Food is Medicine

Lacking access to nutritious food has been shown to lead to poor health, including higher rates of chronic disease. The rates are even higher among people with low incomes and people of color. Health care organizations have a unique role to play in advancing programs to increase consumption of healthy food, particularly among vulnerable populations most affected by diet-related illnesses.

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White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

As a continuation of the work started at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a nationwide call-to-action to stakeholders across all of society to make commitments to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases by 2030.

How Health Care Can Lead the Food Is Medicine Movement

Food and nutrition insecurity is a health issue far too big to ignore. Diet-related diseases are the leading cause of death in the US for adults. While the connection between food and health is evident, how can health care make a more meaningful difference in preventing diet-related diseases?

HHS Food is Medicine Virtual and Toolkit Briefing

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services worked with federal partners, NGOs and communities to develop a Food Is Medicine Virtual Toolkit with resources that can be used to advance FIM in communities across the country. Food Is Medicine | odphp.health.govFind resources to prevent, manage, and treat

Food is Medicine

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White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

How Health Care Can Lead the Food Is Medicine Movement

HHS Food is Medicine Virtual and Toolkit Briefing

Supporting Access to Nutritious Food for Healthy Communities

Food Is Medicine—Now, Recognize It As “Primarily Health-Related”

USDA Report Reveals Alarming Rise in Food Insecurity in America

Integrating Food into Healthcare: A Conversation with Pam Schwartz

FIM @ Tufts

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