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Hospital tries new approach to promote healthy eating

Jul. 28, 2015

Patients at Virginia-based Wellmont Health System receive liners on their meal trays that provide information about healthy foods and portion sizes to incorporate into their diet.

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Farmers market recipes

 Jul. 27, 2015

We partnered with our produce company to offer farmers markets to the Northwest Community Healthcare region and employees during the summer months.

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Medical center offers locally grown food

Jul. 21, 2015

The produce Conway Regional Medical Center’s cafeteria offers to visitors and staff is identified by a label that says “Arkansas Grown,” and also states where the farm is located.

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Farm-raised food disposals

Jul. 20, 2015

Our dishwasher raises pigs, so the majority of the food waste goes to feeding them. A lot of residents worry about wasting food, so we reassure them.

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Looking the part for noncommercial?

By Katie Fanuko on Jul. 20, 2015

Behind the swinging doors of noncommercial kitchens, tattoos don’t draw much contention, which is why at least one operator sees body art as a secret weapon.

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Hospital joins healthy foods initiative

Jul. 17, 2015

Kiowa County Memorial Hospital has joined 75 Kansas hospitals pledging to the Kansas Hospital Association to examine food and beverage practices.

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Hospital revamps food-delivery service

Jul. 14, 2015

Vidant Medical Center is offering a new program called “At Your Request,” a hotel-style room service where patients can call a center at any time during the day, hear all of the meal options and order the items they want.

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Gardens offer more than healthy eats

Jul. 14, 2015

A registered dietitian recently planted a patio garden at Mayo Clinic, citing benefits such as fresh produce for the hospital and opportunities for physical activity, stress release and education.

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How to convince the higher-ups

By Katie Fanuko on Jul. 14, 2015

Lisa Poggas, nutrition and environmental services director at Parker Adventist Hospital and Castle Rock Adventist Hospital—both in Colorado—has implemented

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Iowa medical center finds solutions for food waste

Jul. 14, 2015

After a local paper chastised the University of Iowa hospital system for its high amount of food waste, hospital leaders took a multi-pronged approach to waste reduction and sustainability.

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