The Food & Nutrition Sustainability Network is for anyone wanting to connect, collaborate and advance sustainable food and nutrition in healthcare. Our scope includes the environmental and health impact of global food systems, the latest research and evidence on sustainable diets, and the interpretation of this into dietary guidance.
Broadly we know a sustainable diet is:
- Plant-forward – A focus on eating a broad range of plants: vegetables, legumes, nuts, fruit, and wholegrains.
- Low in animal sourced food – especially red and processed meat
- Low in added sugar, salt, saturated fat, refined grains and processing
- Nutritious, healthy and disease preventative.
- Focussed on minimising food waste
- Accessible and affordable for all
How we started
Food & Nutrition Susnet was formed in May 2023 by a group of health professionals who connected through CSH’s monthly sustainable food and nutrition networking events.
Network Co-lead(s) name
Annymn Adams, Beth Griffiths, Cat Gaynor, Laura-Jane Smith, Louise Weissel, Simon Gibbons, Amelia Harray, Avril Aslett-Bentley
Key resources
ICDA Sustainable Food Systems Toolkit
One Blue Dot – The BDA’s Environmentally Sustainable Diet Project
Fixing Food Together – Transitioning Ireland to a healthy and sustainable food system
Food and Nutrition on the Greener AHP Hub
Sustainable Diets: Improving planetary and population health (evidence summary for policymakers)
Join the network
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Network members can create and post, as well as view resources, events, discussion topics and more in the relevant tabs across the top of the network page.
Stream tab to view and join conversations happening across the network (say hi, suggest a topic of conversation, ask a question and more).
Members tab to view your profile alongside all other members in your network.
Resources tab to view published articles, case studies, measurement tools and more.
Topics tab to view the latest topics and discussions (like the streams tab but you will be able to see all conversations, links and other items posted by fellow members).
Events tab to view all upcoming events in your network.
Start by saying hi!
New to the network? Haven’t introduced yourself yet? Or keen to make new connections and get chatting sustainable healthcare? Take a minute to introduce yourself.
Tell us about you, your name, organisation, area of work, sustainability project you are working on, or thinking of working on, and any questions or topics you’d like to talk about. Check out other members’ posts and get a conversation started today!