. Topics include: making food services sustainable, managing hospital waste, and relevant impacts\/mitigating measures related to climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs environmental protection grows into an imperative for all aspects of society, \u003cem\u003eGreening Health Care\u003c\/em\u003e offers an historical and practical approach to sustainable health care delivery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathy Gerwig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199385831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199385836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Kathy Gerwig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981496058111,"sku":"9780199385836","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa49497e-f2b6-40a9-9f45-19edfacd4b79.jpg?v=1683255920","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greening-health-care-kathy-gerwig-9780199385836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}