Food as Medicine: From Promise to Implementation to Scalable Impact

Nutritional Security • Medically Tailored Meals • Produce Prescriptions • Evidence-Based Diets

COLLABORATION

It's going to take all of us to make Food as Medicine a long-term, sustainable reality. With Providers, CBO's, Payers, Retail, Food Companies, Government, Investors, Associations and more all in attendance, The Food as Medicine Summit will ignite collaboration across the field.

OUTCOMES

Improving outcomes is at the heart of The Food as Medicine Summit. As we move from promise to implementation, this year's Summit will focus on providing tangible outcomes and takeaways to help ensure Food as Medicine can truly deliver on its potential.

IMPACT

Food as Medicine holds so much promise, but we need to cut through the hype to ensure we focus on where and how we will have the biggest impact. This year’s Food as Medicine Summit will once again provide the learning and networking opportunities to help make this a reality.

2025 Speakers Include

Elizabeth Hertel

Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Pam Schwartz

Executive Director, Community Health, Kaiser Permanente

Maycie Elchoufi

Physician Executive, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Humana

Marianne O’Shea

Vice President, Global Nutrition Science, PepsiCo

Ipyana Spencer

Chief Health Officer, Meals on Wheels America

Naima Gardner

Division Director, Division of Nutrition & Physical Activity, Indiana Department of Health

Eugenia McPeek Hinz

Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Duke University Medical Center

Dana Thomas

Managing Director, Food as Medicine, The Rockefeller Foundation

Sarah Elizabeth Morrow

Program Director, Clinical Community Programs, UPMC Health Plans

Zachary Clark

Global Head, Uber Health

Margaret Apura

Director, Nutrition, Amwell

David Dungan

Secretary, Clinical Board of Directors, Duly Health & Care

Melanie Hall

Chief Research & Innovation Officer, Feeding America

Michelle Jester

Director, Social Determinants of Health Strategy & Program Development, Highmark Health

Daniel Riff

Head of Government & Nonprofit Operations, DoorDash

Stacy Hammer

Director, Community Health, Indian Health Service

Sarah Stern

Director, Community Involvement & Executive Director, Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security, Maple Leaf Foods

Jon Van Der Veer

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care

Jillian Griffith

Senior Health Partnerships Manager, Amazon Access

Stephanie Buckler

Deputy Director of Social Services Integration, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services

“The Food as Medicine Summit offers a great chance to explore innovative programs connecting people with healthy food. I'm looking forward to learning about best practices and collaborating on effective cross-sector solutions at the June event.”

Daniel Riff, Head of Government & Nonprofit Operations, DoorDash

“The intersection of food insecurity and healthcare has never been more important. I look forward to attending the Food as Medicine Summit to learn from and share ideas as we strive to find innovative solutions to addressing hunger in society.”

Eugenia McPeek Hinz, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Duke University Medical Center

“I’m excited to be part of the Barriers to Implementation panel at this year’s Food as Medicine Summit. It will be an engaging conversation about the role of food in treating chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and stroke as well as the positive impact virtual care is making on nutrition education and counseling.”

Margaret Apura, Director, Nutrition, Amwell

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