Launch of the Food is Medicine Community Action Plan

Food & Society at the Aspen Institute’s Food is Medicine initiative began with the publication of the Research Action Plan—updated and strengthened in 2024—to establish an evidence-based framework for understanding how food can be leveraged as a powerful tool for health, healing, and overall well-being.

This work expanded through the creation of the Community Action Plan (CAP). Developed during a series of collaborative convenings from 2023 to 2025—also supported by the Ardmore Institute of Health—the CAP brings together diverse leaders across healthcare, food systems, community organizations, technology, policy, and philanthropy. Their shared insights, innovations, and real-world experiences helped shape a practical, actionable set of community strategies that advance Food is Medicine implementation nationwide.