Summary

The initiative aims to invest in research to strengthen the evidence base of healthy food interventions, empowering millions of patients with a holistic diet and health approach. This central concept was formally established as the Food Is Medicine Initiative at the American Heart Association's and The Rockefeller Foundation's 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The core philosophy posits that healthcare professionals possess tools to prescribe food that is medicine, while payors have sufficient evidence for reimbursing food is medicine interventions. This groundbreaking model redefines food as a vital component of public health, aiming to ensure that nutrition research fuels clinical practice rather than existing in isolation. By institutionalizing such research, the network seeks to mobilize resources to address the complex needs of those most vulnerable to dietary choices and ensure sustainable access to medical care grounded in proven nutritional science. Ultimately, the goal is to foster a culture where evidence drives action, allowing individuals to engage in food-related activities that contribute directly to better health outcomes across society.

Title

Home | Health Care by Food

Description

The American Heart Association’s food is medicine initiative Health Care by Food™ is coordinating scientific research, public policy advocacy and stakeholder education to advance food is medicine interventions that incorporate healthy food into health car

Keywords

food, health, care, heart, american, research, association, medicine, policy, science, interventions, news, initiative, diet, more, ways, content

NS Lookup

A 104.18.13.7, A 104.18.12.7

Dates

Created 2026-03-09

Updated 2026-04-08

Summarized 2026-04-07