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This was originally published by The Rockefeller Foundation on November 30, 2022. Grants will help prevent, manage, and treat diet-related illnesses among food-insecure Americans The Rockefeller Foundation has committed $4.6 […]

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Originally written by Lisa Moon and published on Devex on 11/11/22. For many low- and middle-income countries, climate action often competes with more immediate priorities, such as rising food insecurity, […]

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Yesterday, the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, in partnership with My Brother’s Keeper, the Mississippi Center for Justice, and Dr. Michael Saag, M.D., […]

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In late September, the White House hosted the second ever Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (the Conference).  The first conference, held in 1969, led to transformative change in the […]

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Jessica Grubesic and Naomi Jennings are law students in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and guest contributors on this blog. To launch its ambitious five-pillar strategy to end hunger and increase healthy […]

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Originally written by Aaron Pressman and published on The Boston Globe on October 24, 2022. Ryan Begin, chief executive and cofounder of Concord-based startup Divert, sometimes has to take on […]

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This blog post was written by Sophie DeBode, a student in the Food Law and Policy Clinic. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed August 16, 2022, provides roughly $369 billion in funding […]

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Originally written by Sandhya Raman and published by Roll Call on 10/19/2022. The pandemic and a spike in drug use has exacerbated the disease, but some states are beginning to […]

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Originally written by Christine Vestal and published on PEW on October 12, 2022. Meals on Wheels had been delivering healthy meals to thousands of older adults in Portland, Oregon, for […]

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This blog post was written by Sophie DeBode and Noelle Musolino, students in the Food Law and Policy Clinic. On September 28th, for the first time in fifty years, the […]

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Arizona joins 15 states in streamlining access to lifesaving treatment. The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) […]

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Originally written by Dee-Ann Durbin and published by The Washington Post on Oct. 5, 2022. As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular […]

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