Posts by April Compingbutra
greenLantana 2024 Accomplishments: One Thing at a Time
2024 represented a huge year of growth for greenLantana, our organization’s special interest group that focuses on the close relationship between personal green choices, larger ecological issues, and public health. One of our members, Lindsey Dunham-Maher, captured the theme of our personal goals in 2024—small changes add up. Lindsey said, “I was really overwhelmed trying…
Read MoreAddressing Emergency Preparedness in a Remote Work Environment
Written by Dani Robinson-Holland and April Compingbutra Emergency preparedness is a major topic of National Public Health Week, and an area of importance for Lantana Consulting Group. While individual awareness and planning for local emergencies is vital, organizations must also consider emergency preparedness for both their workforce and operations. OSHA defines a workplace emergency as…
Read MoreAxe the Fax: Save Money and Lower Your Climate Footprint
The “Us” in Climate Justice
Somewhere Out There is a Tiny Lantana Forest
The Journey Past the Mailbox (AKA Happy Earth Day 2020)
CleanMed Conference
In May, I attended the CleanMed conference in Nashville where professionals from across the industry including clinicians, architects, hospital administrators, policy consultants, sustainability officers, hospital vendors and a very nice veterinary specialist discussed sustainability in their healthcare institutions.
Read MoreAnnual Retreat 2018
Fifteen minutes into the 2017 film Wonder Woman, my only thought was, “I want to work with them!”—the fictional Amazon warriors of Themyscira. While I haven’t ended up performing heavy sword work and archery, I believe I’ve come across the next best thing: Lantana. Like the Amazons, my telework colleagues are brilliant and ready to…
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