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Joseph Kerschner

Medical College of Wisconsin

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 628 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    65
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent being mindful and/or meditating
  • UP TO
    2.8
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    2.0
    well-being appointments
    made
  • UP TO
    1.0
    pint of blood
    donated
  • UP TO
    1.0
    sustainability pledge
    taken
  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    3.0
    healthcare connections
    made
  • UP TO
    4.0
    individuals
    recognized for sustainability
  • UP TO
    10
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    5.0
    items
    donated
  • UP TO
    130
    minutes spent
    learning

Joseph's actions

In Our Communities

Donate Items

I will help others in need and prevent useful items from going to landfill by donating 5 items.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

In Our Communities

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and/or meat from a local farmers market or food co-op to make 5 locally-sourced meals.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

At Work

Greenwashing

I will spend 30 minutes learning about greenwashing and how to avoid it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

One Healthcare

Network for Change

I will make 1 new healthcare connections at my workplace or beyond to learn from my peers, share best practices, and see if there are opportunities for collaboration.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Well-being

Mindfulness / Meditation Practice

I will spend 15 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness and/or Meditation.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

At Work

Work From Home

I will work from home 5 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

In Our Communities

Volunteer in My Community

I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

At Home

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending food waste to the landfill by composting my food scraps.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

One Healthcare

One Healthcare Ecochallenge Survey

Your voice matters! Help us improve the One Healthcare Ecochallenge by taking our survey, available starting April 23rd.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

One Healthcare

Explore the Feed

I will read the Ecochallenge feed each day and comment on posts by people who I don't know, but whose content inspires or interests me.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

One Healthcare

Green Gratitude

I will recognize 2 colleague(s) for their sustainability efforts on our team feed, in-person, by email, and/or through my organization's recognition platforms.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

At Work

Prevent Recycling Contamination

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 30 minutes learning about which items are recyclable both at my workplace and at home since they may be different, and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

In Our Communities

Support Local Wildlife

I will take one action to support local wildlife, such as adding a food or water source, creating shelter/habitat, preventing light pollution, eliminating bird strikes, or another action.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

In Our Communities

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

One Healthcare

Donate Blood

I will donate blood in my community to make sure there are adequate supplies for routine medical services and emergencies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Well-being

Celebrate a Personal Win

No one person can do everything, but we can all do something. Making one person's worth of difference matters! Share an impact you made related to an Ecochallenge action that you are proud of in the feed.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Well-being

Go Get a Check Up

I will make 2 appointments to support my health and well-being (primary care provider, dental, vision, etc.)

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

One Healthcare

Greening the Labs

I will spend 30 minutes learning about some of the ways my organization makes its laboratories more sustainable and ways we can improve.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

At Home

Learn the Truth about Expiration Dates

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

One Healthcare

Greening the OR

I will spend 30 minutes learning about some of the ways my organization makes its operating rooms more sustainable and ways we can improve.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

At Work

2025 Pledge at Work

I pledge to take one action that improves the sustainability of my organization in 2025. It can be an action from this challenge or another action that improves resource stewardship.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed


  • Joseph Kerschner's avatar
    Joseph Kerschner 4/30/2025 12:33 PM
    This has been an amazing month! Already looking forward to next year!

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/30/2025 12:30 PM
    My Why is that the Planet is in need of individuals to care for Her future. It doesn't matter how you vote, where you live, where you worship, where you work, or how you play. I believe that everyone can have a vested interest in taking care of our Planet, even if it is in small ways. Creating sensible things such as provided by this Challenge makes sense for all people and all communities.

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/30/2025 12:27 PM
    This EcoChallenge is always fantastic - 2 years now, I have learned and changed in ways that have made a difference and will continue into the future.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Well-being
    Why is celebrating important? What are some ways that you like to celebrate?

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/23/2025 7:05 AM
    Life moves quickly. You can get bogged down with the day-to-day. Taking time for gratitude and celebration allows pause to appreciate the journey and success and helps to increase joy! I like to celebrate with music and meals. Those you love will love the gratitude and celebration in you!

    • Jeanine Schuller's avatar
      Jeanine Schuller 4/25/2025 8:21 PM
      • Explorer 🗺
      Great answer! Celebrating with a friend or family member strengthens bonds and brings joy to all.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    One Healthcare
    What are the benefits of connecting with new colleagues? How have you fostered meaningful connections with others?

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/23/2025 7:03 AM
    The only way to truly make change is through connections and communication!

    • Jeanine Schuller's avatar
      Jeanine Schuller 4/25/2025 8:22 PM
      • Explorer 🗺
      It helps work out problems at work if you have a good relationship with your coworkers.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    In Our Communities
    Did procuring local ingredients impact the way you think about food or the meals you decided to prepare? If so, how?

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/23/2025 7:01 AM
    I do this frequently and it always makes me happy to support local providers!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    One Healthcare
    Did you learn anything that surprised you about the environmental impact of operating rooms? What are some barriers to greening ORs, and how can departments work together to help overcome these barriers?

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/23/2025 6:51 AM
    I understood many of the things. However, publishing research on this is critical and we convened a meeting this month to move forward a project examining the life cycle of a common ear, nose, and throat procedure hoping this work will inform and inspire others on this topic.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    In Our Communities
    What environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/23/2025 6:50 AM
    Warming temperatures impact children with asthma and sickle cell disease. Often, these are patients with less access to health care resources as well making things even more problematic.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    One Healthcare
    Why do you donate blood?

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/23/2025 6:47 AM
    Literally the simplest thing - it saves lives!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    One Healthcare
    What is one action your organization can take to make its laboratories greener? How can you assist in this effort?

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    Joseph Kerschner 4/23/2025 6:47 AM
    In my lab we talked about reusable items, ordering of items just in time so they don't expire and end up unused, and ensuring that we are looking at meeting attendance in a sustainable way.