Combined with free medical screenings by the Summit Medical Group Foundation and nutrition and chronic disease self-management education, Food, Health and Hope: An Answer to Diabetes seeks to instill healthy lifestyles among those in need living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Twice per month, current participants and program alumni receive an array of seasonal produce to help improve their eating habits and reduce their A1C levels. Thank you to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and its partners for working together to improve the lives of the most vulnerable of our friends and neighbors in Essex County.” “We understand that health and wellness are a function of many things – not the least of which is having a healthful diet that includes fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. “We at HFNJ are proud to support this important work,” said Marsha Atkind, HFNJ Executive Director/CEO. Specifically, the Foundation’s generosity has enabled the expansion of these distributions, allowing us to give out more fruits and vegetables at more diabetes initiative sites throughout Essex County, especially in high-need areas like Newark, Irvington, and Orange, where there’s less access to the tools and food needed to prevent or self-manage the condition. The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey’s grant helps fund the fresh produce that we provide as part of Food, Health and Hope: An Answer to Diabetes. High incidence of chronic disease and lack of access to healthy options among food insecure individuals make partnerships like this invaluable as we seek to address hunger as a health issue. About 28% of households served by the FoodBank have at least one member with diabetes, while as many as 57% have one or more members with high blood pressure. Donna Davis – Patient Partner, Patients for Patient Safety Canada.Supporters like the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey understand that providing nutritious food is key in addressing serious health conditions among our neighbors in need.Doug Cochrane – Emeritus Professor of Surgery University of British Columbia, Past Chair of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council.Ross Baker – Emeritus Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.Chan School of Public Health, Medical Director of Clinical and Quality Analysis, Information Systems, Mass General Brigham. David Bates – Chief, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H.Host : Jennifer Zelmer, President and CEO, Healthcare Excellence Canada. Together we can raise awareness and support from everyone involved in healthcare, with tangible approaches for taking a proactive and holistic approach to patient safety, ensuring that every patient receives safe and effective care. Join this discussion to hear more about the significance of these hospital harm findings, and perspectives from Canada on what can be done to turn this trend around. ![]() ![]() They found that 23.6 percent of hospital admissions had at least one adverse event, with 9 percent of admissions including an event that was serious, life-threatening or fatal. ![]() Bates, MD, and colleagues examined harm across 11 Massachusetts hospitals in 2018. ![]() This is not unique to Canada but is a global issue. Hospital harm has been increasing and has only gotten worse since the pandemic started. While most people cared for in Canada receive safe care, unintended harm does happen. Upcoming webinars What can be done about hospital harm and patient safety in Canada? June 1, 2023. We’ll explore solutions to make improvements last, as we work together to shape the future of quality and safety in healthcare across the country. Responding quickly to current issues by featuring strategies for improvement that are transferable. It’s about connecting people to have conversations with a purpose.
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