Volume
53
Issue
5
DOI
10.34068/joe.53.05.11
Abstract
Extension has a history of local foods programming around farm to institution. But connections with hospitals, an industry sector with significant potential for increased local food purchasing, appear limited. Hospital outreach could provide inroads for patient and employee education around healthy eating. But does Extension know how to engage healthcare foodservice? Do hospital foodservice directors have knowledge of Extension? This article focuses on intersections at which Extension can approach hospitals to help improve health and the economy through local foods. It is based on findings excerpted from a comprehensive Ohio hospital foodservice director study (n=155) conducted in late 2014.
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Recommended Citation
Raison, B. (2015). Farm-to-Hospital Research Findings Point to Opportunities for Extension. The Journal of Extension, 53(5), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.53.05.11
