Identifying Factors Influencing a Hospital's Decision to Adopt a Farm-to-Hospital Program
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Smith, Bobby J. II
Kaiser, Harry M.
Gomez, Miguel I.
Abstract
Using data from our 2012 regional Farm-To-Hospital program survey of Hospital Food Service Directors in the Northeastern U.S. and from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this study estimates a logit model to determine the factors that influence a hospital’s decision to adopt a farm-to-hospital program. Among the explanatory variables, it is found that the Healthy Food in the Healthcare Pledge, the amount of meals prepared daily at a hospital, the percent of farms participating in Community Supported Agriculture, and a hospital’s county classification have the greatest impact on influencing a hospital’s decision to adopt a farm-to-hospital program.
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WP 2013-14 April 2013
Date Issued
2013-04-01
Publisher
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
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article