About the Event
Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions can play a key role in addressing the growing disease burdens, costs, and inequities in diet-related illnesses in communities across the nation. The Food is Medicine Institute’s 2nd Annual Food is Medicine Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill is a day to visit with key members of Congress and their staff to encourage and inform the advancement of FIM priorities in federal policymaking. Attendees will have an opportunity to educate policymakers about the power of FIM to transform health, improve the way the nation prevents and treats diet-related diseases, and drive health equity across the country. Attendees will also have the option to discuss specific legislative priorities to advance FIM, which will be shared in more detail with registrants.
The event will take place on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. To join us, please RSVP here.
We’re excited to bring together voices from across sectors to speak about FIM with policymakers on Capitol Hill—many of whom will be new to Congress in 2025—and to lift up the work of Congressional champions of FIM. The event will bring together people who have experience in all facets of FIM, including but not limited to:
- Patients and clients who have participated in FIM initiatives
- Clinicians who have prescribed FIM interventions and programs
- Health systems leaders who have seen the benefits of FIM
- Non- and for-profit organizations that provide FIM products and services
- Researchers who study FIM interventions
- Public health practitioners who are already leveraging or are excited about the potential of FIM
The 2nd Annual Food is Medicine Advocacy Day is proudly organized by the following collaborators:
- Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
- American College of Lifestyle Medicine
- American Heart Association
- Capital Area Food Bank
- Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
- Food is Medicine Coalition
- Instacart
- John Hancock
- National Produce Prescription Collaborative
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Event Logistics
The Food is Medicine Institute and our organizing committee will host a welcome breakfast event, as well as an early evening reception (all to take place on Capitol Hill) during the Advocacy Day. We will organize the day’s schedule for attendees, who will be placed in groups for meetings with relevant House and Senate offices. Meetings will be requested with key committee chairs and members of Congress. We will aim to provide all attendees with an opportunity to visit the offices of their home Representative and Senator(s).
All materials to prepare for the meetings and to share with Congressional offices will be provided, and virtual live training sessions will be available for interested attendees 1-2 weeks prior to March 12. To help us best prepare for the event, RSVPs are requested by February 14, 2025.
Participants will be responsible for providing their own travel and accommodations.
We hope you will join us and spread the word about this exciting day! For questions, contact foodismedicine@tufts.edu.