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Tufts Experts Weigh in on New Generation of Weight Loss Medications
Consumers should consider cost, availability, long-term benefits, and nutrition and exercise before taking the prescription drugs.
The Surest And Safest Way To Maximize Your Health: Food As Medicine
Bill Frist, physician and cochair of the 2022 Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, calls on our healthcare providers, doctors and nurses alike, to more deliberately collaborate with nutrition experts to effectively engage with and educate patients on dietary needs.
FY25 FIM Appropriations Organizational Sign On Letter
73 organizations signed the letter to U.S. House and Senate Appropriations leaders in support of meaningful funding and report language around nutrition research and food is medicine-related initiatives.
Nutrition Expert to U.S. Senators: Enact Food is Medicine Policy Now
Treating food as medicine in policymaking will save hundreds of thousands of lives and billions of dollars, said Friedman School’s Dariush Mozaffarian.
Feeding a Healthier America: Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities for Food is Medicine
Dariush Mozaffarian spoke before a United States Senate committee on Tuesday afternoon, May 21, to argue for quick Congressional action on bolstering food is medicine (FIM) initiatives throughout the country.
2nd Annual Food is Medicine National Summit [VIDEO + SLIDES]
The 2-day summit brought together healthcare leaders, clinicians, community and advocacy organizers, investors, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and patients with lived experience to share and highlight advances, best practices, challenges, and next directions in Food is Medicine.
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Feeding a Healthier America: Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities for Food is Medicine
Dariush Mozaffarian spoke before a United States Senate committee on Tuesday afternoon, May 21, to argue for quick Congressional action on bolstering food is medicine (FIM) initiatives throughout the country.
White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities Event with Second Gentleman Emhoff
To build on the momentum of the Conference and cultivate action, in March 2023, the Administration launched the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities to garner additional external commitments. This event is the culmination of the Challenge where the new commitments will be announced. Commitment-makers include private companies, philanthropy, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and local government.
HHS Food is Medicine Summit
On Tuesday, January 31, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted its first-ever Food is Medicine summit in Washington, D.C., an all-day summit for stakeholders at the intersection between food and health.
Food is Medicine Institute Launch Event [VIDEO, SLIDES]
The launch event brought together leaders in science, healthcare, food, policy, community engagement, and equity to discuss the exciting trends, opportunities, and future directions in the field.