… Inaugural Yale University Sustainability in Health Care Symposium Health systems around the world are turning their attention to greenhouse gas mitigation and resilience. Globally, health care is responsible for nearly 5% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. …
… Rates of mental health concerns for children and adolescents are high across the United States and … spending less time outdoors than ever before. These trends are especially pronounced for children of color and low-income urban youth, who face multiple barriers to accessing nature …
… Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to water quality, drought resilience, … them - vary by region, so state programs are uniquely positioned to support the local soil health work of farmers and ranchers. In California, Colorado, and New Mexico, state policy … Protecting Farmland Solarize Your Community: An Evidence-Based Guide for Accelerating the Adoption of Residential Solar … Soil health provides critical ecosystem services related to …
… A number of studies have illustrated that people are healthier in greener places. Contact with nature has been tied to reduced incidence of … Through this channel, greenspace also has an economic benefit – that of reducing healthcare expenditures. Kathryn Boyle (Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente) will discuss Kaiser Permanente’s efforts to improve community health outcomes by investing in access to nature . Dr. Stephen Van Den Eeden (Division of …
… These prizes are designed to generate world-changing ideas from Yale students around health, education, environment, equality, sustainability and technology. This info session … one place, describe what they are and how to apply. Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education : This $25,000 cash prize is awarded by InnovateHealth Yale to the best student-led venture focused on social innovation in health or …
… These prizes are designed to generate world-changing ideas from Yale students around health, education, environment, equality, sustainability and technology. This info session … one place, describe what they are and how to apply. Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education : This $25,000 cash prize is awarded by InnovateHealth Yale to the best student-led venture focused on social innovation in health or …
… The Willamette Partnership and Todd Gartner, Senior Associate, Conservation Incentives & Markets World Resources Institute. Increasing pressure on natural systems reduces their … and those who can invest in environmental improvement. These incentive programs range from markets, to payment structures, to an array of other options. The Willamette Partnership and … investment in drinking water supply, and applications to spur corporate investment in healthy ecosystems. 2012-11-27 11.54 Nature's Returns Investing in Conservation Market-Based …
… how her organization, The Pacific Forest Trust, is currently exploring ecosystem services markets and payments as a tool to promote forest conservation in the West. She will review how private forest landowners are currently engaging in these markets, and project current and future challenges to attracting more investments in … ecosystem service valuation and investment. The benefits that human populations gain from healthy and functioning ecosystems are vast. Clean drinking water filtered by forests, …
… more sustainable way of life. Past winners include an online social platform to expand the adoption of solar power, a software package for improving forest inventory data, and a … Yale , a collaboration between the Yale Center for Business and the Environment , InnovateHealth Yale , Dwight Hall , and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale . On April … Alpha Screen (2014) Weave (2013) RedOx (2012) Encendia Biochar (2011) NCX (2010) GreenBrideGuide (2009) Learn more about past participants! Sabin Stories: Green Gear Supply …
… $15,000 to $25,000, are designed to generate world-changing ideas from Yale students around health, education, sustainability, and technology. This info session will cover all these … one place, describing what they are and how to apply. Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education : This $25,000 cash prize is awarded by InnovateHealth Yale to the best student-led venture focused on social innovation in health or …