About Nourish
Nourish fosters the transition toward health care systems that are more preventative, equitable, and sustainable.
Food is fundamental to health and healing. So why is hospital so famously, well, lacking?
Food is much more than sustenance. It’s culture and connection. It’s medicine. And it’s a powerful way of showing we care. That’s why Nourish believes food should be at the heart of health care. We’re on a mission to change the way food is served in health care settings — not just for the well-being of patients, but for the dedicated people caring for them; for growers and food producers; for our communities; and for the planet we all share. Join us as we nourish change in health care.ent
Nourish works with health care organizations, communities, and policy-makers throughout Canada to improve food in health care—one hospital tray at a time.
20 M
Meals Reached through the Anchor Cohort
2,000+
Food is Our Medicine Students
19 Sites
Committed to Coolfood Pledge
60
Organizations Engaged with Cohorts
What We Do
Facilitating Conversations and Collaboration
Through our programs, workshops, and events, we convene thought leaders and changemakers to explore food for health solutions in health care.
Growing Awareness
Through our community of practice, we collaborate to test, inspire, and innovate on food as medicine solutions.
Improving Practices and Policies
Through our work, Nourish sparks transformative change in the health sector and we enable policy shifts by highlighting the many solutions linked to food for health.
Discovering Solutions through Our Work
Through our partnerships and various programming, Nourish is shifting the narrative of health care food to highlight solutions and stories of hope.
“I highly recommend that everyone takes Nourish Food is Our Medicine course. We need to embrace the idea of combining wisdom from Western, Indigenous, and Eastern cultures so that we may gain a better understanding of our roles in Reconciliation, healing, and health care.”
~ Phoebe Lee, Community Dietitian, Black Creek Community Health Centre
Nourish inspires change–three times a day!
Hospital food can and should be delicious and nutritious. Nourish works with health care and community leaders to prove the power of food as medicine.
We nourish change at the individual, community, and planetary levels where food and health intersect.
Explore Our Programs-
Food is Our Medicine
When we value food as medicine, Indigenous foodways offer meaningful pathways to support reconciliation and health equity.
-
Planetary Health
Our menu planning today is an important and delicious way to choose a more liveable planet tomorrow.
-
Anchor Cohort
When health care and community leaders work together, innovative solutions lead to systems change.
-
Policy Shifts
Decision-makers have the opportunity for policy innovation that centres community well-being along with the health of our planet so that everyone benefits from a better tomorrow.