Author: Nicolene Hengen
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Kraft Center at Mass General Brigham Launches $100,000 Community Health Prize
The Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health recognizes and celebrates transformative organizations, programs, or innovations that are making a measurable impact on health outcomes and have the potential to serve as scalable models for improving community health. The winner will demonstrate a clear and measurable impact on community health in at least…
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Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by Offering Healthy Appetizers and Increased Item Choice in School Cafeterias
Consistent access to nutritious and affordable foods and beverages is critical to student health and academic success (Community Preventative Services Task Force, 2022). Fruit and vegetable consumption are essential for growth and development and prevention of excess weight gain and chronic disease, yet more than 90% of children fail to meet recommended intake of fruits…
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Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Releases National Recommendations
H2HC is proud to be part of the Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (Task Force) — an independent group of national leaders and experts convened by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Food Systems for the Future, the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and World Central Kitchen. Today,…
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Stop & Shop Expands Efforts to Combat Food Insecurity with Grove Hall, Boston, ‘Wellness Space’
Stop & Shop is a founding member of H2HC The store features an in-house nutritionist and will host classes on healthy eating, exercise, and financial planning. Stop & Shop has opened a “Community Wellness Space’’ at its Grove Hall store in an effort to help lower rates of food insecurity and chronic illness in the…
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National Task Force Meets for Third and Final Listening Session in Its Work to Develop National Policy Recommendations
The National Task Force to Inform the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health was held on July 14, 2022, in Washington, DC. Multi-sector national leaders, including Catherine D’Amato, who represents H2HC on the Task Force, met for a third and final listening session to develop national policy recommendations to support and guide the…
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The State of Food and Nutrition In the World (SOFI) Report Reveals Global Hunger Is at Record Levels, and Is Rising
According to the new collaborative report, “State of Food and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)”, the global food system is at risk as the war in Ukraine contributes to rising costs of food, fuel, and fertilizers. The study was conducted by the World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),…
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The Hunger to Health Collaboratory Participates in the 2022 Wall Street Journal Global Food Forum
The Wall Street Journal Global Food Forum was held in-person and virtually on June 27 and 28 in Chicago, IL. The forum brought together food leaders to discuss the frontiers of food with topics ranging from indoor farming to cyber threats within the food industry.
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Free School Meals, Yes We Can Do That
While the nation fixates on the cost of a gallon of gasoline, has anyone checked the cost of a gallon of milk lately? What about a dozen eggs or a loaf of bread? So when the latest survey by the Greater Boston Food Bank finds that nearly a third of the state’s adult population struggle to put…
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Nearly One in Three Adults in Mass. Are Struggling to Get Enough Food to Eat, Study Finds
New study finds that at least 1.8 million people — or 32 percent of the state’s adult population — are food insecure. With funding support from the Hunger to Health Collaboratory, The Greater Boston Food Bank conducted a statewide survey to identify changes in food insecurity, document barriers/facilitators of food pantry use and SNAP enrollment,…
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The Hunger to Health Collaboratory Invited to Join the National Task Force Informing the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
The Hunger to Health Collaboratory is represented by Catherine D’Amato, H2HC founder, and the task force is co-led by four operational leads – The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Food Systems for the Future, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and World Central Kitchen.