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Healthy Food Delivery Boosts Quality of Life in HF
Source: Medscape
Date: November 13, 2025
Heart Health Impact Of Food Deserts Can Be Blunted By Healthy Grocery Deliveries, Study Says
Source: US News
Date: November 13, 2025
Home-Delivered Groceries for DASH Diet Eases Blood Pressure in Black Adults | MedPage Today
Source: MedPage Today
Date: November 11, 2025
Studies: diet advice and family support can lower blood pressure
Source: STAT10 | Elizabeth Cooney
Date: November 10, 2025
FOOD-HF: Can Food-as-Medicine Work After Discharge? Exploring Feasibility and Fit - American College of Cardiology
Source: American College of Cardiology
Date: November 10, 2025
Healthy meal deliveries boost quality of life for people with heart failure
Source: American Heart Association
Date: November 10, 2025
Doctors find fresh evidence that fruits and veggies can act as powerful medicine
Source: NPR
Date: November 10, 2025
Experts Push to Expand Role of Nutrition in Medicine | MedPage Today
Source: MedPage Today
Date: October 8, 2025
Food as Medicine: UTSW Advances Clinical Nutrition Care | Newswise
Source: Newswise
Date: September 18, 2025
Food is Medicine Advocate Urges Evidence-Based Solutions Amid SNAP Cutbacks - Federal News Network
Source: Federal News Network
Date: August 7, 2025
AHA Boosts ‘Food Is Medicine’ for Cardio Conditions
Source: Medscape
Date: July 8, 2025
FIM Programs Improve Diet And Food Security - Wellfoodrecipes.com
Source: wellfoodrecipes.com
Date: June 22, 2025
Brighter Bites' co-founder joins panel at Food As Medicine Network Live 2025 conference
Source: Freshplaza.com
Date: May 15, 2025
TIME names Nancy Brown to list of the most influential people in global health
Source: AP News
Date: May 8, 2025
Food is medicine, according to Johns Hopkins study that uses local farmer's produce
Source: Agriculture | fredericknewspost.com
Date: May 2, 2025
$1M awarded to research link between cardiovascular risk reduction, GLP-1 use
Source: American Heart Association | Ambarish Pandey
Date: April 29, 2025
GHPAC Mobilizes African Diaspora on Capitol Hill, calls for urgent action to stop disruption to PEPFAR and Global Health Security
Source: Yvonne Commodore-Mensa
Date: April 9, 2025
Podcast: Seth Berkowitz on the Intersection of Income, Food, & Health
Source: Health Affairs
Date: April 8, 2025
For America First, Invest in Science and the NIH
Source: Adrian Hernandez
Date: April 2, 2025
How to build a good research partnership: A Q&A with Dr. Kevin Volpp on his work with the AHA - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)
Source: Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Date: April 2, 2025
Brighter Bites launches Food is Medicine webpage
Source: The Packer - Fruit and Vegetable Industry’s Leading News Source
Date: March 26, 2025
5 things to know about the effects of seed oils on health
Source: Scope
Date: March 13, 2025
HU6 Cuts Fat-Specific Body Weight in Obesity
Source: Related HFpEF
Date: March 13, 2025
Some fear potential cuts to Medicaid as White House Administration aims to cut billions in federal funding
Source: ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
Date: March 12, 2025
Ghanaian-Diaspora Nursing Alliance Leads Historic Capitol Hill Advocacy Day on Ghana’s Independence Day
Source: DailyGuide Network
Date: March 12, 2025
Rockefeller Foundation and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Expand Access to Healthy Foods for America's Veterans
Source: PR Newswire
Date: March 11, 2025
Center for Nutrition & Health Impact
Source: Spring 2025 Newsletter
Date: March 11, 2025
A prescription for produce improves health, new research finds
Source: Scope
Date: March 5, 2025
UK Food as Health Alliance to host inaugural symposium - Lane Report
Source: Kentucky Business & Economic News
Date: February 20, 2025
AHA report reveals alarming inequities in heart health
Source: St. Louis American
Date: February 12, 2025
Food Is Medicine: the inextricable link between food and health
Source: Salon.com
Date: January 9, 2025
Food is medicine: A prescription for better health outcomes
Source: Ohio State College of Medicine
Date: January 6, 2025
Stakeholders commit to halting nursing brain drain at Ghanaian-diaspora conference
Source: BusinessGhana
Date: January 6, 2025
What Is The Healthiest Protein? New Dietary Report Points To This
Source: WomensHealth
