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How Vail Health is pursuing sustainability goals to promote human and environmental health
Health care system receives award for sustainability work, including 2024 diversion rate of 26%
Vail Health is continually making its system more sustainable to promote a healthier future for its patients, staff and the environment.
Tim Ivancich, Vail Health’s sustainability supervisor, has led the sustainability department for nearly six years.“Human health is directly affected by our environmental health,” Ivancich said. “If we don’t protect our environmental health, we are going to start to see (health) issues in humans … The ecosystem services and environment help protect our human health through many different ways, and we need to help protect those ecosystem services. The “triple bottom line” is “planet, profit, people,” Ivancich said.
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What’s The Connection Between Phone Addiction And Teen Depression?
Most adults spend too much time on their phones, and it is harming their mental health. Dr. Charles Raison, psychiatrist and director of the Vail Health Behavioral Health Innovation Center, attributes some of the cause for rising depression and suicide rates to phone addiction. He wants to build a study at the center to examine how removing phones from the hands of teens may help their mental health.
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The Bitter Truth About Sugar
We are a nation of sugar addicts. In 1900, the average American consumed 4 pounds of sugar each year. The current average sugar consumption in our country is an astronomical 150-170 pounds per person each year. This hard truth has contributed to an obesity rate that is 35.7% for adults.
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Body Composition: Why It Matters More Than a Number on the Scale
In the world of health and fitness, weight often steals the spotlight. We celebrate weight loss milestones, obsess over numbers on the scale, and let weight loss/gain dictate how we feel about our progress. But there's a far more accurate and meaningful indicator of health and fitness: body composition.