Healthy Food Events

Upcoming Roundtables & Events 

Friday, December 13th

Food Matters:  Becoming an Effective Advocate for Healthy Food Policy 
At Kaiser Town Hall - Portland, Oregon
Presented by: Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and Kaiser Permanente

Time: Friday, December 13^th 2013, 9am to 4pm 

Registration Fee:  $50 

Register: www.foodmatters.eventzilla.net  

Description:  The Food Matters Training is designed to introduce a clinical audience (physicians, nurses, and other medical and community health professionals) to issues related to our current food system and human/population health and to provide them with hands on training and experience to advocate for healthy food environments and systems as part of a prevention based agenda in the community and public policy arena. A panel of elected officials will share perspectives and strategies for effective policy advocacy.  Three current policy debates will be presented by local experts as case studies: farm to school, antibiotics in animal agriculture and healthy food access.  Participants will be engaged in small groups to learn and practice advocacy approaches on these case study issues including preparation and delivery of testimony, media interviews and persuasive writing.    This Training is approved for 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM and is organized by:  Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Health Care Without Harm and Kaiser Permanente Northwest.

Past Roundtables and Events

5/3/13 Institutional Food Buyers Alliance Meeting
At Food Innovation Center - Portland, Oregon
Presented by: Multnomah County Office of Sustainability and Oregon Department of Agriculture

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Presentations
• Meeting Notes

4/24-4/26/13 Healthy Food in Health Care at CleanMed
At Boston Marriott Copley Place - Boston, Massachusettes
Presented by: Healthy Care Without Harm and Practice Green Health 

3/15/13 Food Matters Training at Northwest Environmental Health Conference
At Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union - Portland, Oregon

3/5/13 Sustainable Foods in the Health Care Environment
At online webinar
Presented by: Oregon Office of Rural Health

• Webinar
• Slides

2/7/13 Sustainable Procurement for Institutional Food Service Intensive at Organicology

At Hilton Portland, Downtown - Portland, Oregon

Presented by: Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

Intensive Agenda: Agenda & Purchasing Resources

Intensive Presentations:

• OPSR Presentation
• Oregon Environmental Council Presentation (Environment)
• Dr. Izumi Presentation (Health)
• Adelante Mujeres Presentation (Producer; Social Justice)
• Carmen Ranch Presentation (Producer; Economic)

Additional Resources:

• OHSU Sustainable Food Service Policy (Purchasing Priorities)
• Sustainability Certifications and Label Claims

12/2/11 Food Matters: A Clinical Education and Advocacy Training What Clinicians Need to Know About Our Food System to Help Ensure Healthy Pregnancies, Healthy Families and a Healthy Planet

At: Mercy Corps Action Center, Aceh Room 45 SW Ankeny Street Portland, Oregon 97204 
Presented by: Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility Northwest Permanente, Department of Clinical & Leadership Education

• Meeting Agenda: Attachment Link
• Meeting Presentations (Links):
• Introduction to Food Matters– Emma Sirois, Oregon PSR
• Food Matters : An Ecological Framework & The Health Impacts of Our Industrialized Food System on Maternal and Child Health- Dr. Ted Schettler, MD, Science and Environmental Health Network
• Call to Action: Advocacy for Food Matters- Dr. David Wallinga, MD, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Food Justice - Dr. Martin Donohoe, M, Kaiser Permanente
• Practice and Policy – Clinicians Connecting in the Community and Beyond- Sandra Kelly, RD, Kaiser Permanente
• Meeting Materials
• Community Food Resources List
• What to Eat Handout

9/20/11 Oregon Hospital Green Chef Challenge - An Oregon Healthy Food in Health Care Event
At Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Presented by: Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Sponsored By: Food Services of America, Truitt Bros., US Food Service, Charlie's Produce, and Pacific Seafood
With Support from: Multnomah County Communities Putting Prevention to Work Project, Health Care Without Harm, Food Alliance, and Oregon Tilth

Event Materials: 

• Oregon Hospital Green Chef Challenge Program
• Oregon Hospital Green Chef Challenge Welcome
• Farm to Hospital - Managing a Hospital Farmers Market 

  For more information on the Oregon Hospital Green Chef Challenge visit the event website at: www.hospitalgreenchef.com

9/24/10 HFHC Roundtable - Balanced Menus: A Recipe for Serving Healthy Sustainable Food, Mitigating Climate Change and Reducing Cost
At Providence Willamette Falls Community Center, Oregon City, OR
Presented by: Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
With Support from: Multnomah County Communities Putting Prevention to Work Project, Health Care Without Harm, Food Alliance, Oregon PSR Campaign for Safe Food and Oregon Tilth

• Meeting Agenda: HFHC 9/24/10 Roundtable Agenda

• Meeting Presentations:
• Communication and Collaboration Opportunities: Listserv, Newsletter, and Workgroup
• Balanced Menus - Serve Healthy Food. Mitigate Climate Change. Reduce Cost
• Balanced Menus - A Case Study - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital 
•  Hospital Project Updates - rBGH-Free Cheese

• Meeting Notes: HFHC 9/24/10 Roundtable Notes

• Meeting Materials:
• Balanced Menus
• Food and Climate Relationship Brochure
• Balanced Menus Brochure
• The Food & Climate Connection
• Oregon Balanced Menus Recipe Book 
•  Farm to School
• July 2010 Pick of the Month
• August 2010 Pick of the Month
• September 2010 Pick of the Month
• October 2010 Pick of the Month
• Other Resouces
• HFHC Workgroup Flyer
• rBGH-Free Cheese Guide
• Roundtable Resource Sheet
• FoodHub 2.0 - Updated Version of Local Buying Resource

9/23/09 HFHC Roundtable - Building a Sustainable Foodservice, Setting Goals & Measuring Results with the Green Guide for Health Care

At Kaiser Permanente Town Hall, Portland, OR

Presented by: Health Care Without Harm
With Support from: Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Health Care Without Harm, Food Alliance, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Oregon Tilth 

• Meeting Agenda: HFHC 9/23/09 Roundtable Agenda 

• Meeting Presentations:
• Kaiser Farmers' Market Presentation 
• Building a Sustainable Food Service - Setting Goals and Measuring Results using the Green Guide for Health Care's Food Service Credits
• Green Guide for Health Care Presentation
• OHSU Implementation Example
• rBGH-Free Dairy

• Meeting Notes: HFHC 9/23/09 Roundtable Notes

• Meeting Materials:
• Green Guide for Health Care Food Service Credits
• Green Guide for Health Care Checklist
• Sustainable Food Policy Guide