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Hunger to Health Collaboratory Announces 2024 $100,000 ‘Prizes for Innovation’ Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2024 Contact: Nicolene Hengen, Executive Director, Hunger to Health Collaboratory 617-599-2889, info@h2hcollaboratory.org Hunger to Health Collaboratory Announces 2...
Universal School Meals May Improve Attendance and Reduce Obesity
Universal free school lunches could lead to fewer cases of obesity, improved attendance and fewer suspensions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. School lunches are becoming fodder...
Boston Mayor Unveils Health Equity Agenda to Improve Racial Disparities in Life Expectancy
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new health equity agenda Wednesday aimed at improving life expectancy and reducing racial health disparities across the city of Boston. The Live Long and Well agen...
Massachusetts Starts the Country's First Arts Prescription Program for Physical and Behavioral Health
Some Massachusetts patients seeking physical and behavioral health care services could receive treatment in the form of arts and culture activities under a new model being embraced by state officials....
New Report on Ending Unequal Treatment in the U.S. Health Care System
More than twenty years have passed since the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) published its 2003 landmark report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparit...
New Medicaid Payment Rules Aim to Expand Access to Care
In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new Medicaid rules with major implications for access, equity, and the workforce. For decades, as managed care grew to be the d...
American Diets Have a Long Way to Go to Achieve Health Equity
Poor diet continues to take a toll on American adults. It’s a major risk factor for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers, and more than one million Americans die eve...
Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Suite of Summer Nutrition Programs to Tackle Hunger and Improve Healthy Eating for Millions of Children
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today the launch of “SUN Programs: USDA’s Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids,” to help improve nutrition security during the summer months. Through t...
H2HC 2023 Prize for Innovation Winner DC Central Kitchen Serves 50 Millionth Meal
DC Central Kitchen, winner of the inaugural H2HC Prize for Innovation in 2023, reached a significant milestone in May 2024, when it served its 50 millionth meal in support of its work to fight against...
Biden-Harris Administration Updates WIC Food Packages and School Meal Standards to Strengthen Child Nutrition
In April 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration made two major announcements to advance nutrition security and health equity for children and families through science-based changes to USDA-FNS (United ...