/ en Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:26:46 -0500 Wed, 29 Jan 25 14:53:22 -0600 /role-hospitals-nourish-flourish-ohsu-doernbechers-solution-supporting-hungry-families <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-01/THS-ohsu-food-pantry-700x532.jpg" alt="OHSU. hands reach into a cardboard box filled with groceries." width="700" height="532"></p></div><p>When their child is hospitalized, the last thing parents and caregivers want to worry about is where their next meal is coming from. But across the country, food insecurity often worsens when a child or loved one is in inpatient treatment.   </p><p>Oregon Health & Science University found that many parents and caregivers of patients at Portland-based OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital did not eat though they were hungry, reduced food intake or skipped meals. Those behaviors often persist when patients head home. </p><p>To address this hidden hunger, OHSU Doernbecher launched the Nourish program in 2022 to provide parents and caregivers with food during hospital stays. Recently, the program expanded through a partnership with the Portland Open Bible Community Pantry to launch the Food for Health Network. This collaborative partnership coordinates with 10 food pantries in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties to ensure that families leaving the hospital have access to fresh, healthy and culturally appropriate food. Using a digital platform, families can order groceries online for pickup or delivery, ultimately easing their transition to outpatient care. </p><p><a href="https://news.ohsu.edu/2024/12/09/ohsu-food-pantries-work-together-to-address-food-insecurity-among-patient-families"><strong>LEARN MORE</strong></a></p></div></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/center/population-health">Improving Health and Wellness</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:53:22 -0600 Malnutrition /news/headline/2022-09-28-white-house-announces-commitments-strategy-end-hunger-2030 <p>At a White House conference today on hunger, nutrition and health, the Biden Administration announced $8 billion in <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/28/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-administration-announces-more-than-8-billion-in-new-commitments-as-part-of-call-to-action-for-white-house-conference-on-hunger-nutrition-and-health/">public- and private-sector commitments</a> to help end hunger and reduce diet-related disease for Americans by 2030. Among other actions, Boston Medical Center next year will build two farms to supply fresh, local produce to hospitalized patients, facility cafeterias and a food pantry where primary care doctors can refer their patients for free, healthy food. Mass General Brigham will build two teaching kitchens to provide healthy meals, nutrition screening and counseling, and healthy cooking classes to local communities. And Nemours Children’s Health will expand access to donation programs and educational tools to reduce food insecurity and health disparities. <br />  <br /> The White House also released a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/White-House-National-Strategy-on-Hunger-Nutrition-and-Health-FINAL.pdf">national strategy</a> to improve food access and affordability; integrate nutrition and health; encourage healthy choices; support physical activity; and enhance research on nutrition and food security.<br />  </p> Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:05:00 -0500 Malnutrition