National Nutrition Initiatives

Biden-Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  (2022)

The National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health outlines the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to drive transformative change to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases and disparities. It outlines actions the federal government will take to fundamentally shift the country’s food, nutrition, and health policies across five pillars.

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  (2022)

President Biden hosted the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years to bring Americans together to achieve a bold goal: End hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Food Is Medicine: A Project to Unify and Advance Collective Action Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  (2023)

The HHS began working collaboratively with federal partners and external organizations and communities to develop resources that can be used to advance Food Is Medicine (FIM) approaches across the country.

On January 31, 2024, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion partnered with the Office of Intergovernmental & External Affairs to host the first-ever HHS Food Is Medicine Summit.Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  This all day event gave policymakers, advocates, researchers, and a wide variety of stakeholders with equities in the FIM space the opportunity to engage in a substantive conversation about why FIM is important, what actions are being taken to advance uptake, and what stakeholders can do to bolster this work.

IHS Produce Prescription Pilot Program - Press Release Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  (2023)

The IHS awarded $2.5 million to help decrease food insecurity in Native communities. Five Tribes and Tribal Organizations each received $500,000 of grant funding in 2023 to implement a 5-year produce prescription program in their communities. Find out more about these programs on the IHS Produce Prescription Programs webpage.

HHS Food Is Medicine Launches Virtual Toolkit Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  (2024)

The HHS released a virtual Food Is Medicine Toolkit Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  which includes a collection of resources and new tools to support Food is Medicine initiatives around the country. The toolkit is designed to help provide resources for those working in health care, public health, and others who are interested in implementing Food is Medicine initiatives in their communities.

Biden-Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

September 2022
Read the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

September 28, 2022
Learn about the White House’s Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

HHS Food Is Medicine Initiative Begins

2023
HHS Food Is Medicine Initiative Begins Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

IHS Produce Prescription Pilot Program

July 31, 2023
HHS Awards $2.5 Million to Help Decrease Food Insecurity in Native Communities Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

HHS Food is Medicine Summit

January 31, 2024
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services hosted its inaugural – Food is Medicine Summit Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

HHS Food Is Medicine Launches Virtual Toolkit

September 27, 2024
The HHS released a virtual Food Is Medicine Toolkit Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

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