Date: December 30, 2024
More beans, peas, lentils: A nutrition expert's take on new guidelines
Source: Scope
Date: December 19, 2024
Understanding the Link Between Obesity and Cancer
Source: The ASCO Post
Date: December 10, 2024
Anumana to Showcase AI-Driven Cardiovascular Solutions at AHA and NAPCRG 2024
Source: Business Wire
Date: November 14, 2024
Chronic Diseases Can Come With Chronic Financial Pressure
Source: The New York Times
Date: November 4, 2024
News from the field
WellTheory and Instacart Partner to Expand Access to Food-as-Medicine for Autoimmune Patients
Source: HIT Consultant
Date: November 20, 2025
Food Is Medicine Coalition Receives Support From The Rockefeller Foundation To Expand Access to Food Is Medicine Programs for Veterans and Individuals Living With Illness | RF
Source: The Rockefeller Foundation
Date: November 11, 2025
Food Is Medicine: A Movement at a Tipping Point | Tufts Now
Source: Tufts Now
Date: October 15, 2025
Americans want more 'food is medicine' programs
Source: AgFunder | Jennifer Marston
Date: August 20, 2025
Food is medicine, and this professor has the research to prove it | Media Expert Spotlight | University of Delaware
Source: Univ. of Delaware | Allison Karpyn
Date: June 26, 2025
Axios Event: Improving access to nutritious food is a health care issue, nonprofit leader says
Source: Axios
Date: June 18, 2025
Food is Medicine: A Strategic Shift in State Health Policy
Source: National Governors Association
Date: June 27, 2025
Axios Event: Improving access to nutritious food is a health care issue, nonprofit leader says
Source: Axios
Date: June 18, 2025
First Food is Medicine symposium highlights community approach
Source: EdNC
Date: June 18, 2025
Medically tailored nutrition can help make America healthy
Source: The Hill
Date: June 15, 2025
Nutrition Education for Doctors
Source: American Council on Science and Health
Date: June 11, 2025
Healthy Opportunities Pilot told to prepare for program to shutter
Source: North Carolina Health News
Date: June 3, 2025
What a New Federal Report Says About Children's Health
Source: Time
Date: May 22, 2025
Epicured Begins Delivering ‘Food Is Medicine’ Benefits Under The New York State 1115 Medicaid Waiver
Source: Open Minds
Date: May 19, 2025
Food is Medicine: A Strategic Solution for Better Health Outcomes
Source: Centene Corporation
Date: May 15, 2025
Brighter Bites' co-founder joins panel at Food As Medicine Network Live 2025 conference
Source: Fresh Plaza
Date: May 15, 2025
TIME names Nancy Brown to list of the most influential people in global health
Source: AP News
Date: May 8, 2025
FoodHealth Company (fka Bitewell) pivoted from a food-as-medicine marketplace
Source: Axios
Date: May 5, 2025
Food as Medicine: A Deep Dive Into Reimbursement
Source: National Governors Association
Date: May 1, 2025
An Investment in Food Systems Is an Investment in Health
Source: Food Tank
Date: April 30, 2025
MassHealth Nutrition Program Reduces Health Care Costs and Hospital Visits According to UMass Chan Medical School Study
Source: Mass.gov
Date: April 29, 2025
Food Is Medicine—Health Innovation for Modern People
Source: Newswire
Date:April 25, 2025
Healing One Bite at a Time
Source: Tufts Now
Date:April 23, 2025
‘Food Is Medicine’ Programs May Help Patients, but ROI Isn’t Always Cl
Source: AIS Health - MMIT
Date:April 18, 2025
'Food as Medicine' Programs Could Save the U.S. Billions, Study Finds
Source: foodandwine.com
Date:April 15, 2025
The food-as-medicine program focused on member choice
Source: Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News
Date:April 14, 2025
Home-Delivered Medical Meals Could Prevent Millions Of Hospitalizations A Year
Source: US News
Date:April 14, 2025
Food is Medicine: Making Nutritious Food Accessible to All
Source: National Governors Association
Date: April 8, 2025
Food as Medicine: NYU Langone Health Integrates Medically Tailored Meals into Home Recovery
Source: NYU Langone News
Date: March 26, 2025
Food is Medicine expert urges policymakers to advance nutrition interventions
Source: Nutrition Insight
Date: March 26, 2025
Can food be medicine? This nonprofit says ‘yes’ — and wants it covered by more insurers
Source: masslive.com
Date: March 24, 2025
Rockefeller Foundation expands Food is Medicine programs for veterans
Source: PND
Date:March 22, 2025
If “Food Is Medicine,” Why Are Hospitals Still Serving Junk?
