School gardens can empower children to be champions of change.
Op-Ed | Microfinance Empowers Women and Builds Community Resilience
Micro-enterprises bring women power, self-sufficiency and, importantly, and freedom from social and economic barriers.
Who is Feeding New York City’s Asylum Seekers?
As New York City struggles to feed tens of thousands of newly arrived asylum seekers, local organizations are stepping up to provide nutritious, culturally appropriate meals that meet their diverse dietary needs.
School-Supported Agriculture Can Nourish Students and Communities
School-supported agriculture can to help local farmers, foster equity, and nourish young people with fresh, healthy meals.
Op-Ed | Feeding the Crisis: Agricultural Subsidies and the Rise of Ultra-Processed Diets
The U.S. government is spending billions of dollars in subsidies to make the unhealthy choice the cheapest choice.
Using Food as Medicine: The Gaples Institute Fights Against Obesity, Food Insecurity and Fad Diets
The Gaples Institute is revolutionizing medical education and working to improve public health by prioritizing nutrition.
It’s Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is—Literally
Ignoring hunger will lead to trillions of dollars in costs associated with the social, economic, and environmental consequences.
The Aspen Institute Releases 2024 Strategy to Integrate Food is Medicine into U.S. Healthcare System
The Aspen Institute’s 2024 Food is Medicine Action Plan describes how to create a more holistic healthcare system where food serves as medicine.
Op-Ed | USDA Opens the Door to Climate-Friendly School Meals
New nutrition standards for child nutrition programs just released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will give students a better chance of eating healthy, sustainable meals.
Op-Ed | Bridging the Gap: Health and Climate Action on World Environment Day
The connections between the health and nutrition community and the climate and environment community are stronger than ever.
Let’s Make 2024 the Year of Food is Medicine!
Successful food is medicine programs must be based in meaningful partnerships, building bridges across sectors, and centering community expertise.
Op-Ed | Unintended Consequences of Environmentally Friendly Diets
Collaboration between scientists, policymakers, and program implementers across the fields of environment and nutrition is essential to develop and implement effective, evidence-based solutions.
20 Organizations Cultivating the Food Movement in Atlanta
These organizations are supporting local food producers and regional economies, offering educational resources and agricultural training, and working to ensure that their neighbors don’t go hungry.
The Periodic Table of Food Initiative: Illuminating the Mysteries of What We Eat
Through the Periodic Table of Food Initiative researchers are working to understand the 26,000 biomolecules in our food.
Serving Up Success: Chefs in Schools Transforming NYC’s Public School Lunches
Over the next two years, the 62 WITS chefs will reach all 1,200 public schools in NYC. The chefs have already begun training cafeteria staff, sampling recipes with students, and teaching students how to make the lunches.
Harvesting Health: The Role of Herbal Medicine in Food and Agriculture Systems
Herbal medicine experts discussed the growing interest in plant-based medicine, the role of herbal medicine in food systems, and the potential benefits these products can have on human and planetary health.
The Rockefeller Foundation and HHS Look to Accelerate the Adoption of Food is Medicine
The Rockefeller Foundation is committing an additional US$80 million to Food is Medicine programs.
VACS Is Going Back to Basics for a Climate Resilient Future
An initiative from the Special Envoy for Global Food Security aims to boost agricultural productivity and nutrition by developing diverse, climate-resilient crop varieties and building healthy soils.
Op-Ed | Food Systems Must Change, and Change Must Be Measured
Despite knowing what to do, governments often lacked the data to guide specific decisions or determine if actions were creating impact. Until now.
Op-Ed | Climate and Nutrition Can No Longer Be Ships That Pass In the Night
Climate champions may be missing opportunities to act by ignoring the nutrition space.
