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.
On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) partnered with the Office of Intergovernmental & External Affairs to host the first-ever HHS Food is Medicine summit in Washington, D.C., an all-day event for policymakers, advocates, researchers, and a wide variety of stakeholders with equities in the Food is Medicine space to engage in a...
Food policymaking occupies the nexus between agriculture and health care policy by determining the affordability, accessibility, and availability of nutritious food within communities. Rooting food systems in equity and whole-person health care protects the lives of historically excluded communities and people facing barriers to care. Policy experts in agriculture, food retail, and nutrition...
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.
Watch the virtual briefing that presents exciting new findings from our forthcoming True Cost of Food: Food is Medicine case study report
Watch the recorded live stream of a full day of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and conversations
18:37 – Welcome to Summit and Introductory Remarks: Overview of Food is Medicine and the National Strategy, Ronit Ridberg, Christina Economos, Dariush Mozaffarian, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
Senator Booker has a conversation with NPR News Correspondent Allison Aubrey.
The Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research is a subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and is currently chaired by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Mike Braun (R-IN). The subcommittee’s first hearing was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, with Dariush Mozaffarian and Dr. Patrick Stover invited...