Source: Health Affairs
Date:March 19, 2025
How food can be used as medicine
Source: Deseret News
Date:March 17, 2025
Viewpoint: Why you should exercise skepticism about the ‘food as medicine’ trend
Source: Genetic Literacy Project
Date:March 13, 2025
First National Perception Survey of Food is Medicine Programs Shows Strong Public Support
Source: Tufts Now
Date:March 12, 2025
Using “Food Is Medicine” to Invest in a Healthier America
Source: Fmr. Senator Bill Frist
Date:March 10, 2025
NASDA Members Advocate for Expansion of “Food as Medicine” Programs
Source: Perishable News
Date:February 13, 2025
Food is medicine’ focus of health partnership study
Source: Business North Carolina
Date:February 27, 2025
Texas food organizations call for 'Food is Medicine' bill adoption
Source: starlocalmedia.com
Date:February 27, 2025
Two Las Vegas doctors prescribe easy way to eat healthy
Source: Vegas Inc
Date:February 24, 2025
How to Use Food as Medicine: Food List and Examples
Source: U.S. News
Date:February 20, 2025
Kaiser Permanente Joins Food Is Medicine Colorado Coalition
Source: Kaiser Permanente
Date:February 20, 2025
Food as medicine: A solution for America's health crisis
Source: masslive.com
Date:February 18, 2025
3 Ways Food Is Medicine Network Will Drive Change
Source: American heart Association
Date:February 18, 2025
Rockefeller Foundation Invests $3.5 Million To Support American Farmers, Improve Nutrition & Address Chronic Disease
Source: Rockefeller Foundation
Date: February 13, 2025
A Key Ingredient to ‘Food is Medicine’: Standardization
Source: Managed Healthcare
Date: February 5, 2025
Tufts Institute, Kaiser Permanente Launch Food is Medicine Network
Source: Healthcare Innovation
Date: February 6, 2025
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.
Source: The New York Times
Date: January 14, 2025
Experts Want Obesity Defined Beyond BMI
Source: TIME
Date: January 14, 2025
Food Is Medicine Programs Should Be a National Priority
Source: Opinion - Newsweek
Date: January 13, 2025
‘Food is Medicine’ program awarded $3.8M federal grant to support health and nutrition of low-income, high-risk pregnant women
Source: The Daily
Date: January 13, 2025
"Food as Medicine" means some Medicaid and Medicare plans cover diet
Source: Forbes
Date: November 28, 2024
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global Announce Free Cookbook Featuring Healthy, Budget-Friendly Recipes
Source: Blue Shield of California | News Center
Date: November 26, 2024
WATCH: Local Medicaid recipients can receive prescriptions for produce
Source: WSLS 10
Date: November 25, 2024
Food as Medicine: Diet’s Role in Parkinson’s Disease
Source: Medscape
Date: November 21, 2024
'Prescription Produce' program looks to boost fruit and veggie consumption among high-risk patients
Source: New England Public Media
Date: November 19, 2024
CT clinic takes ‘food as medicine’ to new levels. Clinicians prescribe free healthful choices
Source: Newsbreak
Date: November 17, 2024
How a "food is medicine" nonprofit is improving health outcomes in the D.C. region through medically tailored meals
Source: Washington Business Journal
Date: November 15, 2024
VCHA and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield launch “Food as Medicine” program at Johnson Health Center
Source: WSLS 10
Date: November 12, 2024
Open Hand: A ‘leading force’ in the food is medicine movement
Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Date: November 8, 2024
Food As A Medicine Market Growing Rapidly: Market Research
Source: OpenPR
Date: November 7, 2024
American College of Lifestyle Medicine announces publication of unique 23-article special issue of Frontiers in Nutrition focused on food as medicine
Source: American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Date: November 5, 2024
Doctors: It’s Your Turn to Tackle Nutrition
Source: Healthiest Communities Health News | U.S. News
Date: October 30, 2024
Opinion | How a Boston hospital uses food as medicine
Source: The Washington Post
Date: October 29, 2024
FarmboxRx Provides Female Cancer Patients With Free Healthy Groceries
Source: Progressive Grocer
Date: October 29, 2024
HCXF News Releases
Source: American Heart Association
Date: November 11, 2025
Access to healthy foods linked to improved quality of life for adults with heart failure | American Heart Association
Source: American Heart Association
Date: November 9, 2025
For Black adults in food deserts, food delivery & dietary guidance reduced blood pressure | American Heart Association
Source: American Heart Association Media Advisory
Date: November 3, 2025
Food is medicine research, implementation strategies and patient experiences to be showcases at Scientific Sessions 2025
Spanish Version: La investigación sobre la alimentación como medicina, las estrategias de implementación y las experiencias de los pacientes se presentarán en el evento Sesiones Científicas 2025
Source: American Heart Association
Date: May 20, 2025
Planning grants awarded for competitive proposals testing efficacy of food is medicine
Se otorgan subvenciones de planificación para propuestas competitivas que prueban la eficacia del programa “Los alimentos son medicamentos"
Source: American Heart Association
Date: June 10, 2024
Alarming trends call for action to define the future role of food in nation’s health
Source: American Heart Association
Date: January 24, 2024
Targeted scientific research projects to demonstrate effectiveness of ‘food is medicine’ in health care
Source: American Heart Association
Date: September 28, 2023
Research, advocacy, education urged to address chronic disease through Food Is Medicine programs
Source: American Heart Association
Date: September 25, 2023
Food Is Medicine research awards to study ways to incorporate healthy foods into chronic disease care
Source: American Heart Association
Date: September 28, 2022
Statement by Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, and Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, on New Food Is Medicine Research Initiative