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Teaching Kitchens in the Learning and Work Environments: The Future Is Now
David M Eisenberg1, Anthony Imamura BEnvD2,3
1Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
|November 23, 2020
Summary
Future hospitals could integrate "Teaching Kitchens" offering nutritious food and culinary training for health professionals. This initiative aims to improve well-being and create healthier food environments within healthcare settings.
Area of Science:
- Health Systems Innovation
- Nutrition Science
- Medical Education
Background:
- Current hospital food environments are often unhealthy and unappealing.
- This negatively impacts the well-being of healthcare professionals.
- There is a need to redesign healthcare food environments to promote health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose the integration of "Teaching Kitchens" into future healthcare settings.
- To explore the potential of these kitchens as learning laboratories and research centers.
- To enhance the well-being of healthcare professionals and the community through improved food environments.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual framework for integrating Teaching Kitchens into healthcare sites.
- Designing cafeterias with appealing, nutritious food options.
- Incorporating culinary training into health professional education.
Main Results:
- Teaching Kitchens can offer healthy, delicious, affordable, and sustainable food choices.
- They can serve as platforms for testing curricula on behavior change and clinical outcomes.
- Adjacent "Mindful Eating Spaces" can promote reflection and resilience.
Conclusions:
- Teaching Kitchens in healthcare settings can transform food environments.
- They have the potential to be catalysts for personal and societal health enhancement.
- Integrating culinary education into medical training is a novel approach to holistic healthcare.
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