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Building Food as Medicine Into the Health System

In an IFT FIRST Hot Topics Studio session, The Rockefeller Foundation’s Dana Thomas and IFT’s Anna Rosales explored how to move food as medicine programs from pilots to scalable, insurer-funded solutions.
From left: Anna Rosales (IFT) and Dana Thomas (Rockefeller Foundation)

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The idea of food as medicine has captured the attention of policymakers, healthcare providers, and food companies alike. Pilot programs across the United States are testing how targeted nutrition interventions can help manage chronic conditions, improve outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs. But moving from small-scale demonstrations to nationwide adoption remains a major challenge.

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