Take action for a better shared future. Join the One Healthcare Ecochallenge!

One Healthcare Ecochallenge 2025

April 1 - April 30, 2025

Weill Cornell Medicine Feed

BACK TO TEAM PAGE

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
One Healthcare

Why do you donate blood?
Daniel Margolis 4/23/2025 1:00 PM
I went to donate blood today but I was just a touch too anemic. You could blame my vegan lifestyle, but once I thought about ensuring I was getting enough iron it wasn't a problem until today. I guess I've been slacking off. Oh well, I can donate blood in May.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
At Work

How do you plan to make sure you meet your pledge by the end of the year? What has helped you be successful in meeting longer term goals or resolutions in the past?
Deirdre Kelleher 4/23/2025 10:15 AM
I pledge to revamp the waste sorting in our office break room by the end of 2025!

Read More
- Sally Wright (SSC) 4/23/2025 10:52 AM
  Put a poster above each bin stating what CANNOT go in them. #wishcycling
  
  Read More
- Angela Mu 4/24/2025 8:02 AM
  If it's helpful/applicable for your space, there are template signs on the WCM sustainability website that can be printed:
  https://sustainability.weill.cornell.edu/waste-recycling/downloadable-trash-recycling-signs
  
  Read More
Angela Mu 4/23/2025 6:00 AM
Some photos from yesterday's event! Thank you to the amazing volunteers!

Read More
- Kimberley Crevecoeur 4/24/2025 5:05 PM
  Love this!
  
  Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
At Work

What have you learned about what is accepted by local haulers for recycling, what you can drop off or ship to certain places, and what is not recyclable in your area? What is the most difficult part of recycling for you?
Deirdre Kelleher 4/21/2025 9:35 AM
The most important thing I learned from my waste-sorting tour was that NYP has to pay for ALL trash removal and contracts with facilities that are different from NYC. A good motto for teaching recycling within the hospital might be "NYP is NOT NYC: We recycle differently!". I'm going to use this knowledge to help improve recycling in our break room.

Read More
Lara Pes 4/17/2025 7:30 AM
Spring Clean-Ups! If you are interested in clean-up events, the Sanitation Foundation has a few coming up: https://www.sanitationfoundation.org/upcoming-events.

Read More
Angela Mu 4/16/2025 9:43 AM
Packed my bag of items last night to swap at the Stop & Swap freecycle event next week! Shoutout to Lara Pes for coordinating such a great event each year - can't wait!

Read More
Lara Pes 4/15/2025 11:34 AM
REMINDER - GAIN EXTRA POINTS participating in our Earth Month events:
- Tour of BRB Waste Infrastructure, April 16 - valid towards Recycling Champion or Prevent Recycling Contamination (at work)
-Stop&Swap, April 22 - valid towards Donate Items or, if you volunteer for the event, towards Volunteer in My Community (our communities)
-Sustainable Lab Product Expo, April 23 - valid towards Greening the Labs (one healthcare)
-Street Tree Care, April 31 - valid towards Plant Trees or Support Local Wildlife (our communities)

And also, NYP/WCM blood drive on April 23 in the Cayuga Room in the hospital basement (the back room of the Garden Cafe). You'll then be able to claim points for the Donate Blood action under One Healthcare.

Read More
- Lara Pes 4/15/2025 11:41 AM
  Unfortunately it looks like the Blood Drive has been cancelled, but the nearest blood center is not far at all: Upper East Side Donor Center, 310 East 67th Street, NEW YORK, NY 10065, +18009332566
  
  Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
At Home

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
Deirdre Kelleher 4/10/2025 10:09 AM
All of our cleaning products - shampoo, face wash, laundry detergent -- and our lotions/creams/makeup - all end up in the water when we take a shower/wash our clothes. Minimizing the amount and types of chemicals we add to our water -- especially in places with minimal water treatment plants will help preserve the quality of water for all living things.

Read More
Jamie Abudu-Solo 4/09/2025 8:36 PM
a late check in is still better than no check in - it's been a very productive day for me and I hope it has been for everyone else, too!

Read More
- Meghan Diane Sexton 4/10/2025 3:59 AM
  Keep up the great work!!!
  
  Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
One Healthcare

Share a creative way you've expressed gratitude to a colleague. How did it make you feel?
Jamie Abudu-Solo 4/08/2025 10:15 AM
2 of my coworkers have been doing an amazing job of unplugging their devices with me each day and I really do commend them for keeping up the consistent, great work

Read More
- Kimberley Crevecoeur 4/09/2025 10:09 AM
  That's awesome and such an easy thing to do :)
  
  Read More