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Nourish works throughout the country to make better food the cornerstone of a more sustainable, equitable, and preventive health care system. https://nourishleadership.ca/
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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 2d
This time of year, we’re reminded of the power of food to heal, connect, and transform lives. When you support Nourish this #GivingTuesday you make healing, comfort, and care the main ingredients on health care menus.

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Thank you for supporting this vital work. 💚
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This is from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social, which calculated the 80 most effective solutions for climate change. We're inspired by the fact that some very human solutions can save a lot more CO2 than technology.

It’s all about finding a new way of living that is in harmony with nature.
February 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Among 150 adults recently hospitalized for heart failure, those who received deliveries of prepared meals or fresh produce with dietary counseling reported improved quality of life compared to adults who only received dietary guidance without food delivery. 🥕

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Access to healthy foods linked to improved quality of life for adults with heart failure
Research Highlights: Among 150 adults who had been recently hospitalized for heart failure, those who received deliveries of prepared meals or fresh produce along with dietary counseling reported impr...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Join Cascades and Nourish ED Jen Reynolds for this session to explore community-led initiatives aimed at improving patients’ food security by increasing access to fresh and nutritious food, while strengthening local food systems. #NourishLeadership

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Food and health Spotlight: Mobilizing health systems to improve patient food security This session will explore community-led initiatives aimed at improving patients’ food security by increasing access to fresh and nutritious food, while strengthening local food systems. 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, December 2 ⏰ Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Eastern 🖥️ Delivery: Zoom Speakers: Jennifer Reynolds – Executive Director, Nourish / Nourrir Lizzie Slattery – General Co-Director Carrefour Solidaire Community Food Centre, Community Food Center Registration is free and open on a rolling basis. Participants may join at any point in the cycle and attend any number of sessions.
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Join CASCADES' session on unsuccessful reusable initiatives in #healthcare settings - the innovator's cycle of doing, learning, & iterating! Hear from Nourish Third Cohort Team Lead Elaine Chu & more. 🌎

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#PlanetaryHealth #ClimateAction #FailForward #ReusablesFirst
Lessons learned from unsuccessful projects There is growing interest across Canadian health care in adopting reusable products and devices to advance environmental sustainability. Transitioning from single-use disposables to reusable alternatives offers multiple co-benefits, but it often requires operational, financial, and cultural changes that can be challenging to navigate. On December 3, join us for a conversation with operational leaders as we discuss lessons learned from reusable initiatives that did not progress, across different sites and care settings. This session is part of the Reusables First webinar series, presented in partnership with the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Centre for Climate, Health and Sustainable Care. 📅 December 3, 2025 🕐 9–10 a.m. PT | 12–1 p.m. ET | 1–2 p.m. AT 💻 Online via Zoom
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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This time of year, we’re reminded of the power of food to heal, connect, and transform lives. When you support Nourish this #GivingTuesday you make healing, comfort, and care the main ingredients on health care menus.

www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/77534

Thank you for supporting this vital work. 💚
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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"With #healthcare under pressure to reduce its environmental footprint, lentils offer a practical, affordable, and scalable solution - net zero carbon emissions while addressing urgent nutritional needs in patient care."

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Lentils Lead the Way in Hospital’s New ‘Carbon Friendly’ Menu - The Chefs' Forum
After the success of our public sector focus group on lentils earlier this year at West London College, the conversation around sustainable, nutritious protein sources has moved into the very heart of...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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"Climate action is not only about reducing carbon. It's about preserving every heartbeat on this planet"- write Ruchi & Shamsuddoha. "That's why health shouldn't be just in footnote in COP decisions."- said @jessbeagley.bsky.social www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-e...
The blueprint for a healthy climate future
As world leaders gathered in Belém, Brazil, for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30), a major shift in global climate policy is unfolding, placing health at the heart of climate actio...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Lessons for transforming hospital food from our friends at PAN International - Physicians Association for Nutrition. Registration is free for this upcoming webinar. Check it out!

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#HospitalFood #PlanetaryHealth #DeliciousClimateAction #Healthcare
3 December 2025, 5-6pm CET with Carolina Mesquita, Isabelle Sadler, and Dr. Alexander Bauer
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Congratulations ✨ Laura Salmon ✨ winner of the 2025 Margaret Edgars Reconciliation Award - Individual at #NourishSymposium2025. This award honours those advancing Indigenous foodways in community & health care, honouring the importance of putting the love in food. 🍓💜

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Laura has led the field and practice of making traditional foods accessible to patients in health care for 25 years. She has mentored so many in dietetics, in thoughtful governance, and in meaningful settler-Indigenous collaborations. Laura has shared her wisdom as a Nourish board member, a member of the Nourish Indigenous & Allies Advisory, and as one of the co-authors of the Food is Our Medicine learning journey, all while maintaining her role as Director of First Nations Health Programs at the Yukon Hospitals Corporation, ensuring self-identifying Indigenous patients have access to the cultural dimensions of care to support their well-being. Laura’s work exemplifies the spirit of Margaret Edgars: honouring knowledge, culture, and the land, while strengthening relationships that lead to real, lasting change.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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“It doesn’t matter what your medical treatment is or what medicine they’re giving you. It’s not going to work as well in a poorly nourished body. I see our work as amplifying the work of [the entire #healthcare team].” 🍏

#HospitalFood #FoodasMedicine #FoodisMedicine

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Hospital food gets a healthy makeover
From hiring Michelin-star chefs to sourcing produce from local farmers, academic health systems are transforming their culinary services to help patients heal.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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How can clinicians bring #climate into discussions with their patients, while supporting shared decision making?

