Hospitals and food banks will provide nutritious food to communities in need across the country.

[Reston, Virginia] Practice Greenhealth and Feeding America announced today a new collaboration to help Americans living at risk of hunger. The nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization and leading health care sustainability membership organization have created a nationwide program to donate excess food from hospitals and health care facilities to local food banks.

More than 48 million Americans are food insecure, according to the USDA.

“Building upon its commitment to improve the health of patients, staff and communities, Practice Greenhealth is teaming up with Feeding America to reduce food overproduction and waste and encourage healthy food consumption, especially among those who need it most,” said Gary Cohen, President and Founder of Practice Greenhealth. “Hospitals supply a tremendous amount of safe, nutrient-rich food every day, and keeping it from going to waste—from ending up in landfills—is a moral, social, and environmental imperative”... (Continue Reading)

About Practice Greenhealth

Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading health care membership community whose mission is to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and is a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. To learn more about Practice Greenhealth visit www.practicegreenhealth.org

About Feeding America

Feeding America is the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, we provide food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food pantries and meal programs in communities across America. Feeding America also supports programs that improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.