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State H2E Programs Toolbox
There are a range of tools and resources available to help states set up their own State H2E program. Check out the tools below and be sure to ask us if you don’t find the resource you need.
Sample Workshop and Roundtable Agendas
Use agendas from other State H2E events to provide guidance for planning your own event. Ask H2E about assistance in lining up speakers.
Sample Case Study Format
Help your local hospitals write up their success stories. Use this case study format to gather information from hospitals on programs that helped them improve environmental performance, save money, increase compliance, etc. Check out the Case Studies by doing a search for them in our online library.
(use search keyword: case study)
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Becoming a State H2E Organizational Partner
Organizations that are committed to working with healthcare facilities to improve environmental performance can participate in H2E by becoming an Organizational Partner organization. H2E will work with you to apply to the H2E Organizational Partner program, review your application goals and walk you through the approval process. An H2E Organizational Partner Coordinator can answer questions about the application process and timeline. For information on what activities and goals other organizations have committed to, see the Sample State Organizational Partner Applications below.
Sample State Hospital Associations Applications
Sample State and Regional Pollution Prevention or Regulatory Agencies
Sample State Nurses Associations Applications
For other Organizational Partner Profiles and Applications, see the Current Organizational Partners page.
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Getting Multi-Stakeholder Participation in your State H2E Program
While levels of participation for different organizations vary state to state, H2E has found that certain types of organizations are typically willing to participate in certain ways. Check out the organization types below and sample activities these organizations are usually willing to commit to, and the roles each of these organizations might play:
State Hospital Association (SHA)
- Point person who is up-to-speed on H2E
- Mailing of H2E marketing packet to members with cover letter encouraging H2E membership
- Join H2E as an Organizational Partner
- Provide updates on H2E in SHA newsletters
- Education sessions/booth space at SHA conferences/workshops
- Sponsoring/hosting of workshops/trainings
- Development/printing of training materials (part of membership services)
- Link to H2E on their website and/or specialized H2E page on their website
- Input on setting Annual Goals for hospitals in the state
- Assistance collecting waste and environmental program data
- Mailing lists/labels for events and trainings
State P2 Agency
- Point person who is up-to-speed on H2E
- Development of state-specific resources for hospitals
- Participation/organization of meetings and workshops
- Assistance collecting waste and environmental program data
- Site assistance visits, site assessments, compliance assistance visits
- Use internal government contacts to create positive press/recognition for participating hospitals
- Use internal government contacts to collaborate with recycling, solid waste, hazardous waste, RMW, and pretreatment/wastewater folks
- Join H2E as an Organizational Partner
- Universal waste resources
- State recognition opportunities for H2E hospital participants
State Nurses Association (SNA)
- Point person who is up-to-speed on H2E
- Letter to Hospital Nursing Directors from SNA encouraging membership/participation in H2E
- Inclusion of H2E topics for nursing workshops and educational opportunities
- Join H2E as an Organizational Partner
- Collaboration with APIC state chapter and other nursing professional organizations
State Chapters of ASHE, ASHES, AHRMM, APIC
- Join H2E as an Organizational Partner
- Trainings for membership on H2E topics
- Mailing to members about H2E recruitment, tools or events
- Development of case studies of members who already have successful programs in place
State Department of Health
- Clarification on RMW rules
- Development of training materials, posters, signage, etc.
- Collaboration on training landfill operators, waste transfer station workers etc. about identification of legally defined RMW.
H2E is happy to work with a single stakeholder to get other stakeholders involved. Please contact H2E’s State Partnership Program Coordinator who can provide sample outreach letters to different organization types, provide key contacts and provide national support for involvement by key groups.
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Compliance Information from the Environmental Compliance and Beyond section of this website
The Environmental Compliance and Beyond section is found on the top navigation of our webpages and is an H2E and EPA-sponsored website designed to assist the healthcare sector in understanding their compliance obligations—to the variety of entities that regulate healthcare, including EPA, OSHA, JCAHO, DOT, NFPA, HIPAA and others. We are working in collaboration to provide ‘one-stop shopping’ for your compliance assistance and pollution prevention needs. We also have State Locator pages for different regulatory areas:
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Sample Facility Assessment
Use H2E’s Facility Assessment tool to help hospitals review and evaluate their current operations, waste management programs and purchasing choices.
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Funding Opportunities
States and regions have used a variety of methods to fund State H2E programs. H2E can provide some assistance to help states search and apply for funding sources to support State H2E initiatives. H2E posts a list of requests for proposals (RFPs) from federal agencies [contact Chen Wen for this information]. H2E is also available to help strategize on program strategy and deliverables for grant proposals to support state programs. Contact H2E’s State Partnership Program Coordinator for more information.
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State Award and Recognition Programs
While H2E runs a national Awards and Recognition program, and State H2E programs actively encourage their participants to apply for these national awards, some states/regions have also integrated H2E into state and regional-level award programs, thereby giving hospitals the opportunity to be recognized at both the state/regional AND national levels. Some examples include:
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