Daniel Henroid, JR
Director Ntrtn and Food Svcs
COO
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Dan is the director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Services and serves as the sustainability officer for UCSF Health. His operational responsibilities include all patient dining, retail food services, catering and conference services, culinary services, inpatient and outpatient nutrition services, and retail services.

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He also serves in key leadership roles in the robotic TUG system, the Interactive Patient Experience (IPX) committee, and other committees within the health system and university.

Prior to UCSF, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Houston and was a Foodservice and Lodging Specialist at Iowa State University. During this time in academia, he developed his passion for food safety research issues particularly in retail food environments. He has conducted many research and applied projects including modeling the efficacy of novel hand hygiene tracking systems and the application of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) systems in food operations. His other research interests include sustainable food systems and health and wellness education in food operations.

Awards

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• Noncommercial Management Excellence Award, Foodservice Equipment Reports, 2019
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Healthcare Foodservice, 2017
• Presidential Special Services Award, Association for Healthcare Foodservice, 2017
• Best in Show, Food Management Magazine, 2015
• Operator Innovator of the Year, National Restaurant Association, 2014
• Spotlight on Innovation Award, Association for Healthcare Foodservices, 2013
• Presidential Special Services Award, Association for Healthcare Foodservice, 2012
• Silver Plate - Healthcare, International Food Manufacturers Association, 2012

Education & Training

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• MS Food and Nutrition Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 2000
• BS Family and Consumer Sciences Bradley University 1993
• PhD Candidate Hospitality Management Iowa State University

Interests

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• nutrition
• food
• interactive patient care systems
• food safety

Websites

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• Smart Choice (smartchoice.ucsf.edu)
• Nutrition and Food Services (nutrition.ucsf.edu)

Publications (6)

Top publication keywords:
Cooking and Eating UtensilsIowaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeFood HandlingMiddle AgedHand DisinfectionAdultFood ServicesSurveys and QuestionnairesRegression AnalysisConsumer Product SafetySchoolsChildCertificationAdolescent

• Readiness to implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems in Iowa schools.
  Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2004 Henroid D, Sneed J
• Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  Food recovery partnership: A high-tech solution to manage a low-brow problem. 2018 Chao, C., Alexander, A., Davies, C., Bhow., A., & Henroid, D
• Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  Glycemic control with different foodservice models: On demand room service and batch set-time models in an urban academic medical center. 2017 Bhow, A., Henroid, D., Booth, P., Boyle, A., Tabrizi, L., Badri, R., Blankenship, S., Burke, S., Fujii, M., Hu, S., & Smith, S
• Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  Hotel style room service leads to increased energy and protein intake in chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients 2013 Bhow, A., Roberts, R., Boyle, A., Henroid, D., & Ferdon, D.
• Assessing factors contributing to food safety culture in retail food establishments
  Food Protection Trends 2012 Neal, J., Binkley, M., & Henroid, D.
• Microbiological evaluation of food contact surfaces in Iowa schools
  Food Protection Trends 2004 Henroid Jr, DH, Mendonca, AF, Sneed, J