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Emerging Local Food Purchasing Initiatives in Northern California Hospitals Elizabeth Sachs and Gail Feenstra UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program Agricultural Sustainability Institute
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Document Date: 2010-09-08 19:23:59


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San Francisco / Marin / Walnut Creek C / Concord / Washington / Fresno / /

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San Francisco Bay Area / Hospital Leadership Team / /

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United States / /

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Hospital Leadership Team / San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center / Hospital Foodservice / Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital / /

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nutrition-related chronic disease / heart disease / obesity / dietary disease / illness / cancer / cardiovascular disease / diabetes / certain cancers / chronic diseases / chronic nutrition-related diseases / /

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Healthcare Without Harm / Physicians for Social Responsibility / Santa Cruz B. John Muir Health / Concord and Walnut Creek C. Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital / A. Dominican Hospital / Santa Rosa D. San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center / US Federal Reserve / San Francisco V / Local Food Movement / /

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Gail Feenstra / Elizabeth Sachs / Claire Hinrichs / /

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producer / Moving Forward / entrepreneur / sociologist / conceptual model in planning / California Hospitals Executive / CONTENTS Executive / /

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Yolo County / Marin County / California / /

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Northern California / /

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