Introduction

Are you planning on celebrating Earth Day 2014 on April 22?Need some new ideas? Did you do something very successful last year that you’d be willing to share with your colleagues? Are you shy, and would enjoy listening to inspiring ideas from others? Then this call is for you!

Join other Practice Greenhealth community members in learning about or sharing your current or past plans for fun Earth Day events. Getting the discussion started on the session is Paul A. Linzmeyer, Sustainability Leader at ThedaCare, Barbara Hamilton, Sustainability Manager at Palomar Health, and others.

Presenters

Barbara Hamilton, System Sustainability Manager, Palomar Health

Barbara Hamilton is currently the System Sustainability Manager at Palomar Health in North San Diego County. In this capacity she oversees a comprehensive sustainability program for the health system. Program initiatives include energy and water efficiency, waste reduction & recycling, healthy food, environmentally preferred purchasing, alternative transportation, gardens & sites, and engagement.

Barbara has served as Chair for the Novation Environmental Advisory Group, a nation-wide advisory working to green the healthcare supply chain. She co-chairs the San Diego Nutrition in Healthcare Leadership Team, working to support Healthy Food in Healthcare initiatives. And she is also an active member of Practice Greenhealth and the Healthier Hospitals Initiative.

A LEED Green Associate, Barbara has received numerous awards from the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce during her tenure as Chair of the Sustainability Committee, and also for the success of her sustainability consulting business: Eco-Stream. Her leadership has helped Palomar Health to receive six consecutive Environmental Excellence Awards from Practice Greenhealth, and has herself received an award for Excellence in Sustainability Management in an Acute Care Hospital setting.

Paul Linzmeyer, Sustainability Leader, Thedacare

Paul Linzmeyer has the new position of Sustainability Leader for the Wisconsin-based health system, Thedacare, in December 2012. Thedacare created Paul’s position for their focus on energy, waste and water conservation as a system wide initiative for its five hospital health system with 30+ offsites and the largest employer in North East Wisconsin.

Paul worked on environmental stewardship for over 30 years. He was a US delegate to the Organization Economic Corporation and Development; participated in the UW Nelson Institute's Climate Change Impacts Committee and Chaired the Industry Committee of the Wisconsin Global Warming Task Force in 2007.

Paul works in Facilities Management, but in his corporate role at Thedacare, is able to work with every department within the system. Thedacare are members of Practice Greenhealth and active participants in HHI.

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