Image Gallery | Knowledge Exchange Between China and US to Foster Environmentally Sustainable Health Care
In a people-to-people exchange, a delegation from the Chinese health sector met in September 2016 with Health Care Without Harm and several major U.S. health systems to identify strategies to address climate change and foster green, environmentally sustainable, climate-resilient health care in both countries.
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- Photo 1: Josh Karliner, International Director of Program and Strategy at HCWH, welcomes the delegation and sets the stage for the week in San Francisco.
- Photo 2: Courtney Crenshaw from HCWH presenting the Healthy Food in Health Care program to the Chinese delegation.
- Photo 3: Luis Vargas, Food Services Procurement and Distirbution Manager at UCSF, discussing the work of his organization to source and provide local, sustainable and healthy food at their facilities.
- Photo 4: Admiring the artwork on a tour of Benioff Children's Hospital at the University of California San Francisco.
- Photo 5: Enjoying the views of San Francisco Bay and fresh air at an outdoor play area at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
- Photo 6: The delegation visits with Catherine Dodd, Director of the San Francisco Health Service System, to learn about the objectives and programs of the city to support public health.
- Photo 7: Health Care Without Harm convened a day long roundtable meeting bringing together the Chinese delegation and leaders from the US health sector to share and discuss approaches to low carbon, climate resilient health care.
- Photo 8: The roundtable participants celebrating a successful day of discussion, learning, and planning for the future.
- Photo 9: The delegation meets with staff at the new Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and tours the facility to learn about health delivery services and sustainability.
- Photo 10: Touring the brand new Zuckerberg General Hospital.
- Photo 11: The delegation makes a stop in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco to admire the murals and local artwork adorning its buildings.
- Photo 12: On the final day in San Francisco, the delegation visits Kaiser Permanente to learn about their health delivery system, community benefit program, and new Total Health initiative.
- Photo 13: A trip to San Francisco wouldn't be complete without a stop at Ocean Beach to enjoy the natural beauty and dip our feet in the Pacific Ocean. The delegation celebrates an exciting week together and what is just the beginning of our collaboration.