The Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University and Food Tank present the Capitol Hill Luncheon, “Improving Health While Managing Healthcare Spending: Enter Food is Medicine” on May 20th, 2025.
Speakers include:
-U.S. Member of Congress Buddy Carter
-U.S. Member of Congress Greg Murphy, MD
-U.S. Member of Congress Vern Buchanan
-U.S. Member of Congress Robin Kelly
-U.S. Member of Congress Chellie Pingree
-Laura Carroll, Senior Advisor, FDA
-Dion Dawson, Founder and Chief Dreamer, Dion’s Chicago Dream
-Kofi Essel, Food as Medicine Program Director, Elevance Health
-Erika Hanson, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School
-Herman Johnson, U.S. Army Veteran and Patient
-Erin Martin, Founder, FreshRx Oklahoma
-Crystal McGaffee, Food is Medicine Program Participant and Chief Nursing Officer, Paintsville ARH Hospital
-Dariush Mozaffarian, Director, Food is Medicine Institute
-Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
-Pam Schwartz, Executive Director, Community Health, Kaiser Permanente
-Dana Thomas, Managing Director, Food is Medicine, The Rockefeller Foundation
With special thanks to U.S. Member of Congress Nicole Malliotakis for providing the event space.
Food Tank brings together some of the world’s most impactful food system leaders. Each event features incredible speakers in interactive panels moderated by top food journalists, plus networking and delicious food.
