Move underway to get Indigenous foods into London hospital cafeterias – CBC
Chippewa Health Centre dietitian works toward special menu item for June 21
Apr 25, 2024
A working group is looking to expand the menu options at London hospital cafeterias to include traditional Indigenous foods, a move that can help improve health outcomes for Indigenous people.
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“There is a range of cultural food available at hospitals but none are Indigenous,” said Marley Fisher, a community dietitian at Chippewa of the Thames First Nation Health Centre. She’s been part of a group gathering input from the Indigenous community about what food they’d like to see served in hospitals.
For now, they plan to work with London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care to add one traditional Indigenous food combo to the hospital cafeteria menus on June 21, which is Indigenous People’s Day.
