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📣 We're thrilled to announce the newest signatories to the #CoolFoodPledge: 🎉

🌎 PHSA Forensic Psychiatric Hospital
🌎 BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital
🌎 BC Cancer Agency
🌎 Red Fish Healing Centre
🌎 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
🌎 North Wellington Health Care
🌎 Groves Memorial Community Hospital
February 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
Hot off the press from @ccghc.bsky.social! And with some great recommendations for how #healthcare teams can lead climate action with #food. 🥗🧄🥙🫘🧆

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#DeliciousClimateAction #CoolfoodPledge #BuyLocal #ClimateAction #SustainableMenus
peachhealthon.bsky.social PEACH Health Ontario @peachhealthon.bsky.social · Jun 24
🌱 Greening the Wards is here! This new guidebook by @ccghc.bsky.social empowers general internal medicine teams to lead climate action with evidence-based, low-carbon care strategies & real-world examples.

📘 Get your copy:
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June 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
The time for #healthcare to act is now.

#DeliciousClimateAction

Join the growing movement of Canadian #hospitals who are taking action for #PlanetaryHealth. Take the #CoolfoodPledge today and make the change - for your patients, your community, and our shared futures.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3ITLI35
pik-potsdam.bsky.social PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · Jul 24
Instead of supporting recovery, food served in hospitals and nursing homes may undermine both patient and planetary health, researchers from PIK, Charité and @stanford.edu find - too few healthy plant-based foods, too many unhealthy, unsustainable options: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
July 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
Check out these award-winning #culinarymedicine stories and recipes from inspiring chefs working in #healthcare. 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳 Combining comfort and nourishment, these chefs are bringing patients the nutrition they need through heritage favourites they love. @noharm.org

👉 shorturl.at/C8nuB

#CoolfoodPledge
Mouthwatering jackfruit, tender mushrooms, and cashew ricotta combine with roasted red peppers to take traditional pasta to the next level. This dish is shown on a plate with two pieces of bread.
May 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
A new development in #planetaryhealth menus: wind-powered beef! Say goodbye to high carbon footprints & hello to renewable beef stew. Her name is Breeze. 🐮

#AprilFools

Your #healthcare organization can shift to REAL climate-friendly ingredients by taking the #CoolFoodPledge: coolfood.org/pledge/
A cow in a green field with wind turbines in the background hills. Photo by Jack Sloop on Unsplash.
April 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
🌱 Welcome Credit Valley Hospital - Trillium Health Partners as the newest Canadian healthcare organization to join the #CoolfoodPledge taking bold steps to serve climate-friendly meals food for patients & planet. 🌎

More 👉 bit.ly/3ITLI35

#PlanetFriendlyMenus #SustainableHealthcare #PlanetaryHealth
October 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
"As then Regional Manager for Food Operations at Columbian Hospital (RCH), Elaine Chu successfully piloted the CoolFood Pledge at RCH in 2023, first engaging with Canadian partners through Nourish." 🥬🫘🌎 #CoolFoodPledge #PlanetaryHealth #FoodSystems #Healthcare #Food bcgreencare.ca/taking-a-bit...
The Coolfood Pledge is a commitment your organization can make to reduce 25% of your food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The Coolfood Pledge makes climate action simple and delicious. Image is of carrots, turnips, and leafy green vegetables layered.
February 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
Welcome to Mackenzie Health - the newest Canadian health care facility to take the #CoolfoodPledge!

#Healthcare leaders are committing to menus that nourish people & planet. 💚 A healthier future starts on our plates. 🍽️

Join the movement 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla...

#PlanetaryHealth
Mackenzie Health: We took the Coolfood Pledge
July 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
🌱 Big welcome to Red Fish Healing Centre - the newest Canadian #healthcare facility to take the #CoolfoodPledge!

With every new signatory, our coast-to-coast-to-coast network grows stronger. 🌍

#Hospitals are shifting toward #low-carbon food in healthcare. Could yours be next? 👉 shorturl.at/vZlyS
Red Fish Healing Centre: We took the Coolfood Pledge!
July 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
Join @worldresources.bsky.social for their upcoming webinar, Navigating Environmental Trade-Offs When Sourcing Beef on September 11. 🐂

#CoolfoodPledge #PlanetaryHealth

Register today 👉 shorturl.at/1TK8u
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Making WRI's Better Meat Research Work for You: Navigating Environmental Trade-Offs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Making WRI's Better Meat Research Work for You: Navigating Environmental Trade-Offs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
Learn more about Nourish's planetary health menus work and how your organization can take climate action through food with the Coolfood Pledge 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla...

#CoolfoodPledge #Coolfood #PlanetaryHealth #DeliciousClimateAction #NourishLeadership
September 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
Inspiring to see Nourish Anchor Cohort team members' work profiled in a @vancouversun.bsky.social article by @tiffycrawford.bsky.social. The work highlights the value of working with Nourish to take the #CoolfoodPledge.
vancouversun.com/news/ubc-res... @vchhealthcare.bsky.social @fraserhealth.ca
Should B.C. hospitals ditch the Jell-O and meatloaf? UBC research suggests increasing plant-based meals
UBC researchers tested a plant-based menu in hospitals and found high satisfaction rates, decreased waste and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
vancouversun.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
🌱 Exciting news for sustainable food in health care! Founding Nourish Commons Organization Member @hollandbloorview.ca is the newest Canadian health care organization to join the #CoolfoodPledge. 👏 Learn more about their work 👉 hollandbloorview.ca/stories-news... #PlanetaryHealth #NourishLeadership
September 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Working with Nourish, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has signed the #CoolfoodPledge, a global initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with food service by 30 per cent by 2035. 🌎🥬 @hollandbloorview.ca #NourishLeadership hollandbloorview.ca/stories-news...
Serving up climate action: Holland Bloorview signs global pledge to reduce food-related emissions
Hospital commits to measuring and reducing emissions, increasing plant-forward food options
hollandbloorview.ca
August 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
Do you want to take delicious climate action in health care? Join Nourish for a special free webinar on the #CoolfoodPledge this Wednesday. Hear directly from hospitals implementing #Coolfood and how you can make a difference to your patients and our planet. 🌎

👉 nourishleadership.ca/knowledge-hu...
July 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
📣 Join us to celebrate Mackenzie Health as a founding Member of the Nourish Commons. A signatory to the #CoolfoodPledge, their leadership is showing how it's possible to take #DeliciousClimateAction in health care in ways that benefit patients, staff, and community. 👏👏👏

👉 nourish-commons.mn.co
June 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
nourishlead.bsky.social
" @hhsfoundation.bsky.social took the #CoolfoodPledge through Nourish Leadership. The Coolfood Pledge is a global initiative that helps organizations, including hospitals, reduce the climate impact of food they serve." 🥬

#NourishLeadership #FoodWaste #HospitalFood

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HHS reduces food waste to reduce greenhouse gases
Explore the efforts by Hamilton Health Sciences to cut greenhouse gases through reducing food waste and supporting community initiatives.
hospitalnews.com
March 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM