Active project · Medically Tailored Groceries / Produce Prescriptions
Advancing Food is Medicine in the United States
Given the role of nutrition in health and well-being, socioeconomic disparities, and healthcare spending, the time has come to implement, evaluate, and scale Food is Medicine (FIM) to leverage food’s role in health care and public health. A remarkable national…
Medically Tailored Groceries / Produce PrescriptionsMedically Tailored MealsNutrition EducationCardiometabolic DiseaseUSPolicy Analysis and Advocacy
About this work
Given the role of nutrition in health and well-being, socioeconomic disparities, and healthcare spending, the time has come to implement, evaluate, and scale Food is Medicine (FIM) to leverage food’s role in health care and public health. A remarkable national acceleration of FIM builds on public and clinician awareness of the central role of food in well-being; the accelerating consumer demand for, and corresponding industry shifts toward, healthier foods; the continuing rise in healthcare spending for preventable diet-related conditions; and the growing recognition that individual consumers cannot be solely responsible for overcoming the current challenges of the food system. In previous work, the Food is Medicine Institute team has demonstrated success and impact in increasing awareness of and advocating for FIM interventions, targeting healthcare systems, the media, and policy leaders, which can improve nutrition security and increase health equity.
Our team has made significant progress with prior projects, inclduing hosting a FIM National Summit, holding a Congressional briefing on the true cost of Food is Medicine and producing a polished accompanying report, leveraging our experience and networks of organizations and relationships in Washington, DC to advance the policy conversation, and continuing to convene and activate a diverse coalition of supportive advocacy, academic, clinical, and business organizations and institutions. This project aims to advance the health…
Why this matters
Produce prescriptions are projected to prevent about 126,000 cardiovascular events over ten years among U.S. adults with diabetes and food insecurity. Work like this tests how to deliver them where people already are, so the evidence can reach scale.
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