Location: St. Paul’s Hospital Cafeteria 1081 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6

• Learn what PHC staff and medical staff are doing to promote sustainability in health-care!
  • Reducing waste in clinical care
  • Choosing wisely when prescribing
  • Digitizing healthcare
  • Expanding virtual care
  • Planting trees for health and well being

• Try some delicious plant-based food samples
  • And learn about PHC’s effort to reduce food waste and move to more plant-forward options

• Play fun interactive games and check out demos to learn how you can reduce your footprint through:
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Sharps disposal
  • Recycling and composting
  • Sustainable transportation (e.g., bike cages, shuttle services, e-bikes and car shares)

• See what Facilities teams are doing to reduce our environmental footprint through:
  • Building systems that improve energy efficiency (e.g., solar panels, electrifying)
  • Designing for sustainability performance (e.g., New St. Paul’s Hospital)
  • Reducing and diverting our waste reduction (e.g., our partnership with the Binners Project, Ozone Laundry)

• Bring items for donation
  • Old phones for our Phones for Health Program launching soon
  • Large winter jackets and/or pants for the Overdose Prevention Site
  • Books and magazines for our PHC library service

• Learn how you can get involved!
  • Check out provincial and national organizations supporting sustainable health care (e.g., CANE, CAPE, Green + Leaders, CASCADES)
  • Meet the PHC Environmental Stewardship Team

• Explore products that promote sustainability practices and enter to WIN PRIZES from local vendors!
  • The Source Bulk Food Store
  • Jar Bar Refillery Kitsilano
  • And more!

Please contact Theresa McElroy tmcelroy@providencehealth.bc.ca or Aggie Black ablack@providencehealth.bc.ca with any questions.