Why Attend
The Food as Medicine Policy & Research Summit is built for leaders shaping policy, funding, and implementation of nutrition-based health strategies. This is where evidence, policy, and systems change intersect — with a focus on what it takes to move Food as Medicine from pilots to durable public policy.
Attend to:
- Be Part of Policy-Influencing Discussions Engage in focused discussions on federal and state policy priorities, regulatory considerations, and legislative developments shaping Food as Medicine programs and investment.
- Understand What Evidence Policymakers Need Examine the research standards, data requirements, and evaluation frameworks driving policy decisions, funding approvals, and long-term sustainability.
- Learn What’s Working — and Why Hear directly from leaders implementing Food as Medicine initiatives across healthcare systems, public agencies, and communities, with clear takeaways on what scales, what doesn’t, and what policy enables success.
- Connect with Decision-Makers Build relationships with policymakers, researchers, healthcare executives, and advocates actively influencing how Food as Medicine is designed, funded, and regulated.
- Help Shape the Future of Food as Medicine Contribute to conversations that will define how nutrition-based interventions are evaluated, financed, and embedded within healthcare and public health systems.
What is Food as Medicine?
Food as Medicine approaches are food-based interventions to help manage, treat, and ultimately, prevent diet-related conditions and diseases. Examples of approaches include medically-tailored meals, produce prescriptions, and the overall access to healthy, nutritious foods. The Food as Medicine field consists of healthcare providers, community-based organizations, food brands, health plans, retailers, government officials, and more, all of whom are working to accelerate these approaches into the hands of those who need them most.
