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This guidance uses the “plan-do-check-act” cycle as a framework for developing and implementing a successful food program. While this guidance focuses primarily on food procurement, much of what you will find below can also be applied to other food-related program areas. It is meant to help you build and assess elements of your food program one step at a time while adapting to new experiences and lessons learned.
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Partnerships between farmers and health professionals are improving food access for the community.
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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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Health Care Without Harm's new film and story series, "Partners in promoting health and equity: Stories of health care and community," explores how health care organizations can drive community collaboration and enrich the health and well-being of the people they serve.
From recovering hospital food for people in need to ending forced labor in supply chains to preventative approaches to address the root causes of illness, these stories showcase how hospitals and community organizations can lead the way to a thriving and sustainable society.
Learn how hospitals and health systems – some of… Read More
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Composting landscape and food waste is a viable waste reduction strategy for many hospital and health systems. Long-term benefits of compost programs for hospitals might include:
Reduces incineration or landfill disposal costs for dense and heavy landscape and food scraps
Avoids costly extra water discharges from wastewater treatment due to food waste sludge created by industrial food disposal systems.
Saves landscaping budget by increasing water retention, aeration, and soil nutrients, which reduces mulch, fertilizers, and pesticide purchases.
Unneeded compost can potentially be sold or… Read More
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Health care culinary professionals across the country are taking their menus to new levels in creativity and flavor, all powered by plants.
Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth teamed up with Menus of Change, an initiative of The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to host another Health Care Culinary Contest.
This year’s contest is streamlined for easier participation and will run from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30.
Encourage your chef and culinary professionals to participate. Your facility could be home to the next America's top hospital… Read More
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Our waste tracker tool will help you to conduct a baseline audit and track progress going forward. Utilizing this tool, you will be able to track your food waste streams, determine the monetary value of what is wasted, and identify opportunities for reducing waste.
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Jasmine is a CPA candidate with experience in all aspects of public, government, and nonprofit accounting. She has a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Xavier University of Louisiana, where she played on the women's basketball team and was team captain for two seasons. She also holds a Master of Accountancy from Ashford University and is a certified Louisiana Business Specialist. Jasmine lives in Louisiana, and her hobbies include sports, working out, and spending time with her family and dog.
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Emily (Emmie) has focused her career on providing vision while developing and executing strategy in nonprofit settings. She excels at building programs in dynamic and collaborative environments. Emmie previously oversaw COVID-19 response and recovery in the mid-Atlantic at the CDC Foundation. She also served as chief of staff at the American Flood Coalition, director of presidential affairs at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and an international development fellow on a USAID-funded project in Uganda. Emmie is a Coloradan at heart and in her spare time enjoys hiking, swimming,… Read More
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Plant-Forward Future is helping hospitals and other institutions purchase and serve healthy, locally-sourced beans and bean products to their customers in Colorado – and across the country. This short film follows Colorado farmers who grow pinto beans for local processors who create value-added products, including Fiesta Beans and Rocky Mountain Pinto Tempeh.
Ready to market plant proteins grown in your region?
All over the United States, health care systems have partnered with local producers and food processors to source plant-based protein ingredients and products especially suited… Read More
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