Resources Related to GGHC Food Service Credits

Resources for each of the eight Green Guide for Health Care (GGHC) Food Service Credits are followed here by several General Resources

• Credit 1: Policy, Plan and Nutrition
• Credit 2: Sustainable Food Education and Promotion
• Credit 3: Local, Sustainably Produced Food Purchasing
• Credit 4: Reusable and Non-Reusable Products
• Credit 5: Hospital Supported Agriculture: Food and Farm Linkages
• Credit 6: Reduction, Donation, Composting, Recycling
• Credit 7: Food Vendors
• Credit 8: Chemical Management for Food Services
• General Resources

1. Credit 1 Resources

• HCWH Position Statement on Genetically Engineered Food (pdf)
• HCWH Position Statement on Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) (pdf)
• HCWH Policy Statement on Antibiotics in Foods (pdf)
• Feeding Arsenic to Poultry: Is This Good Medicine? (pdf)
• Catholic Healthcare West Food and Nutrition Services Vision Statement (pdf)
• Fletcher Allen Health Care Commitment to Practicing Environmental Stewardship (pdf)

2. Credit 2 Resources

• Fletcher Allen Health Care Nutrition Services website
• Buy Fresh, Buy Local Chapters
• Sample Farmers Market Flyer from Lowell General Hospital (MA) (pdf)

3. Credit 3 Resources

• Food and Food Purchasing: A Role for Health Care (pdf)
• Balanced Menus: A Pilot Evaluation of Implementation in Four San Francisco Bay Area Hospitals (pdf)
• Food Service and Climate Change (pdf)
• Guidelines to Increase the Use of Local Foods at Meetings by the Society for Nutrition Education (pdf)
• HCWH Purchasing Guide for rBGH-free Dairy (pdf)
• HCWH Purchasing Guide for Sustainable Poultry (pdf)
• HCWH Purchasing Guide for Sustainable Coffee/Tea (pdf)
• Food Eco-labels (pdf)
• Sustainability Certifications and Label Claims (pdf)

4. Credit 4 Resources

• Choosing Environmentally Preferable Food Service Ware (pdf)
• Food and Water Watch
• Case Study: EPA Green Cafeterias (pdf)

5. Credit 5 Resources

• Hospital-Supported Agriculture and Hospital Gardens (pdf)
• Farmers' Markets and CSAs on Hospital Grounds (pdf)

6. Credit 6 Resources

• "Hospitals for a Healthy Environment 10 Step Guide to Composting in Healthcare Facilities (pdf)

7. Credit 7 Resources

• Healthy Vending Criteria (pdf)
• Integrating Sustainability Into Health Care Food Service Contracts (pdf)
• Sample Procurement Policy (pdf)

8. Credit 8 Resources

• "EPA Guidelines: Sanitizing Rinses for Previously Cleaned Food Contact Surfaces

9. General Resources

• Menu of Change: Survey of Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge Hospitals (pdf)
• Redefining Healthy Food, a Robert Wood Johnson White Paper (pdf)
• Cultivating Common Ground: Linking Health and Sustainable Agriculture, a report by Prevention Institute (pdf)