Why it Matters
Existing and emerging data show that improved nutrition delivered via FIM interventions can improve health outcomes while reducing costs.
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of American adults are living with obesity, which increases their risk of health problems including heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes [Tufts]
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people around the world can’t afford a healthy diet
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deaths are caused by poor diets in the U.S. yearly
Impact Stories
- Reaching vulnerable communities and improving health outcomes through produce prescriptions.
- Produce prescriptions help veteran Kenny A. Joyner battle degenerative disc and joint disease. He says it's better than drugs, because it tackles underlying issues.
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Public Perception of Food is Medicine in Healthcare
A new national survey reveals that most Americans face challenges to healthy eating but strongly support Food is Medicine programs as a way to improve health, manage disease, and lower healthcare costs.Download PDF
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Recent News
- Jun 12 2025Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Polling Data: Majority of Americans Want Food Is Medicine Programs
- Mar 11 2025Rockefeller Foundation and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Expand Access to Healthy Foods for America’s Veterans
- Mar 11 2025Remarks by Dr. Rajiv J. Shah at the Food Is Medicine in the Veterans Health Administration Convening