H2HC aligns food, nutrition, and health through an equity lens to improve our national health and well-being.
$1M
committed in Prizes for Innovation highlighting promising, upstream approaches to food and nutrition challenges that significantly advance health equity
1000+
cross-sector thought leaders participating in 11 strategic convenings to date
3
event reports summarizing shared thoughts, insights, and recommendations
$1.2M
in grants to support innovative, community-based models and research studies
19
projects funded for community-based organizations in CT, MA, and RI
9
research reports funded, focusing on food access and health equity
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Prizes for Innovation
The H2HC Prizes for Innovation identify and highlight innovative food and nutrition work that offers promising, upstream models and replicable, scalable solutions that significantly advance health equity in communities throughout the U.S.
H2HC will award two $100,000 prizes, and prize winners will be introduced at the H2HC Fall Summit on Nov. 21 in Boston.
Nominations will be accepted from April 1, 2024, through June 14, 2024, at 5:00 pm (EDT).
White House Recognizes H2HC’s $1M Prizes for Innovation
The White House has formally recognized H2HC for its $1 million commitment through the H2HC Prizes for Innovation in support President Biden’s plan to eliminate hunger and decrease diet-related disease in the U.S. by 2030.
H2HC, along with Leadership Council members Stop & Shop and The Greater Boston Food Bank, are among 141 cross-sector stakeholders from around the country involved in a collective $1.7 billion in commitments in response to the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
H2HC Releases Fall 2023 Summit Report
The H2HC Fall 2023 Summit, keynoted by U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, convened 75+ thought leaders to explore innovative strategies and initiatives to advance food, nutrition, and health equity locally, regionally, and nationally.
Discussion focused on federal initiatives addressing the social drivers of health, corporate perspectives on advancing health equity, exploring the role of basic income in advancing health equity, and the use of data as a health equity tool. The Summit closed with the inaugural Prizes for Innovation ceremony, highlighting two winning models exemplifying upstream solutions to food and nutrition challenges.
The new report, Building Enduring Solutions for Health Equity, summarizes the cross-sector group’s thinking and recommendations.
