In this webinar, Incorporating Sustainable Food Practices, Dr. Anne Utech (Department of Veterans Affairs), Dr. Reshma Gupta (UC Davis Health), and Diane Imrie (University of Vermont Health Network), joined by John Stoddard (Health Care Without Harm), discussed best practices on reducing emissions reductions from food services, including promoting locally sourced, plant-based menu items, implementing food waste reduction strategies, reducing single-use packaging, and more.
Resources to Share:
- Practice Greenhealth Food
- Practice Greenhealth Plant-Forward Future
- Cool Food Pledge
- Good Food is Good Medicine (UC Davis)
- Join the NAM Initiative to Accelerate the National Climate and Health Movement
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This webinar is part of the NAM Climate Collaborative’s Building Momentum to Act on Health Care Decarbonization webinar series focusing on sharing resources and building the momentum to act on health care decarbonization. Join our climate and health listserv to stay tuned on the rest of the series.
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