Nourish fosters the transition toward health care systems that are more preventative, equitable, and sustainable. Nourish works with health care organizations, communities, and policy-makers throughout Canada to improve food in health care—one hospital tray at a time. Nourish is changing the way food is served in health care settings — not just for the well-being of the patients, but for the people caring for them; for growers and food producers; for communities; and for the planet we all share.
Guide to Best Practices and Green Criteria for Low-Carbon Food Procurement (March 2025) – Nourish developed this resource as recommendations and advice to address the needs expressed by the Buyers for Climate Action (BCA), a coalition of leading green public buyers, to enable more low-carbon food procurement. The guide outlines key strategies for advancing low-carbon food procurement, which is imperative for the transition to net zero. These practices are gaining momentum in health care and on campuses across the country. Best practices and green criteria are detailed in this guide and can support greater low-carbon food procurement by the public sector and the greening of government operations.
The free “Food is Our Medicine online Action Learning series” is designed to introduce Canada’s health care professionals and leaders to new and different ways of understanding the complex relationships between Indigenous foodways, reconciliation, healing, and health care. You will have opportunities to learn and reflect on (de)colonization, the perspectives, cultures, and foodways of various Indigenous communities, and steps you can take toward honouring Indigenous worldviews in health care. Participation is free, you complete it at your own pace, and the entire course takes approximately 15 hours.
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