Join @cmadocs.bsky.social and @choosingwiselyca.bsky.social for the final Climate Rounds of 2025 to discuss how we navigate these complex conversations.

Register here: loom.ly/z9vnLXU
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Congratulations ✨ @novascotiahealth.bsky.social Nutrition & Food Services Team ✨ 2025 Nourish Anchor Leadership Award winner - Org/Team at #NourishSymposium2025. This award recognizes bold leadership that harnesses the power of food to create resilient, equitable, & community-rooted health systems.
The Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Nutrition and Food Services Team exemplifies leadership in advancing a culture of nutrition across Nova Scotia - one that fosters healing, supports recovery, and strengthens the province’s local food system. Through evidence-based strategies, they have significantly improved patient outcomes, most notably through the implementation of the Enhanced Room Service model in 13 hospitals since 2018. This initiative empowers patients with greater choice regarding when and what they eat, enhancing both satisfaction and nutritional intake. Beyond addressing hospital-based malnutrition and achieving patient feeding goals, the team has demonstrated exceptional commitment to sustainable and localized food procurement. Their leadership is bold, strategic, and deeply grounded in leveraging public dollars to create a stronger local food economy, reducing waste to support planetary health and improve patient care. Three people standing in front of a large painting.
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Congratulations to the Saskatchewan Health Authority on implementing a new room service model for pediatric and maternity patients. 🎉 Room service models have benefits for patients and hospitals. A thread ⤵️

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#SaskatchewanHealthAuthority #FoodWaste #HospitalFood
Ready, Set, Eat! Bringing Comfort and Choice to Patients and Families
YouTube video by Saskatchewan Health Authority
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November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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From food hubs to hospital trays, from national climate priorities to global food systems: food and #planetaryhealth have entwined histories and a shared future. 🌎

Join the movement for our future of food and health. #NourishLeadership 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla...
futureoffood.bsky.social Global Alliance for the Future of Food @futureoffood.bsky.social · 12d
As #COP30 wraps, it is clear: there is no #ClimateJustice without #FoodJustice.

Frontline leaders demand action.

Their message to world leaders: Fund #Agroecology, protect #LandRights, & invest in those closest to the solutions.

Move from promises to practice! 🌱

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COP30 on Food, Climate Justice & Agroecology—Frontline Food Leaders Demand a Seat at the Table
YouTube video by The Global Alliance for the Future of Food
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November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Join @arrellfoodinst.bsky.social on Nov. 26 for the Canadian Climate Week Xchange event: “Food: The Other Big Climate Lever” where experts from climate & agri-food share insights, opportunities, & challenges in rethinking food systems for a sustainable world. 🌎

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Upcoming Event for Canadian Climate Week Exchange. Food: The Other Big Climate Lever. A drawn image of the earth with different types of food, surrounded by a computer, factory, truck, and footprints.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Congratulations ✨ @vchhealthcare.bsky.social Planetary Health Menu Project Team ✨ 2025 Planetary Plate Award winner - Org/Team at #NourishSymposium2025. This award recognizes those advancing the health of people and planet through thoughtful, systemic leadership in organizational food practices. 🎉
Vancouver Coastal Health’s Planetary Health Menu Project Team is redefining hospital food as a force for healing, cultural connection, and climate action. Led by Dr. Annie Lalande and Tiffany Chiang, the team unites chefs including Ned Bell, clinicians, dietitians, and planetary health experts to build a more sustainable, patient-centred food system. The Planetary Health Menu Project demonstrates that sustainable food systems can elevate patient care, empower staff, and support the planet. With its blend of innovation, cultural relevance, and system-wide leadership, this initiative sets a national benchmark for climate-smart, compassionate health care. Please join us in congratulating this team! 🎉 An image of team members standing in a group and smiling in front of a colourful abstract painting.
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#Ultra-processedfoods or #UPFs are "industrial formulations primarily composed of chemically modified substances extracted from foods, along with additives to enhance taste, texture, appearance, & durability, with minimal to no inclusion of whole foods” - Lane et al (BMJ, 2024;384: e077310).
thelancet.com The Lancet @thelancet.com · 14d
Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact?

In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.

Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
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Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Join Nourish Director of Planetary Health @amyjoyford.bsky.social next week on reducing single-use plastic in food services, hosted by @ccghc.bsky.social. Check out all the great sessions during Circular Clinical Care Plastics Reduction Week. #NourishLeadership

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An image of fruit with accompanying foreground text: November 25, 2025 at 12pm ET. Reducing Single-Use Plastics in Food-Related Services. Headshot photos of three speakers: Sandra Alexander (Project Manager, CCGHC), Amy Ford (Director, Planetary Health, Nourish), and Liza Zvereva (Project and Research Coordinator, Hamilton Family Health Team).
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Congratulations ✨ Michelle Stranges ✨ winner of the 2025 Nourish Anchor Leadership Award - Individual, awarded at #NourishSymposium2025. This award recognizes bold leadership that harnesses the power of food to create resilient, equitable, & community-rooted health systems. 🍎 #NourishLeadership
Michelle is a bold, visionary leader transforming how food is understood and used within healthcare. At St. Joseph's Health Care London, she has redefined food as a catalyst for healing, sustainability, and community connection. Through her leadership with the Nourish cohort, Michelle has advanced health equity, sustainability, and local food systems. Her work embodies courage, creativity, and compassion, turning a small innovation grant into a flourishing model for sustainable, equitable, and community-rooted healthcare food systems.
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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The webinar will build on the outcomes of the High Level Forum on tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation. Discussion will focus on opportunities for the Right to Food framework and other nature-positive approaches. 🌎 #FoodSystems

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Event detail | UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
19 November 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30 (CET) | Virtual
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Part of our Third Anchor Cohort, Nourish is proud to support #culinarymedicine Collaborative Project Team members' learning & knowledge mobilization by participation in the 2025 Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Symposium. We look forward to sharing learnings they bring home! 👩‍🍳 🍏 #NourishLeadership
Teaching Kitchen Symposium Session: Teaching Kitchens Around the World: Practical Lessons from Global Models. Join global leaders as they share how teaching kitchens are advancing health worldwide, with case studies from Israel, Brazil, and Canada highlighting resilience, education, and public health impact. December 11, 2025 - Scotts Valley, California.
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Congratulations ✨ Northern Health - BC ✨ winner of the 2025 Margaret Edgars Reconciliation Award - Organization/Team at #NourishSymposium2025. This award honours those advancing Indigenous foodways in community & health care, honouring the importance of putting the love in food. 🍓💜 #NorthernHealth
Northern Health exemplifies commitment to settler-Indigenous collaboration on traditional foods. Shelly Crack, Tessie Harris RD, Jenny Cross, and Margaret Edgars herself joined the first Nourish cohort back in 2017, deeply committed to expanding access to traditional food for community members on Haida Gwaii. The team honours Haida wisdom and culture by holding it as the central guiding force of their efforts, which include navigating colonial mindsets and policies around food safety, to ensure elders and patients had access to salmon, oolican, berries and the culture that supports their healing while they are in care. For their deep commitment to doing work around valuing Indigenous knowledge and carrying out Margaret’s vision of food as love and food as medicine, we recognize the remarkable team at Northern Health.
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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"We tell ourselves we ought to be eating more beans and #lentils, more plant #protein, but in practice, our diets are ingrained in habit & culture, making them resistant to change." @thewalrus.ca

#DeliciousClimateAction #PlantForward #CoolFood #BuyCanada

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Canada Grows a Hell of a Lot of Lentils. Why Won’t We Eat Them? | The Walrus
It’s time for the humble legume to cross the bridge from crop to cuisine
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Congratulations ✨ Annie Marquez ✨ winner of the 2025 Nourish Planetary Plate Award - Individual, awarded at #NourishSymposium2025. This award recognizes those advancing the health of people and planet through thoughtful, systemic leadership in organizational food practices. Félicitations Annie! 🎉
A green background with a headshot photo of Annie and the following white text: Annie has made a tremendous impact by spearheading low-carbon menus, integrating sustainability goals into procurement, and building partnerships with community food organizations and diverse stakeholders. As part of the first Nourish Innovator cohort, Annie led the development of the Sustainable Menu Guide, a comprehensive, step-by-step resource designed to help food service directors navigate the complexities of six key dimensions of sustainability. In the second Nourish cohort, Annie expanded her impact by forging innovative partnerships to create Hôpital Solidaire - an initiative dedicated to providing free healthy meals for patients in hospital cafeterias and vouchers for fresh produce markets to improve food security and strengthen sustainable local food systems. Most recently, Annie has led a pioneering collaboration with La Transformerie, focusing on minimizing waste throughout the entire food journey, from field to tray to compost. Her visionary leadership continues to demonstrate how health care can serve as a catalyst for environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and planetary health.
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Today is the last day to register for the 2025-26 Food is Our Medicine animated learning journey, beginning this week! #FoodisOurMedicine showcases the importance of #IndigenousFoodways in #healthcare for Truth & Reconciliation and improved healing for us all.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM