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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 16h

"Changing worldwide diets could lead to 15% reduction in GHGs from agriculture, particularly reducing red meat. Increased crop productivity, reductions in food waste, and other improvements could bump that to 20%."

#EATLancet #PlanetaryHealth

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The Recipe for Avoiding 15 Million Deaths a Year Is to Fix Food, Scientists Say

Commission promotes a worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 17h

📣 It's that time again! More amazing speaker announcements for the 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! Stay tuned - there's more to come!

Won't you join us? Register today 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym...

#NourishSymposium2025 #NourishLeadership #FoodforHealth

🍏 Carlota Basualdo-Hammond is a Registered Dietitian with almost 25 years in leading dietetic practice. Since 2011, she has been the Executive Director, Nutrition Services, Provincial Strategy Standards of Practice, @albertahealthservices . She is also currently the co-chair of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force Advisory Committee.

🫘 Chris Marinangeli PhD, RD has a PhD in Food and Nutrition Science from the University of Manitoba and is a registered dietitian with over 10 years of experience across consumer packaged goods and the Canadian agriculture sector. His expertise includes national and international food regulations, regulatory affairs, and consumer insights and equity for developing strategies and tactics to meet business needs. He is Director, Centre for Regulatory Research and Innovation with @proteinindcan .

🫎 Dana Marshall is Regional Food Animator for Labrador with @foodfirstnl where she works to inspire and support community food action. She is Project Lead with the Labrador Anchor Collaborative, and is co-founder and co-host of the @ajuinatapodcast sharing powerful stories of change from Indigenous communities and allies where food and health meet. She is a powerful advocate for Indigenous and country foods and their role in culture, health, and community well-being.

🌍 Kerstin Plehwe is an award-winning entrepreneur, international board professional and powerful business visionary. As global CEO of @pan_international_ and President of PAN USA, a fast-growing health- and nutrition focused medical organization, her vision is to help people and organizations to win the war against diet-related diseases. She believes and has personally experienced that food can dramatically change lives and that it is the most underestimated and underused instrument in public health as of today.

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 1d

📣 Speaker announcement for the 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! We are so pleased to be welcoming this insightful group of speakers.

Join us: early bird registration is open until Friday, October 17. 👉 lnkd.in/gTcm2qAR

Stay tuned - more to come! #NourishSymposium2025

Speakers announcement:
Zayna Khayat, Ph.D. is the Chief Program Officer at AMS Healthcare, where she leads the strategic design and delivery of the organization’s flagship programs in Artificial Intelligence & Compassion and the History of Healthcare.

Darcia Pope is VP Strategy, Innovation & Planetary Health at Vancouver Coastal Health where she draws on years of experience in healthcare including roles in change leadership, information technology, strategy and transformation.

Kaya Hill serves as the Lead of the Student Nutrition Program in the Department of Well-Being at Six Nations Health Services. Rooted in a commitment to community well-being and food sovereignty, Kaya works to increase access to nourishing, culturally relevant foods for children, families, and the wider community. Through initiatives such as the Ǫgyǫhsraniyǫ́hsdǫh Nourish Project, she focuses on building partnerships and weaving traditional Haudenosaunee foods and teachings into programs and services, supporting a healthier and more sustainable future for Six Nations.

Michael Yarymowich is Director, Sustainability at Aramark Canada where he is responsible for strategic planning, program development and reporting at the national level.

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 1d

The second episode of #Ajuinata is now streaming! Special guest Denley Jacque shares his stories of hunting, fishing, family, and food. Buckle up for this episode full of laughter, memories, and reflections!

👉 🎧 bit.ly/4p533Xo

#AjuinataPodcast #StorytellingForChange #Persevere

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Two men standing with a cart with a cardboard box on top filled with packages of moose meat being donated to long-term care from Denley Jacque's hunt in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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CANE-ACIIE @cane-aciie.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 “Planetary health is public health.” A great read from Healthy Debate highlighting how groups like CANE are leading action to link health + environment.

Protecting people means protecting the planet. 🌱
#Nurses4PlanetaryHealth

🔗 healthydebate.ca/2025/10/topic/planetary-health-is-public-health

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 2d

It takes a village! Thank you to ✨ @foodasmedicine.bsky.social ✨ for supporting the 2025 Nourish Food for Health Symposium as a root-level sponsor! 💚

Learn more about Food as Medicine Global and their upcoming annual Food Justice Conference - online Nov. 8-9, 2025.

👉 foodasmedicine.global

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 3d

We are so excited to announce our first of several speaker announcements for Nourish's online 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! Stay tuned for more announcements!

Early bird registration is open until October 17.
👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym...

#NourishSymposium

🥗 Dr. Walter Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., is Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the most cited nutritionist internationally, and Co-Chair of the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission.

🌎 Lauren Baker is Deputy Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, where she leads program strategy and supports global initiatives focused on climate, biodiversity, food security, and equity.

🍊 Ajay Vir Jakhar is a citrus farmer, Chairman of Bharat Krishak Samaj (Indian Farmers Forum), and UN Food Systems Champion who has made his life’s mission to advocate for farmers’ prosperity, and a healthy, sustainable, inclusive, and equitable food system.

🧀 Hal Hamilton co-founded the Sustainable Food Lab and now serves as Senior Advisor. Hal’s career began as a commercial dairy farmer in Kentucky, and over the years he became a community organizer, led leadership development programs, succeeded Donella Meadows as the executive director of her Sustainability Institute, and co-founded the Academy for Systems Change.

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know that #foodsystems are responsible for about 1/3 of human-driven GHGs? It's time to transform #healthcare and take #DeliciousClimateAction through food.

Join us and learn how 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla...

#EATLancet #PlanetaryHealth #FoodforHealth

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 8d

NEW – EAT-Lancet report: Three key takeaways on climate and diet change | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/8XCDGp6

Fruit and vegetable market in Rajasthan, India. Credit: Gavin Hellier / Alamy Stock Photo

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The Good Food Institute @gfi.org · 4d

Check out @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social's fantastic, in-depth interview with GFI's new CEO, Nigel Sizer, and learn why Nigel sees his new role in the alternative protein space as “a chance to work at the root-cause level of the exact challenges I’ve spent my life tackling.”

Protein for a crowded planet: An interview with the Good Food Institute’s Nigel Sizer

For more than three decades Nigel Sizer has orbited the front lines of environmental policy. His résumé spans forest conservation in Amazonia, the launch of Global Forest Watch at the World Resources ...

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to everyone who joined in for the inaugural National Day of Action on Planetary Health! Keep sharing those plant-forward meals - making a significant impact on global emissions and our health starts with the food on our plates. 🍽️

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#PlanetaryHealthDay

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 4d

Today, October 6, is #PlanetaryHealthDay! Do you have a plant-forward planetary health-supporting meal, recipe, or food photo to share? Tag us #NourishLeadership and #PlanetaryHealthDay! 🌎 🍽️

Join tonight's webinar 👉 lnkd.in/gsvdkCuT
Learn more 👉 planetaryhealthday.ca

Join David Suzuki and planetary health leaders tonight to discuss practical actions and systems-level solutions to the environmental health crisis on this National Day of Action on Planetary Health.
Webinar link in post.

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 4d

Today is #PlanetaryHealthDay! Sharing reflections from Nourish Executive Director @hayleylapalme.bsky.social from last week's #StockholmFoodForum and #EatLancet 2.0 launch in Sweden. 🌎

"Let’s turn the public plate into public good." #NourishLeadership

👉 bit.ly/3IQSxmr

Dispatch from the EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0 Launch at the Stockholm Food Forum

This past week, the 2.0 EAT-Lancet Commission affirmed that we can produce enough food to feed the ten billion in a way that is just, sustainable, dignified, and that builds health.

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 7d

This week Nourish is @eatfoundation.bsky.social Stockholm Food Forum for the release of the 2025 EAT Lancet Commission. The report highlights new evidence & practical ways to transform food systems to support health for all beings. We look forward to sharing our learnings! #SFF

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(L-R) Nourish Executive Director Hayley Lapalme with Dr. Walter Willett, 2025 EAT Lancet Commission Co-Chair, and Dr. Annie Lalande.

Nourish Executive Director Jennifer Reynolds and Dr. Annie Lalande, Vancouver Coastal Health sample innovative delights.

A panel of five people sit in front of a large magenta-pink screen with the white text 'Food Under Fire: Securing what Sustains Us.'

Hayley Lapalme and Ken Paul, Wolastoqey Nation at Neqotkuk.

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 9d

💌 Sign the open letter to the Prime Minister
🥗 Share a photo of your in-patient or cafeteria plant-forward meal!
📸 Tag us in your photos and planetary health day events! #PlanetaryHealthDay #NourishLeadership

Learn more about planetary health and health care 👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla...

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 9d

On October 6, Nourish joins @cape-acme.bsky.social and a network of supporters in launching the first National Day of Action on Planetary Health for health professionals. Join us and take action!

👉 🌎 planetaryhealthday.ca

#PlanetaryHealthDay #NourishLeadership

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National Day of Action on Planetary Health - October 6, 2025
Nourish joins a network of supporters from coast to coat to advocate for the health and wellbeing of communities, and the integrity of our health care system.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 10d

Tune in on October 3rd for the official launch of the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission. A major update to the science and what it means for our global food system.

🔗 Register for the livestream here: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 11d

As we recognize September 30, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we take time to listen, learn, reflect, and act with renewed purpose. This journey asks us to slow down, to learn and unlearn, and to reflect on our own roles in perpetuating systems of colonization. Join us. 🧡 #NDTR

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"People have to not only say they want to work on Reconciliation. They actually have to do it. Food is a good start." - Kathy Loon, Slate Falls First Nation

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 14d

Register for the Food is Our Medicine Learning Journey! Nourish invites #healthcare to commit to decolonizing menus & operations - join this transformative journey to create a more equitable & nourishing world.

nourishleadership.ca/programs/foo...

#IndigenousFoodways #TruthandReconciliation

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 14d

Early bird registration now open for Nourish's 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites! Join us where #food & #healthcare meet for a week of rich, challenging, and meaningful dialogues!

👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/sym...

#NourishLeadership #NourishSymposium #100MBetterBites

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Early bird registration now open for Nourish's 2025 Food for Health Symposium: 100 Million Better Bites

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 14d

The #CulinaryMedicine Project is one of several collaborations from Nourish's Third Anchor Cohort. Yesterday the team held a 'Cooking with Heart' Chef-Dietitian Outpatient Cooking Class for people to learn about heart healthy diets. ❤️👨‍🍳 Congrats to the team! #yum

#NourishLeadership @fraserhealth.ca

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A woman wearing a blue shirt smiles and holds two bowls of soup, ready to deliver them to participants.

A row of people sitting at a table enjoy their nourishing bowls of soup.

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 15d

Nourish's Anchor Leadership Award recognizes bold leadership that harnesses the power of food to create resilient, equitable, and community-rooted health systems.

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Nominations open until September 28, 2025. 🐾

#NourishLeadership #NourishAwards

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Nourish's Anchor Leadership Award: Recognizing bold leadership that harnesses the power of food to create resilient, equitable, and community-rooted health systems.

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 16d

Nourish's Planetary Plate Award recognizes those making strides for the health of people and the planet through thoughtful, systemic leadership in organizational food practices.

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Nominations open until September 28, 2025. 🌎 🍽️

#NourishLeadership #NourishAwards

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Nourish's Planetary Plate Award: To recognize those advancing the health of people and the planet through thoughtful, systemic leadership in organizational food practices.

Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 16d

#Healthcare is contributing to breaching our #planetaryboundaries. The food health care sources, buys, serves, & wastes - it's all connected to #planetaryhealth.

The time to act is now. Join Nourish - home of the food for health movement for people & planet.

👉 nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla...

Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 16d

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

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Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care @ccghc.bsky.social · 16d

🌿 Panel Spotlight: Feeding Decarbonization 🌿

On Oct 3rd – Explore how health care can use food to drive climate action & sustainability! Hear strategies on procurement, plant-forward meals & real-world solutions from diverse experts.

Register: greenhealthcare.ca/tocw-2025/

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Nourish @nourishlead.bsky.social · 17d

At the 2025 @victoriaforum.bsky.social, Nourish put forward a bold agenda - the idea of #100MillionBetterBites, exploring what it takes to harness the power of $100M spent across 100M hospital meals pursuing plant-forward, culturally grounded menus that heal."

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4nl7RGZ

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