National Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week™ is October 4 - 10 Honors those who Provide Nutrition Services to Promote Health and Wellness
Louisville, KY (September 9, 2010) – The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF), the newly-formed professional society for healthcare food and nutrition professionals in self-operated facilities, will celebrate National Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week™ October 4-10, 2010.
The National Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week™ tradition was started in 1985 by a legacy association that is now part of AHF. Through their efforts the U.S. Congress declared that the first week of each October would be a national time to recognize the integral role that foodservice staff have in helping the employees and patients of healthcare facilities stay well-nourished and healthy. Today the importance of excellent nutrition has been established and documented, but it is even more critical to those individuals in healthcare facilities. This week is an excellent opportunity to recognize and thank those dedicated individuals who provide food and nutrition services in healthcare.
Denisa Cate, President of AHF, summarized the importance of the role healthcare foodservice plays today. “Proper nutrition is a key factor in maintaining health and wellness,” she stated. “Maintaining dietary guidelines is even more critical when dealing with people who have compromised health. We rely on our foodservice professionals to deliver meals that meet specific dietary restrictions and also please the palate. They truly deserve our appreciation and thanks.”
You can demonstrate appreciation for the healthcare foodservice profession through special promotional materials from AHF. A customized collection of gifts was developed for healthcare facilities to commemorate the occasion and honor these valuable employees.
For information on AHF’s promotional materials, please go to: http://www.healthcarefoodservice.org/events/current.html
About AHF:
The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is the preeminent professional society dedicated to advancing self-operated healthcare foodservice as industry best practice. AHF develops healthcare foodservice professionals, assuring food and nutrition services are valued as an essential contributor to the healthcare organization’s mission. For more information, please visit www.healthcarefoodservice.org
Contact:
Trish Dever
502.574.9934
tdever@hqtrs.com
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