Oregon Center for Environmental Health










program overview what's new successes resources/links

Oregon Grown Fresh Produce Seasonal Availabiliity Calender. Oregon Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Development and Marketing Division

Powerpoint Presentations

The Providence Journey Toward Sustainability, Lin Rush and Jim Bell, Providence Health System, Jan. 10, 2006

Oregon Health and Sciences University Composting Program , Nancy Oberschmidt, OHSU Food and Nutrition, Jan 10, 2006

Cedar Grove Composting Facility in Everett, Washington Nancy Oberschmidt, OHSU Food and Nutrition, Jan 10, 2006

Oregon Tilth: Research and Education Supporting Biologically Sound Agriculture, Chris Schreiner, Oregon Tilth, June 27, 2006

Healthy Food in Health Care: A Menu of Options, A presentation for the Tuality Medical Center Food Team given by Neha Patel, Oreogn Center for Environmental Health, February, 2007

Issues in Sustainable, Healthy Agriculture, Dr. Martin T Donohoe, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Sustainable Food Choices Roundtable, February 15, 2007

Sustainable Food Distribution, Holly Freishtat, Skagitonians to Preserve Framland, Sustainable Food Choices Roundtable. February 15, 2007

Email List-Serve

The Center is managing the Oregon Healthy Food in Healthcare email list-serve. Currently, there are over 30 professionals representing healthcare, sustainable agriculture and public-interest groups. The email list is used to post the latest information on local efforts and resources, and is also used by the members to post questions on hospital food management. To join the list serve send an email to info@oregon-health.org

Model Policies

A Guide to Developing a Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy

This document is intended to help universities, colleges, hospitals, and other institutions - as well as those advocating for food system change - create, promote and implement practical sustainable food purchasing policies. This valuable resource was developed by Food Alliance with support from OCEH and its Healthy Food in Healthcare Advisory Committee.

You may download the Guide to Developing a Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy and view related policy examples on the companion web site www.sustainablefoodpolicy.org.

Kaiser Permanente's Food Policy

Kaiser Permanente has developed a national food policy focusing on locally-sourced food and food raised without synthetic pesticides and non-thereputic antibiotics. View their policy and workplan.

HCWH Food Policy Models

Purchasing Meat, Poultry, Dairy and Seafood Produced Without Inappropriate Antibiotic Use. http://www.noharm.org/details.cfm?ID=938&type=document

FoodMed

The first conference on Healthy Food in Healthcare, occured in Oakland, California on November 17, 2005. Conference proceedings, including presentations, can be viewed at http://www.foodmed.org/

Links

HCWH Healthy Food : http://www. healthyfoodinhealthcare.org

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility: http://www.oregonpsr.org/

The Food Alliance: http://www.foodalliance.org/

Oregon Tilth: http://www.tilth.org/

Better Hospital Food Recipes: www.betterhospitalfood.org

Community Supported Agriculture http://www.biodynamics.com/usda/states/ORfarm.htm

Local Harvest http://www.localharvest.org/

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://www.iatp.org/

Northwest Coalition for Alternative to Pesticides www.pesticide.org

Metro’s Guide to Natural Gardening http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=4201

Choosing Environmentally Preferable Food Service Ware: Reusable and Sustainable Biobased Products