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- Title
Ingredients for Success: Strategies to Support Local Food Use in Health Care Institutions.
- Authors
LINTON, EMILY; KELLER, HEATHER; DUIZER, LISA
- Abstract
There is growing interest in use of local food within health care institutions such as hospitals and long-term care homes. This study explored stakeholder perspectives on (i) influences on local food use and (ii) strategies that support success and sustainability of use in health care institutions. Fifteen participants who were institutional leaders with experience in implementing or supporting local food use in health care institutions in Ontario were recruited through purposeful and snowball sampling. A semi-structured interview was conducted by telephone and audiorecorded. Qualitative content analysis identified that influences on local food use were: product availability, staff and management engagement, and legislation and resources (e.g., funding, labour). Several strategies were offered for building and sustaining success including: setting goals, requesting local food availability from suppliers, and more clearly identifying local foods in product lists. The influences and potential strategies highlighted in this paper provide a greater understanding for dietitians and food service managers on how local foods can be incorporated into health care institutions.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; AUTOMATIC data collection systems; CONTENT analysis; FOOD service; GOAL (Psychology); HEALTH facilities; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; POPULATION geography; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; STRATEGIC planning; JUDGMENT sampling; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice & Research, 2018, Vol 79, Issue 3, p113
- ISSN
1486-3847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3148/cjdpr-2018-008