The Future of Nutrition Care in Health Systems

Leading health systems of the future will embed support for healthy eating as a core component of care. In this chapter, we describe three ways that health systems can act to provide support for healthy eating: (1) being agile in service delivery to adapt to individual’s ever changing support needs, as well as contribute to broader health and food system decision making; (2) prioritize food as an individual’s right to health, and take responsibility for ensuring access to nutritious foods when required; and (3) upholding evidence-informed implementation strategies to underpin evolving healthcare systems. These three interconnected strategies will support the future of nutrition care considering individual and system level factors.