Video2 Minute ReadMay | 26 | 2021
There is a clear relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and risks to human health. In a recent virtual symposium hosted by the Center for the Environment and Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, a panel of experts explored this relationship and offered strategies to address the climate crisis on an individual, community and organizational level.
As a major Boston academic medical center, Mass General recognizes its responsibility to prioritize sustainable practices.
For more than a decade, Mass General Brigham has focused on reducing energy use across its institutions, including at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2014, five years before the city of Boston required businesses to demonstrate a reduction in emissions...
To celebrate the hospital’s new Center for the Environment and Health’s launch on April 1, Eat Street Café will feature a special plant-centered menu.
Ever wonder what happens to food remnants once a dining tray is placed on the conveyor belt and disappears into the kitchen at MGH’s Eat Street Café? Those leftovers become fertilizer, electricity and heat thanks to a partnership with Agri-Cycle Energy.
The Center for the Environment and Health works with leadership at Mass General to integrate environmental sustainability into the clinical, research and educational activities of the hospital.
