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 When: November 17, 2005 Where: Oakland, California USA As places of healing, hospitals have a natural incentive to provide food that is healthy for people and the environment in which we live. By understanding the link between food production and food related disease, health care practitioners can begin to educate their patients, model appropriate food purchasing and help transition the way our food production and distribution system to one that is protective of human health. This one-day conference is designed to help participants incorporate sustainable and nutritious food purchasing at their facilities, as well as learn about cost effective strategies that emphasize health concerns that meet the unique needs of health care. Participants will receive tools and references to help them implement cutting edge ideas into food procurement. Breakout tracks will give participants the opportunity to interact with practitioners from agricultural, nutrition services, food distributors and other health care institutions and agencies that are leading the way in sustainable and healthy food procurement. A joint project of: Kaiser Permanente Health Care Without Harm Catholic Healthcare West Conference planning coordinated by San Francisco Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility. Photographs courtesy of Midwest Food Alliance |
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Keynote Speaker: Fred Kirschenmann, a longtime leader in national and international sustainable agriculture, is director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. He also oversees management of his family’s 3500 acre farm. Dr. Kirschenmann holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Chicago, and has written extensively about ethics and agriculture. Kirschenmann Family Farms has been part of a number of research studies and has been featured in national publications including National Geographic, the Smithsonian, Audubon, Business Week, the LA Times and Gourmet magazine. In 1995, Kirschenmann was profiled in an award-winning video, "My Father's Garden," by Miranda Productions, Inc. Contact Information: For more information, questions, or comments about FoodMed 2005, please contact us at: info@foodmed.org. |
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