It’s not an easy decision for a food bank to take the lead on a major research project. Such studies can be expensive, drawing resources away from the more immediate goal of distributing food. At D.C.-based Capital Area Food Bank, an investment in research is paying off in big ways,…
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Feed More of Virginia recently disclosed the results of a Food is Medicine pilot that delivered significant improvements in health outcomes. The low-cost pilot resulted in an average decrease in blood sugar levels of nearly ten percent and notable improvements in blood pressure among participants, while also decreasing food insecurity…
When people think of Food is Medicine, they typically think of medically tailored meals and/or produce prescriptions. Those types of targeted solutions address patients with the most acute need for nutritious food. But there’s a much bigger role that Food is Medicine should be playing, according to a report released…
Two things about Food is Medicine became apparent at the Anti Hunger Policy Conference in D.C. earlier this month – 1) it takes a lot of time-consuming trial and error to stand up a Food is Medicine initiative and 2) the time to get started in Food is Medicine is…
There was a good amount of whiz-bang technology on display at the Food is Medicine Summit in Chicago this week. Sifter took the stage early on to demonstrate its digital shopping platform. Savor Health followed to talk about AI-powered nutrition assistance. It was enough to make one wonder how nonprofit…
The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina has more experience than most food banks when it comes to Food is Medicine. For a few years now, it has been working with state health care providers to serve patients in need of healthy food. Currently, it’s delivering food and/or…
Food banks have probably noticed more healthcare organizations reaching out to them for help in addressing food insecurity. That’s because healthcare is being charged with identifying and addressing all the non-clinical reasons their patients are unhealthy, like a lack of housing or nutritious food. (Food Bank News wrote about that…
At the exhibit hall of the Food as Medicine Summit happening in Chicago next week, there will be organizations familiar to food banks, including Feeding America, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the International Fresh Produce Association. There will also be exhibitors that many food banks have likely never…
Food is Medicine offers incredible opportunities to use federal and state healthcare dollars to provide people with nutritious food. One issue is that everyone wants in on that opportunity. Food banks are well-positioned to receive government funds to do Food is Medicine. So are a growing number of private food…