Healthy Food Events

Upcoming Roundtables & Events 

• 3/5/13 Sustainable Foods in the Health Care Environment webinar through Oregon Office of Rural Health
  
  
• 3/15/13 Food Matters for Health Professionals at Northwest Environmental Health Conference - 8:30AM-5:00PM (session runs from 2:45PM-4:00PM), Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union
  
  
• 4/24-4/26 Healthy Food in Health Care at CleanMed -  Boston, MA Marriott Copley Place - CleanMed is the premier conference on greening the health care sector. This year they are featuring a robust food tract. Join us at CleanMed to learn, explore, and discover how your institution can make steps in serving healthier more sustainably produced food.
  
  
• 5/3/13 Institutional Food Buyers Alliance Meeting - 9:30-11:30AM, Food Innovation Center - 1207 NW Naito Pkwy., Portland, Oregon

Past Roundtables and Events

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