This toolkit, developed for hospital food services directors and/or hospital dietitians, helps hospitals plan for and document emergency food supplies according to regulatory requirements. Hospital emergency planners should also review and become familiar with these documents for joint planning purposes.
Users should print the following attachments prior to viewing the video presentation:
- CHA Memo: Release of Emergency Food Planning Toolkit
- Emergency Food Guidance Document
- Food Planning Calculation Tool *
- Emergency Food Planning PowerPoint
- Attachments
- Attachment A – Hospital Emergency Food Planning Advisory Group – No longer current
- Attachment B – Planning Guidelines – Recommendations
- Attachment C – Emergency Food Planning Tool (pdf)
- Attachment C – Emergency Food Planning Tool (xls)
- Attachment D – Emergency Food Planning Tool Instructions
- Appendix A – Emergency Food Planning – Selected Regulatory References
- Appendix B – Emergency Food Planning References – Accrediting Agency References
- Emergency Food Planning Video Presentation (YouTube)
* The Emergency Food Calculation Tool is fully functional as posted, and no passwords are required to use the form. However, if users attempt data entry within a (blue) calculation cell, a password required message will appear. These cells are purposefully locked to prevent users from overriding the formulas that drive the tool. Users should only enter values into pink cells. Blue cells cannot be edited.
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