May 27 – Food is Medicine under RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has shone a spotlight on food.  The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services sees it as a primary tool for treating chronic disease and has targeted ultra-processed foods, reformed the federal dietary guidelines and pushed nutrition education in medical schools.

What has it meant for the burgeoning food is medicine movement? Is the new administration progressing policy to increase nutrition’s reach in healthcare? Are more providers embracing the movement? Or has the government gone too far in its belief in the power of food to treat illness?

On May 27, Wisconsin Health News is assembling a virtual panel of experts to discuss the future of food as medicine.

Panelists:

• Kathy Koshgarian, CEO, Food For Health
• Rachel Roller, CEO, Dohmen Company Foundation
• Amanda Dreyer, Wisconsin Medicaid Director
• Michelle Ford, Director of Health System Partnerships, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Register now

WHN Virtual Panel Series is sponsored by:

Aurora Health Care

AARP Wisconsin

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin

Delta Dental of Wisconsin

Emplify Health

Marshfield Clinic

Gainwell

RSM