It’s been more than a year in the planning: Loma Linda University Health will be changing its vending machines to reflect the emphasis on wholeness and health, embodied in the "Live It" campaign.
“In our commitment to whole health and well-being,” says Daniel Fontoura, MBA, vice president for wholeness, “we have selected a vendor specializing in healthy snacks and beverages.”
Over the past year, a cross-section of Loma Linda University Health nutrition experts and leaders have taken part in creating dietary criteria, listening to presentations by vendors, sampling their products, and ultimately recommending a single vendor for the entire organization.
“From late January to March, we will be transitioning,” explains Fontoura. “The vendor already serves several Loma Linda University Health sites, and going to a single vendor will provide better consistency and lower pricing of healthy vended products for the campus.”
Fontoura continues, “We know these are small changes, but are hopefully ones that will make it easier for you to ‘Live It’ when it comes to your journey of health.”
Additional information on these changes will be shared as they occur throughout the coming year.