Using Procurement to Support Sustainable Local Food Systems

This episode features a conversation between Nessia Berner Wong, MPH, Senior Policy Analyst at Change Lab Solutions, and Lauren Poor, MPH, a Regional Program Manager with the Healthy Food in Health Care program at Health Care Without Harm. This is the fifth in a series of six Coffee & Science events on topics related to Alignment and Advocacy, which are both about what health care can do at the community level to address social conditions. This conversation explores Healthcare without Harm’s Anchors in Resilient Communities initiative and how health care organizations can support sustainable food procurement and employment opportunities. 

Recommended references:

• Anchors in Resilient Communities. ARC Resource Library (website).
• Healthcare Anchor Network. Case study: Anchors in Resilient Communities. 2020.
• ChangeLab Solutions. Legal & Policy Strategies for Health Care & Food System Partners. 2021.
• ChangeLab Solutions webinar. Food Procurement for a More Just Food System. June 2020.