Food Strategies that Care for Creation, online event

CHA (Catholic Health Association of the US) is organizing an Earth Day webinar on how our food choices impact individual, community, and planetary health. The webinar is on April 25, 2024, from 1 pm to 2 pm ET.

Register for an engaging webinar on how our food choices impact individual, community and planetary health. Food strategy experts from Practice Greenhealth will discuss the importance of sustainable food practices in health care organizations.

Learn about the benefits of plant-forward menus, innovative food procurement strategies, and effective food waste management. Discover how these changes can help your organization meet sustainability, equity, and community health improvement goals. 

Quick facts:

Food production accounts for approximately 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The Science Based Targets Initiative estimates we need to reduce emissions from food production by 67% by 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change. Livestock production is responsible for approximately 14.5%, and wasted food is responsible for roughly 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Click this link to register and for further details.

(Source: Overview (chausa.org))