Food is Medicine National Summit: Transforming Health Care

Top Things to Know

The Food is Medicine National Summit was aimed to identify challenges and opportunities to incorporate Food is Medicine (FIM) services into the health care system sustainably.

While FIM programs face systemic barriers in financing, workforce training, and health care integration, growing investment, policy innovations, and evidence-based models present significant opportunities for scaling FIM interventions.

Moving forward, collaboration between health care, policy, and community organizations will be essential to ensure sustainable funding, expanded access, and long-term integration of food-based interventions into standard medical care.

Summary of Conclusion/Findings

The summit highlighted the potential of FIM interventions to transform health care by integrating nutrition into treatment plans, addressing diet-related diseases, and promoting health equity. Successful implementation of FIM initiatives requires sustainable funding models, innovative partnerships, educated and engaged leadership, and programs that are both locally effective and scalable to larger settings.