When the US Department of Health and Human Services started building out their new Food is Medicine resource hub, they declared our Research Action Plan the definitive survey of the research on medically tailored meals and groceries and produce prescriptions. Our insights were adapted for the hub’s page outlining the research on interventions.  

The department’s Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion collaborated with organizations like ours to populate the toolkit with materials that can be used to advance Food is Medicine approaches across the country and help communities design and implement effective interventions. Food & Society is now an official partner of the Department of Health and Human Services in their Food is Medicine work. Our teams will exchange information and ideas to advance the field with a focus on equity.