Food as Medicine Symposium: Collaborating to Improve Health and Nutrition Across the Commonwealth

Overview

Join the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative in partnership with the Kentucky State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program on June 10, 2025, for the Food as Medicine Symposium, Collaborating to Improve Health and Nutrition Across the Commonwealth. The symposium will focus on the role of nutrition in wellbeing and how the Commonwealth of Kentucky can align to improve access to and quality of our food network.

Improving the state of health and nutrition will require collaboration among healthcare stakeholders, policymakers, business leaders, and community organizations. At the intersection of food, healthcare, and community, these organizations can begin to transform how Kentuckians access food that improves their quality of life, wellbeing, and health status. This symposium will focus on highlighting the work of organizations across the state and provide opportunities for best practice sharing and strategizing on how the Commonwealth can leverage food as medicine as a powerful tool in health improvement.

Learning Objectives

• Define food as medicine and its implications on health
• Address challenges facing Kentuckians and other healthcare stakeholders ina ccessing food that improves health outcomes
• Recognize organizations that are leading work to improve food quality and access
• Identify strategies for implementing a food as medicine approach into healthcare, public policy, and community

Location

Kentucky State University
Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm
1525 Mills Lane
Frankfort, KY 40601

Agenda

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