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COMPETENCIES

These competencies developed by members of NHACC are intended to guide healthcare administration programs in their efforts to incorporate environmentally-sustainable ideals into coursework.

Domain: Healthcare Administration Climate and Health 

Unit of Competency

Suggested Elements

Example Resources

Recognize how addressing climate lends itself to mission and industry alignment 

  • Explain the health and health equity benefits (or risks) of climate solutions and investments.

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  • Explain beneficence 

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  • Understand how incorporating sustainability ties into healthcare ethics

Comprehend the health impacts of climate change

  • Explain how climate change impacts human disease 

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  • Understand the specific health consequences of climate-related disasters in the program's region

Understand the environmental and human health impacts of health care organizations 

  • Explain the footprint of the healthcare industry

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  • Identify the components of healthcare that generate the most waste and emissions

Understand how to create organizational mitigation strategies to promote environmental and population health

  • Identify key initiatives in healthcare environmental strategy 

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  • Build out a strategic plan to address the environmental impacts of an organization

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  • Explain how these can result in cost-savings and efficiency for the organization

Measure sustainable management performance

  • Understand the use of a balanced scorecard 

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  • Explain the importance of triple bottom line accounting principles 

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  • Understand how to perform a life cycle analysis 

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  • PDSA Cycle

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