One Health Day
The Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences
is excited to host One Health Day for a second year!
Join us on Friday, November 14th as we explore the critical role of sustainability in advancing global health.
Activities include:
· A plenary talk by Dr. Ann-Christine Duhaime, senior pediatric neurosurgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Nicholas T. Zervas Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School, titled The Brain, Climate Change, and the Future We Choose.
· Student poster and research competitions
· Announcement of the Sustainable Healthcare Challenge winners
We provide a healthy body, healthy planet lunch and model zero waste practices. Everyone is invited.
To ensure we have enough food, please RSVP HERE.
Agenda
3702 Scaife Hall
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sustainability Student Posters
& Planet Healthy Lunch
3785 Scaife Hall
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
PLENARY
The Brain, Climate Change, and the Future We Choose
3785 Scaife Hall
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
One Health Student Activity
3785 Scaife Hall
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sustainability Student Awards & Announcement of Sustainable Healthcare Challenge Winners
3785 Scaife Hall
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Announcement of Sustainable Healthcare Challenge Winners
Student Competition: Sustainability in Healthcare
We are excited to announce three student competitions focused on sustainability in healthcare.
Despite its mission to improve human health, the healthcare industry contributes to environmental harm, adversely affecting our patients and communities. In the United States, 8.5% of greenhouse gas emissions are generated by our medical system, and the industry is the second leading contributor to landfill waste. Student collaboration and innovation is key to the future of sustainable healthcare. Which is why we are inviting health science students to participate in research and education in the healthcare sustainability movement.
As examples, we welcome innovative projects related to healthcare that have a positive impact on the environment by:
- Reducing excess care
- Reducing the carbon footprint of the care we provide
- Reducing waste related to care
- Reducing the environmental impact of the healthcare supply chain
- Educating healthcare providers about sustainable practices
- Psychological approaches that promote environmental considerations
- Increasing reusability and recyclability, thus promoting a circular economy
- Creating renewable materials across the industry
- Improving the sustainable healthcare infrastructure
- Using electronic medical records to reduce environmental impacts
- Reducing the environmental impact of the research we conduct
Sustainability in Healthcare Student Research Presentation & Poster Competition
Students may submit an abstract about completed research related to sustainability in healthcare. This competition is open to any University of Pittsburgh student who has completed research on this topic.
Several winners will be asked to give a five-minute presentation on their abstract or will be asked to create a poster of their work for a best poster competition. Poster dimentions must not exceed 48″x36″. Abstracts are due on Friday, October 31 by 12 p.m.
Winners will receive a $250 gift card for the Pitt Bookstore.
Sustainability in Healthcare: Student Education Poster Competition
Students are invited to submit an educational poster on the topic of sustainability in healthcare. Chosen posters will be printed and displayed at One Health Day on Friday, November 15th in 3702 Alan Magee Scaife Hall. Attendees of the event will be asked to vote for their favorite poster. Winners will be announced at 3:30 p.m.
Poster dimentions mus tnot exceed 48″x36″. Submit an educational poster by Friday, October 31 at 12 p.m.
Winners will receive a $250 gift card for the Pitt Bookstore.
Sustainability in Healthcare: Student Research Competition
Health Science Student Sustainability Funding
Do you have an idea to promote environmental, economic, and/or social sustainability in your school? The Health Science Student Sustainability Funding is an initiative for students who are interested in implementing a sustainability project in a health science program at the University of Pittsburgh. Students may form a team or submit as an individual. You must partner with at least one faculty member on your proposed project. Interested participants will be asked to submit a video no longer than four minutes long explaining their project. Presentations must include the following topics:
1. Team Introduction
2. Problem
3. Project Overview
4. Implementation Plan
5. Expected Impact
$5,000 in funding is available. The maximum size of an award is $2,500. Let us know in your application how you will use the funds.
If you are interested in participating, please submit a four minute video by Friday, October 31 at 12 p.m. The winning videos will be played at One Health Day on November 14 in 3785 Alan Magee Scaife Hall.