This podcast delves into the history of campaigns against hospital chains.
Gary Cohen provides a history of the evolution of the organization from battles against various hospital chains on issues like incineration of waste and use of mercury to an international network of organizations attacking a broad range of issues. He talks about the process of building other NGO alliances to expand their campaigns to companies that provided unhealthy products to hospitals and retailers that sold those products.
In both instances, they convinced companies to alter their practices and/or products. Importantly, he talks about how Healthcare Without Harm leveraged its network of allies to influence national and international policies. Gary describes how the campaign moved from exclusively an adversarial relationship with hospital chains to a consultative one where those chains would seek advice on safer medical and building products to use. Healthcare Without Harm is the quintessential model of the potential of corporate campaigns to transform the marketplace and ultimately national and international policies.
Interviewee:
Gary Cohen
Podcast Title:
Co-Founder, Healthcare Without Harm
Podcast Campaign:
Medical Industry Campaign