Come hear Annie Lalande share about her work connecting food to patient and planetary health. The fourth-year University of BC general surgery resident and third-year PhD student at UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability is passionate about the role food plays in promoting health and wellness, and the crucial role food plays in building community, strengthening culture, maintaining our planet’s health and nurturing joy.

In this Lunch and Learn, participants will:

• Gain a better appreciation of the relationship between food, individual health and planetary health;
• Recognize the importance of food in the care of hospitalized patients;
• Understand some of the strengths and challenges with the existing food services model at Vancouver General Hospital; and
• Be able to identify avenues for climate action through food in their personal and professional lives.