News & Commentary
Newly updated for 2024, state report cards herald the end of fibrosis restrictions while warning about needs for parity with managed care organizations and restrictive retreatment policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE […]
By Mady Womack, FLPC Clinic Student, Fall 2023 I was initially drawn to the Clinic because I was involved with establishing a food pantry on my undergraduate campus. Agriculture is […]
More than 40% of produce in the country is lost or wasted but new research highlights how it could be a key tool in fighting rising food insecurity. One charity […]
02/26/24. By Frank Yianna. Originally published in Agri-Pulse. Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date […]
By Drew Costley, originally published on Verite News on February 8, 2024 Nicholas Lavender, 15, said everything changed for the better after he started receiving healthcare to affirm his identity […]
Under federal law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees the Medicare program, can ensure coverage of preventive services under Medicare Part A and Part […]
By Jeanine Santucci and Mike Davis, originally published in USA TODAY on February 20, 2024 Marijuana remains in an odd legal limbo in the United States, and there’s one organization at […]
New Harvard and Tufts University analysis examines an accelerating pathway to integrating nutrition with healthcare February 20, 2024 (Cambridge, MA) — Poor nutrition is a direct determinant of health, the […]
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic & The Global FoodBanking Network identify policies to help Brazil address food waste, hunger, and mitigate climate change. February 20, 2024 […]
The legislation has long supported farm owners—but not the people fueling their operations This article was originally published in The Fern on February 14, 2024 by Teresa Cotsirilos. Farm work […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  WASHINGTON (February 13, 2024) – Over 24 industry supporters have signed the Zero Food Waste Coalition’s open letter urging Congress to support the bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act […]
Health Law & Policy, Commentary
Food is Medicine Approaches to Address Diet-Related Health Conditions
February 29, 2024
By Hannah Rahim. Originally published in Petrie-Flom Center’s Bill of Health on February 28, 2024. Food is Medicine interventions aim to prevent and treat diet-related chronic health conditions and reduce food […]