Source: HealthcareCAN
Date: 2017
Issue brief discusses the current state of food in hospitals in Canada, as well as the barriers and opportunities to improving food in these institutions. It explores healthy eating initiatives, local food procurement, and innovations in Canada and internationally.
Purchasing Power: 10 Lessons on Getting More Local, Sustainable, and Delicious Food in Schools, Hospitals and Campuses
Source: Food Secure Canada & J.W McConnell Family Foundation
Year: 2017
The lessons stem from the experiences of eight projects from 2014-2016 and profile what we’ve learned about how to shift institutional food purchasing to sustainability–from defining local, to leveraging contracts, to building food cultures, to policy change–and what the opportunities are for scaling this work.
Healthy Food System Infographics
Source: Kaiser Permanente and Health Care Without Harm
Year: 2016
Three infographics from Kaiser Permanente and Health Care Without Harm on healthcare food purchasing power, healthier hospital food service, and hospitals as anchor institutions, improving community food environments.