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Partnerships between farmers and health professionals are improving food access for the community.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
New Mexico is ranked 37th in the country for overall health and often has some of the worst rankings for social indicators of health, including rates higher than the national average for poverty, low food access, and food insecurity.
Presbyterian Hospital is involved with three innovative projects focused on improving food access and health equity, made possible by their community benefit investments and cross-sector partnerships: La Cosecha Community Supported… Read More
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Through your purchasing, there are many ways you can improve the health and well-being of people in your community and ensure that farm and food workers can live and work with dignity. In this section, we outline best practices that support a valued workforce and community health and nutrition.
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Vibrant and resilient regional economies are a forum for communities to regain power in decision-making within their local food system and the land that supports it. In this guidance section, we outline best practices for supporting community wealth building and investment in local and diverse food businesses through your purchasing decisions.
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Purchase locally, sustainably, and equitably produced foods to increase the quality of food you serve, support producers in your community, and build a healthy, sustainable, and resilient food system.
Our guidance leads you through a set of local, sustainable, and equitable food purchasing strategies for authentically and successfully planning and implementing food service programs that can be tailored to help you achieve your goals.
Values-based purchasing
This phrase describes institutional purchasing that prioritizes a defined set of values beyond lowest cost. Health Care Without Harm… Read More
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Build a strong base for your food efforts through progressive policies and plans, engaged and empowered teams, transformative community collaboration, and supportive public policy and programs.
Health care institutions have an opportunity to influence broad food system impacts for their patients, staff, and communities – but to realize this potential it is important to first set the foundation.
Establishing progressive goals – based on a thorough assessment of current activities and designed with leadership, staff, and community input – will set your facility on the road to success. By… Read More
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Improve patient outcomes and reduce the prevalence and expense of diet-related diseases in your community by increasing and improving healthy food access and connecting patients to nutrition programs.
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Build healthier food environments for your patrons through education, promotion, and marketing of healthy foods and beverages at your facility.
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Use this change-management approach to make the case for prioritizing food-related initiatives.
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Practice Greenhealth is the health care sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help hospitals and health systems meet their health, financial, and community goals.
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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the health care value chain.