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Information cue cards

We put all the information they need to know—temperature times, code blue, etc.—on a cue card in their badge holders, so they always have it with them.

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Bonus Sales

04-10-2012 Ideas and Innovation

In an effort to increase traffic at our weekly farmers’ market, we set up our own stall and sold prepared foods made with the in-season produce being offered by the farmers. Not only did we...

Clean Hands

04-05-2012 Ideas and Innovation

I use Glo Germ, a product that glows under a black light. I have one person put on lotion and another put on the powder. They shake hands and touch things and it gives a visual of how germs spread...

Coffee Dinner

04-03-2012 Ideas and Innovation

We hosted an eight-course farm-to-table coffee-themed dinner in partnership with a local roaster. The menu incorporated a specialty coffee into each recipe, such as mushroom and hazelnut stuffed...

Teaching Health

03-28-2012 Ideas and Innovation

Our residents have apartments. They eat one free meal a day and cook or eat out the other meals. Residents asked me about food and nutrients, such as what foods have vitamin A. I started a monthly...

Book Smarts

03-23-2012 Ideas and Innovation

Our director of schools wants to build the community’s reading skills, so every elementary school picks a book and all the students read that book each day for a set amount of time. Some of...

Veg Harvest Dinner

03-21-2012 Ideas and Innovation

We have an annual vegetarian harvest dinner at the Faculty House for The Faculty Club, the body of members entitled to participate in the Club’s activities and to use the facility. The menu...

The Taste of Nations monthly event features our international students presenting pictures, maps, video, music, dress, dance and other information about their home. Authentic foods from their country...

VDay Surf & Turf

03-16-2012 Ideas and Innovation

We had a surf and turf meal for Valentine’s Day, marketing it as “a match made in heaven.” We offered locally raised beef tenderloin with slippery lobster tail and sweet...

C-store Tours

03-16-2012 Ideas and Innovation

We have eight convenience stores that sell a large range of breakfast foods, snacks, beverages, frozen meals and candy. C-store tours are another way to increase awareness of healthy eating on the...