Kim Prendergast’s Post

The countdown is on—our first webinar in "Our Food is Medicine" series is less than a week away! We have more than 300 participants registered (!!!) tuning in from all over the country, ready to explore the current national landscape of food as medicine and examine who holds power in the business case. If you haven't yet, grab a front row seat and witness how creative disruption can support the creation of a more equitable food system, especially in the PRx space. We're incredible excited to present our moderator and panelists Shamar Hemphill of DAISA Enterprises LLC, Dr. Thea James, MD, MPH, MBA of Boston Medical Center (BMC), Dr. Steven Chen of Alameda County 's Recipe4Health, Emily Broad Leib of Harvard Law School and our Executive Director Ismail Samad. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gaGfHWrx Bring a friend: Forward this invitation with your mailing list or colleagues in your network. Our events are free and open to the public. More information about our webinar below: The Food as Medicine movement has created exciting buzz in both the food systems and health sectors, gaining presidential attention and significantly more private and public funding. There are growing efforts to embed these models into state and federal health policies, holding great promise to improve nutrition and health in low-income communities around the country. This webinar will dive deep into the structures, including policy, research, and funding streams, fueling the FAM movement and create a pathway for community-voice to be included in the food as medicine narrative. Join us for a virtual conversation "Who Holds Power in the Business Case for Food as Medicine?” on Monday, April 29 at 2-3:30 EST. Panelists will examine how the current Food is Medicine landscape is being shaped by those in power and its potential community, agriculture, healthcare, economic, and policy implications. Envision with us a different FAM reality shaped by a community and grassroots lens where all our communities can be healthier, wealthier, and thrive. #healthequity #foodasmedicine #webinar #ourfoodismedicine

PCT Annual Performance Review 2023 🚀 Explore how our journey through 2023 has positioned us for an even brighter future.  #PCTExcellence #AnnualReview2023 #ShapingTomorrow #pctenterprise #cosmeticingredients #foodingredients #animalfeeds

Struggling to navigate the complementary feeding journey in your practice? We understand it's complex, and providing feeding advice isn't always straightforward, especially with conflicting information on when and how to start. We’re here to support you 😌 every step of the way. Download our free introduction to solid foods tool today to support your patients through this important stage. https://lnkd.in/gbAB-pvP #IntroducingSolidFoods #SolidFoodsGuide #PaediatricGuideToSolids

How do we make the most of vet and farmer skills to raise the bar on youngstock health? Healthy calves are critical for sustainable dairy and beef production. We know that when vets and farmers work together, they can be highly effective at improving health and productivity, but calves often get less attention than adult cows. Why is that and what can we do about it?   Join Kath Aplin, Vet Adviser at Boehringer Ingelheim, to find some answers in the Boehringer Ingelheim workshop session at this years #TotalDairy Conference. These workshops are designed to be interactive and create discussion, where you can engage with experts in the dairy industry. Discover more and book your place here: https://lnkd.in/dDDteicy #calfhealth #dairy #dairyindustry #dairyfarming

My colleague Briony Witherow is delivering an webinar "Thinking outside the box: A Nutritionist’s perspective on enrichment" on 7th December 8 pm. See the link below to more information and to register. #onlyatwrittle #appliedscience

Much to consider: (1) Some sponsors are not willing to provide translated materials or pay sites for the additional resources/time required to build the infrastructure needed to successfully manage patients who are non-English speaking on an already complex clinical research protocol. We want to, but funding speaks louder than words. We have a challenge enough time getting them to cover the costs of managing ANY patient, especially for investigator initiated/federal studies. (2) When 50% of sites enroll ZERO patients patients on their activated trials, the focus first needs to be limiting scope of projects, improved feasibility/planning strategies, and saying NO more quickly to those studies that are outside of the strategic vision of the program. When sites are constantly told they are “behind” and everything from the sponsor and CRO is labeled as “urgent”, all of a sudden, the needed conversation about inclusion and diversity goes by the wayside - how could it not.

I certainly wish there was enough public funding, rationally allocated, such that we could avoid private funding. In the meantime scrutinize the amt of private funding, and especially the methodology and specific claims of researchers. When it comes to processed foods, there are certainly health issues. BUT, we must also analyze processed foods on a CASE BY CASE basis, since some of them may be very healthy, some extremely detrimental. Same goes for “unprocessed” or minimally processed foods. Note that an important part of the analysis includes more specific research dknemkn subclasses of foods, and analysis regarding sodium, fat, sugar and other parameters in a case by case basis.

#foodpreservation and #foodsafety is an important topic of concern and study. Dr. #RenuAgrawal will be talking on the subject.

🌱 Presenting our latest research at the NCAFCS Conference! 📊 AEHS Graduate Students Tammy Brunelle and Kim Eshleman shed light on the vital role of community gardens in advancing social justice and nutrition security. Their paper "Help or Hindrance: Community gardens as a strategy to advance social justice and nutrition security" underscores the importance of holistic food security solutions for better health and well-being. A big thank you to Mikayla Daniels and River Baldwin for their invaluable contributions to this paper! #FoodSecurity #SocialJustice #Research"

Want a concise overview of Food is Medicine in the payer space, and how it's being deployed? Request the Performance Kitchen Whitepaper. Drop a comment below or send me a message, I'm happy to send you a copy.