Hospital Healthier Food Initiative
Hospitals are the places we go when we’re not well and need help restoring our bodies to good health.
PHA partners believe the food that’s served in healthcare institutions should have a positive impact on our bodies. The Hospital Healthier Food Initiative ensures that hospital patients, their families and all the people who care for them have healthful meal options that meet high standards for nutrition, labeling, marketing and food preparation.
In all, approximately 700 hospital partners (10 percent of all hospitals nationwide) have stepped up to commit to those standards, from healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente to smaller systems such as El Camino Hospital in the Silicon Valley.
These efforts are not only good for people’s health, they’re good for the bottom line: Henry Ford Health System found that adopting the PHA guidelines for better nutrition also boosted cafeteria sales between 2 and 10 percent at all of its locations.
Our Work In Motion
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School Meals Are a Daily Lifeline
School meals are a daily lifeline for millions of families who cannot afford consistent, nutritious meals for every member of their household. See them in action at one Mississippi elementary school.
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Filling the Summer Food Gap One Family At A Time
In the summer, millions of children lose access to meals they typically get at school, and family food budgets are stretched thin. That’s what’s called the summer food gap — and it can have devastating, long-term consequences for children. One way PHA is helping to fill the summer food gap is through our Good Food for All produce box program which provides families facing barriers to access with 50 servings of fresh and high quality fruits and vegetables for 12 weeks.
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Indianapolis Mayor, Instacart, and Partnership for a Healthier America Celebrate Expanded Nutrition Security Program Connecting Indianapolis Families with Nutritious Food
New Instacart technology connects families in need with free food delivery and monthly funds to spend on produce. Kicking off in Indianapolis, new Instacart and PHA partnership to bring Fresh Funds to cities across the country.
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Taking SNAP Benefits from Families Perpetuates a Cycle of Inequitable Access
As PHA works with partners across every sector to improve Food Equity - from the charitable food system to local, state and the Federal government - it's important to protect critical programs like SNAP that help millions of families access nutritious good food every day. That's why we were so disappointed to see the reduction to benefits starting March 1, that cut monthly food benefits as much as 40% for many working families and seniors on fixed incomes that rely on the program.
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Food Equity Bright Spot: Lincoln, Nebraska
Partnership for a Healthier America has launched its Food Equity Opportunity Map, highlighting where improving access to good food would make the greatest impact and allowing everyone to see what Food Equity looks like in their community for the first time. This blog is part of an ongoing effort to highlight bright spots around the country where PHA is working to increase equitable access to good food.