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…
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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…
Food banks exist to provide food for free to people who need it. Alameda County Community Food Bank is proving that food banks can also get paid for providing that food. In February, the Calif.-based food bank received its first payment for providing healthy food to a patient on behalf…
Standards are hardly exciting. But if an organization wants to expand its reach and influence, they’re a necessity. The Food is Medicine Coalition is hoping that the standard it just released around medically tailored meals will get more organizations to adopt high-quality, nutritious meals as a way to treat chronic…
Food banks are starting to throw around their purchasing power. Because of pressure from food banks, some food manufacturers are starting to remove added salt, sugar and fats from their canned and other goods. A side benefit is that more nutritious food is also ending up on the shelves of…