The Chicago Green Healthcare Initiative is a collaborative effort between the City of Chicago Department of Public Health, Health Care Without Harm, and the U.S. EPA that seeks to:

• Improve patient, staff, and community health through persistent greenhouse gas reductions
• Help foster knowledge sharing and collaboration among Chicago hospitals on energy efficiency and waste reduction projects
• Support Chicago hospitals with specific, cost effective energy and waste reduction activities
• Create engagement/support models to share with other hospitals and communities

To reach these goals the CGHI team provides participating hospitals with:

• Streamlined access to energy efficiency and waste reduction best practice resources and incentives
• Technical and green team support
• Opportunities offered by our partners and allies