New Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States

In the podcast episode of BC Food News, host Jennifer English discusses the significant economic and health benefits of the 'Food is Medicine' programs, as highlighted in a report by The Rockefeller Foundation. Starting with an exploration of how these initiatives can support state economies, create jobs, and uplift small and mid-sized farms, the podcast explores how expanding these programs could lead to increased economic activity worth over $45 billion and job creation for around 316,000 people. The report underlines the need for intentional policy choices and local sourcing preferences to ensure the healthcare dollars benefit local economies rather than large national distributors. The economic analysis in the report, commissioned by Dalberg Advisors, is part of the Rockefeller Foundation's broader $220 million investment in nutrition initiatives. POST datahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=3589603406&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rockefellerfoundation.org%2Freports%2Ffrom-farm-to-fim-the-economic-impact-of-local-food-is-medicine&a=From+Farm+to+FIM%3A+The+Economic+Impact+of+Local+Food+is+Medicinehttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=3800793909&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fpcd%2Fissues%2F2024%2F23_0267.htm&a=129+million+Americanshttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=689146407&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fpcd%2Fissues%2F2025%2F24_0539.htm&a=75+millionhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=693691325&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fpcd%2Fissues%2F2024%2F23_0267.htm&a=90%25+of+U.S.+healthcare+spendinghttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=2164839045&u=https%3A%2F%2Fesmis.nal.usda.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Frelease-files%2F795776%2Ffnlo0226.pdf&a=more+than+20%2C000+farms+disappearing+annuallyhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=3218600997&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthaffairs.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1377%2Fhlthaff.2024.01307&a=%2423.7+billion+annually+while+avoiding+2.6+million+hospitalizationshttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=2605982276&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rockefellerfoundation.org%2Fnews%2Fu-s-department-of-health-and-human-services-and-the-rockefeller-foundation-partner-to-accelerate-the-adoption-of-food-is-medicine-in-health-systems%2F&a=%24100+millionhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=3765716825&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bls.gov%2Fooh%2Ffarming-fishing-and-forestry%2Fagricultural-workers.htm&a=projectshttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=2462895645&u=https%3A%2F%2Frockefellerfoundation.us8.list-manage.com%2Fsubscribe%3Fu%3D13b1929f69c721ee55b181c3e%26id%3D6138ee88b7&a=www.rockefellerfoundation.org%2Fsubscribehttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=1733430998&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FRockefellerFdn%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&a=%40RockefellerFdnhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=1359370623&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Frockefellerfdn%2F&a=%40rockefellerfdnhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=2248164321&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fthe-rockefeller-foundation&a=%40the-rockefeller-foundationhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=3847387321&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fdalberg-global-development-advisors%2Fposts%2F%3FfeedView%3Dall&[email protected]@dalberg.comhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4639002-1&h=3483278094&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dalberg.com%2F&a=Dalberg.com