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Watch the HHS Food is Medicine Summit
On Tuesday, January 31, H2HC participated in the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) first-ever Food is Medicine summit in Washington, D.C., an...
The White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is releasing several resources to help support federal agenc...
Getting kids to eat fruits and vegetables can be a challenge, even when parents from all walks of life make the extra effort to encourage their children to embrace these nutritious options. Without co...
A government shutdown could have an immediate impact on WIC — a program that provides grocery assistance to 7 million pregnant people, mothers and children, including more than half of all newborns ...
Who receives food benefits? It may not be who you think. Work-requirement proponents say the problem is unemployment, but nearly 4 out of 5 households in the SNAP program have at least one person work...
As a raft of federal COVID-19 support interventions and regulatory waivers expire, healthcare providers, payers, and other private stakeholders can respond strategically.
Following the declaration of ...
WIC is one of the most powerful, evidence-based public health programs, setting moms, babies, and young kids up to be healthy and thrive. The program is associated with incredible outcomes like improv...
As pandemic-era emergency SNAP benefits expire, millions of Americans face food insecurity.
In 2022, one in eight Americans, or more than 41 million people, received benefits from the Supplemental Nut...
For food bank advocates seeking to sway their state legislatures toward policies that promote health and nutrition, Dariush Mozaffarian has some guidance about where to push.
States can take advantage...
In an effort timed to coincide with the White House’s convening on hunger, nutrition and health, the Department of Health and Human Services recently unveiled “groundbreaking” approvals that pav...