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Published: January 17, 2020
More and more hospitals are supporting healthy food choices, bolstering greater food access, and elevating the connection between dietary patterns and health — for people and the planet.
Published: September 30, 2019
Ready to amp up your sales and customer satisfaction while simultaneously reducing your environmental impact? Then the Health Care Culinary Contest is the perfect addition to your sustainability work.
Published: August 21, 2019
Are local and sustainable foods the same thing? The response, in short, is not always. This blog is part 1 in a series about separating local and sustainable metrics for accuracy.
We've teamed up with Menus of Change, an initiative of The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to judge recipe applicants and crown the next America's top hospital chef.
Published: June 7, 2019
University of California San Francisco Medical Center introduced plant-forward menu concepts. Customers loved it and sales soared. These meals just happen to also be good for the planet.
“ I don’t sell plant-based, I sell delicious looking and tasting food that just happens to be plant-based." - Dan Henroid
“We were already implementing plant-centered meals and I wanted to be able to tie our food initiatives with our sustainability goals”
— Deborah Keane
"Adding novelty to an item can entice an individual to try something that they may not otherwise try." - Michael Atanasio
The Coolfood Pledge helps hospitals cut their food-related greenhouse gas emissions by increasing and improving their plant-forward menu options.
Practice Greenhealth member hospitals are engaging in activities that support healthier, more sustainable food choices for patients, employees, and visitors - and our awards program is celebrating that work.
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