About the Event

The House Hunger Caucus and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, hosted a virtual congressional briefing: Food as Medicine: Spotlighting the Power and Innovation of the Private Sector to Improve Nutrition. This briefing brought together the perspectives of lawmakers, business leaders, and public health professionals to discuss the transformational power that food has on our health. Speakers will spotlight private sector innovations in the field of food is medicine approaches, and explore ways we can better harness the potential of initiatives like these in communities across the country.

Watch: Congressional Briefing – Food as Medicine: Spotlighting the Power and Innovation of the Private Sector to Improve Nutrition

00:00 – Welcome to the Congressional Briefing – Food as Medicine: Spotlighting the Power and Innovation of the Private Sector to Improve Nutrition and Introductory Remarks: “Overview of Food as Medicine Congressional Briefing,”  Congressman Jim McGovern, U.S. House of Representatives; Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, U.S. House of Representatives; Dariush Mozaffarian, Food is Medicine Institute

13:22– Panel 1: “Improve Food Security, Nutrition Security and Health,”  Bob Chesnut, Chief Medical Executive Director, Cummins; Pamela Schwartz, Executive Director, Community Health at Kaiser Permanente; Jim Flatt, Co-founder and CEO, Brightseed; Ertharin Cousin, US Ambassador, President and CEO, the Food Systems for the Future; Brooks Tingle, President and CEO, John Hancock Insurance; Dariush Mozaffarian, Moderator, Food is Medicine Institute

17:58 – Panelist 1: “Enhancing Nutrition Education and Offering Healthy Food in the Workspace,”  Bob Chesnut, Chief Medical Executive Director, Cummins

22:51 – Panelist 2: “Understand the Impact on Health and Cost of Care,”  Pamela Schwartz, Executive Director, Community Health at Kaiser Permanente

25:57 – Panelist 3: “Plant Bioactive Compounds in Dietary Data,”  Jim Flatt, Co-founder and CEO, Brightseed

31:54 – Panelist 4: “Eliminating Malnutrition through Nutrition Education,”  Ertharin Cousin, US Ambassador, President and CEO, the Food Systems for the Future

38:27 – Panelist 5: “Incentivize Customers to Live a Longer, Healthier Life,”  Brooks Tingle, President and CEO, John Hancock Insurance

45:40 – Prescription Produce Program Participant and Diabetic Patient: “Healthy Food and Building Relationships,”  Shenica Graham, Founder and CEO, GSyndicates Media

54:40 – Panelist Questions

1:00:21 – Closing Remarks: Dariush Mozaffarian, Food is Medicine Institute