H2HC’s second annual summit focused on policy, leadership development, advocacy, and cross-sector connections. More than 135 participants included food security advocates, policymakers, leaders, and healthcare professionals. Speakers included Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA); MA State Rep. Hannah Kane (R-Shrewsbury), founder and co-chair of the first in the nation Food System Legislative Caucus; Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Dean Dariush Mozaffarian; Witnesses to Hunger leader Diane Sullivan; Founder/CEO Chef and the Sioux Chef Sean Sherman; and President and CEO of Boston Medical Center Kate Walsh.
Panelists and participants explored short- and long-term strategies across six categories: food access, affordability, and equity; building collective political will; systemic solutions to systemic problems; transforming health systems; leadership from impacted communities; and cross-sector collaborations.