06/13/2023
In just one weekโJune 20thโplease join the livestream of an extraordinary Food Tank Summit held in Boston, themed “Advancing Food is Medicine Approaches.”
Please register now by CLICKING HERE, and mark your calendars for ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ โ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
Food Tank is honored to hold this event in collaboration with the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health; the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University; Stop & Shop; and Traditional Medicinals.
The incredible lineup for this Summit, with the event features remarks from folks (in alphabetical order) including:
U.S. Congressperson Jake Auchincloss; Deborah Becker, WBUR (National Public Radio); Sarah Blackburn, Edible Boston; U.S. Congressperson Catherine Clark; Nancy Dalton, Amazon Consumables; Stephen Devries, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Kimberly Dong, Tufts University School of Medicine; Christina Economos, Friedman School at Tufts University; Lauren Fiechtner, Mass General Hospital for Children; Devra First, The Boston Globe; Taryn Forrelli, Traditional Medicinals; Dan Glickman, Bipartisan Policy Center; Oran Hesterman, Fair Food Network; Thea James, Boston Medical Center; Diana Johnson, The Rockefeller Foundation; Kim Kessler, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Ashley Longacre, Connell School of Nursing, Boston College; U.S. Congressperson Jim McGovern; J. Robin Moon, World Farmers Market Coalition; U.S. Congressperson Seth Moulton; Dariush Mozaffarian, Friedman School at Tufts University; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Catherine Oakar, The White House; Bisola Ojikutu, Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission; Concetta Paul, Massachusetts Food is Medicine Advisory Board; Gordon Reid, Stop & Shop; Ismail Samad, Nubian Markets; Pam Schwartz, Kaiser Permanente; Zoe Simmons, Food is Medicine MA Coalition Community Advisory Board; Lauren A. Smith, CDC Foundation; Ashley Tyrner, Farmbox; U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren; David B. Waters, Community Servings; Rick Whitted, US Hunger; Mike Wysong, National Association of Chain Drug Stores and CARE Pharmacies; Fang Fang Zhang, Friedman School at Tufts University; and more to be announced!
Panel discussions will highlight opportunities to expand nutrition education for future healthcare professionals, how the nonprofit and private sectors can advance food is medicine interventions, current gaps in nutrition and food security research, what lies ahead as the Biden-Harris administration continues to implement the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, and more.
