How do you create change for #sustainablehealthcare in a large healthcare organisation? Hunter New England health district is an exemplar organisation and they share their strategy for building pressure and creating support to hit the change ‘sweet spot’. #GreenHealthForum22

“We are living climate change today” It’s not a future problem. Long list of extreme weather events in the Nepean Blue Mountains region in the last few years! Think of how these would’ve affected the buildings, service delivery capability and stress & health of residents.

In this blog I'm reflecting on the time I spent in the US learning about #sustainable hospital #foodervice and what's happened in the 2 years since then!

This is the impact of climate change on healthcare. Eastern Health it’s great to see you supporting the recovery in this way. As one of your employees, I’m wondering when you’ll sign up to Healthy Hospitals to mitigate future events like this?

Great to see ‘health’ and ‘climate’ together, and funded!

Great summary of the current state of #sustainability in #healthcare by Karen Pennar STAT. -#hospitals must measure their #ghg #emissions -emissions must be cut to zero -sustainability can help with #costsavings statnews.com/2022/10/27/hea…

Have you seen the latest version of the CFIR? I’ve used this a lot when planning or evaluating ‘doing something new’ in healthcare.

I've just given feedback on the draft Sustainable Healthcare Module from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. It is intended to be a voluntary module for healthservices. Feedback is quick via a survey and closes Jan safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqh…

Going to #COP27? Don't miss this wonderful event Climate and Health Alliance is involved in with our partner HCWH - Global because, who doesn't healthy people on a healthy planet?! Hear from long-standing and emerging global leaders in this space🌍.

Sharing my reflections and take homes from the Dietitians Australia conference with my Eastern Health colleagues. We have been schooled and cultured to think and value the scientific paradigm, but there are others ways of constructing knowledge that we need to be open to too.

In 2019, during a presentation to international Pub Health Nutrition Students, I had the audacity to suggest turning the triangulated hierarchy of evidence upside down when working with and for First Nations communities in Australia 😉 I'm grateful to read this piece.

📢 Join Monash Nutrition! This temp part-time level B or C teaching and research role is suitable for someone with a PhD or working towards one. The person will work Monash Nutrition although employed by Eastern Health. App close 15 Mar 2023 Apply now👉ow.ly/AXk650N9fUy

Anyone want my job while I’m on parental leave?!

🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄 dream job alert- Full time grade 3 job for a foodservice dietitian at Eastern Health. Applications close Monday 14th Aug. eh.mercury.com.au/ViewPosition.a…

More good news for today - congratulations to Dr Nathan Cook (PhD, APD, AccSD) who had his PhD conferred! Nathan's research involved exploring strategies to reduce food waste in hospital food services. We are proud of you! 👏🎓

Dietitians Australia's Nutrition & Dietetics journal published a special issue on #foodsystems & #Sustainability, with papers authored by leaders in this field. Dr Margaret Murray and I compiled our key reflections on the issue in this Monash Nutrition blog: 👉tinyurl.com/yhs8dbyp