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La. chef seeks to restore community in hospital cafeteria

The food nutritional director at Northern Louisiana Medical Center aims to provide hospital patients, staff and customers with comfort food in a comfortable environment.

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New University of Wisconsin hospital holds open house to showcase healthy food prep, rooftop garden

UW Health at the American Center opened its doors to the public Sunday to provide healthy-cooking demonstrations and give tours of the rooftop garden that will be used to grow fresh ingredients for patients and visitors.

Athens, Georgia, schools and hospitals are teaming up with farmers, chefs and wellness experts to find new ways to engage kids and adults in healthy behaviors while connecting them to the larger food ecology.

Knox College has entered a one-year contract with Bon Appetit Management Company, replacing retiring director of dining services Helmut Mayer.

Calhoun County School District saves money and ensures balanced meals for students and staff through a variety of programs promoting fresh produce and healthy eating.

Saucon Valley School District’s federally subsidized program will begin this fall, in spite of reservations expressed by area residents that the offerings aren’t healthy enough.

City officials are weighing changes to school menus less than one year after earlier changes drew parent criticism. Officials say those menu changes were not final, and an advisory board is suggesting healthier, fresher dishes and a more expansive in-class breakfast program.

Summer-meal programs throughout the state are attempting to improve participation—which hovers around 18 percent—by hosting a variety of games and activities that give the free lunches more of a community-picnic feel.

A Northeastern University professor examined the state’s compliance with its school-nutrition standards, implemented in 2014. The updated requirements led to significant improvements in regulating foods and beverages that compete with school meals, such those found in vending machines and school stores, the study found.

Construction begins this week on the 70,000-square-foot Texas Oxford Grand Assisted Living and Memory Care building in Wichita, Kansas.

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