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Learning, Food, and Sustainability in Health Care Settings

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Food systems and health systems are interdependent. In the biomedical tradition, however, strategies that focused on the development of these systems evolved in isolation from one another. Many non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity have an etiology that is strongly linked to food systems. These diseases are taking an ever-increasing toll on health and health systems globally, and in North America. In response, some in health professional organizations propose learning to adopt a more integrated approach to improve food system characteristics.

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    The Canadian Diabetes Association is a non-government organization that supports programming for people with diabetes and the health professionals who work with them. As part of their mandate, they publish education materials and clinical practice guidelines for use in health care settings.

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    The Ontario Local Food Act sets local food procurement benchmarks for public sector organizations such as hospitals and schools. This Act was in the process of being passed through parliament at the time the interviews took place.

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Appavoo, D. (2016). Learning, Food, and Sustainability in Health Care Settings. In: Sumner, J. (eds) Learning, Food, and Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53904-5_3

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