Strengthen your local food economy and build resilience
- Leveraging the power of procurement What you buy matters, your food purchasing decisions can transform the supply chain so that it reflects the values of health, equity, and environmental stewardship.
- Invest for community benefit Community benefit Investments are one pathway for nonprofit hospitals to address healthy food access and strengthen the food system. Learn how hospitals can battle hunger and disease with plants and accelerate best practices to promote healthy food access and healthier food systems.
- Anchored by health care: Strategies for health systems By focusing more on community engagement, health care organizations can drive systemic change, improve the root causes of health inequities and poor health outcomes, and build community-centered economies that promote health and well-being. Learn how to deepen your engagement with community partners to achieve goals for equity and resilience while working on a specific project or initiative.
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Our stories: CommonWealth Kitchen whisks up bright future for foodie entrepreneurs
On a mission to build a “new food economy,” CommonWealth Kitchen supports a diverse mix of entrepreneurs to use its 12,000-square-foot facility in South Boston. People of color own around 80% of the businesses, and 70% are women-owned. CWK is part of the Northeast Food Collective convened by Health Care Without Harm to make it easier for institutions to purchase local food year‐round.
Join a regional innovation project: Community solutions
Across the country, hospitals, community-based organizations, and supply chain partners are collaborating to find implementable, community-driven solutions to critical food systems issues.
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Our stories: New Mexico farmers supply dollar store groceries
Grocery sales at dollar stores are outpacing grocery stores. A national coalition is working to make sure the food sold is healthy and local, and an Albuquerque pilot shows how it could work.