SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Catholic Health Association, "The Environment and the Ministry" (Special Section), Health Progress 84, no. 6 (November-December, 2006):17-41.
2. Frumkin, Howard and Christine Coussens, Green Healthcare Institutions: Health, Environment, and Economic, Workshop Summary, Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2007.
3. Health Care Without Harm, Going Green: A Resource for Pollution Prevention for Health Care, 2001.
4. John Paul II, "And God Saw That It Was Good," The Pope Speaks, May-June 1990, pp. 205-206.
5. Livingston, Jean, "Being Environmentally Responsible," Health Progress 84, no. 1 (January-February 2003): 46-49, 60.
6. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on Environment in Light of Catholic Social Teaching, in Patrick W. Carey, ed., Pastoral Letters and Statements of the United States Catholic Bishops, vol. 6, U.S. Catholic Conference, Washington, DC, 1998, p. 398.
7. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Global Climate Changes: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good, June 15, 2001, available at www.usccb.org/sdwp/international/ globalclimate0406.shtml.
8. Pierce, Jessica and Andrew Jameton, The Ethics of Environmentally Responsible Health Care, Oxford University Press, 2004
9. Pruss, A.; Giroult, E; and Rushbrook, P., eds., Safe Management of Wastes from Health Care Activities. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1999.
10. Sustainable Hospitals/Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, Best Environmental Management Practices, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 1998, available at www.uml.edu/centers/LCSP.

ORGANIZATIONS
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), which can be reached at 703-243-0056. HCWH is an international coalition of more than 473 organizations in more than 50 countries committed to reducing the environmental harm from health care, with particular emphasis on the phasing out of mercury, PVC, and incineration. The coalition offers extensive materials and information on its website (www.noharm.org), including "Going Green: A Resource Kit for Pollution Prevention in Health Care."

Practice Greenhealth (H2E) formerly known as Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, which can be reached at 888-688-3332. H2E is a compact involving the EPA, American Hospital Association, HCWH, and the American Nurses Association. The partnership based on the compact offers extensive materials on waste reduction strategies and mercury elimination. The website is www.h2e-online.org.

Sustainable Hospitals Project, which can be reached at 978-934-3386. A project sponsored by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, MA, the project has extensive product information relating to latex, mercury, needles, PVC, and other potential hazards. It also has a catalogue of alternative products and better practices resources. The website is www.sustainablehospitals.org.

Teleosis Institute is devoted to developing effective, sustainable health care provided by professionals who serve as environmental health stewards. The Institute seeks to provide education in the principles and practices of green healthcare, a forum for continued learning, discussion and collaboration on green healthcare practices and strategies for change, and tools for implementing green healthcare practices. They can be reached at 510-558-7285. Their website is www.teleosis.org.

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