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Food is Medicine

Food Equality Initiative fights for nutrition security and health equity for all.

Nutrition Security
Having consistent access, availability, and affordability of foods and beverages that promote well-being and prevent or treat disease if necessary.

– Prioritizing Nutrition Security in the US, JAMA April27, 2021 Volume 325, Number 16, Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH., Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN, Jose R. Andres

Health Equity
Removing obstacles so that every individual has the opportunity to lead the healthiest life they possibly can.

What We Offer

To recognize the potential of ‘Food is Medicine,’ FEI serves in three different ways.

ACCESS

We facilitate access to nutritious, free-from food by subsidizing a direct-to-door grocery delivery service for food/nutrition insecure individuals and families.

EDUCATION

We educate the public through the production of nutritionally focused educational materials, such as our magazine, podcast, and recipe guides.

ADVOCACY

We advocate for health equity for all, especially traditionally underrepresented populations, on a regional and national scale through policy work, research, and coalitions.

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Free-From Magazine

This bi-monthly publication is filled with news, recipes, tips & tricks, and personal stories about living with diet-treated illnesses.

Nutrition Access is a Right For All

Sofia Gillespie August 9, 2022

At Food Equality Initiative, food is medicine. Nutrition access is a right for everyone.

Diabetes: Balancing Blood Sugar

Aoife O'Flaherty August 8, 2022

If you are experiencing prediabetes, healthy lifestyle changes like healthy eating and exercise can often reverse it and prevent further onset of type 2 diabetes.

Food is Medicine for Food Allergies

Sofia Gillespie August 6, 2022

In food allergy, we sometimes forget to think of food in a positive sense; that food can actually make you feel better. Food is medicine for food allergies.

Testimonials

"Food avoidance makes access to the right foods not only a matter of sustenance,
but also a matter of treatment."

"Thank you for what you do.
Access to healthy safe food should not be much to ask."

"Medicine has taken a new definition. Your prescription for medicine may be your diet. It may be exercise, sleep, reading, acupuncture. Medicine is whatever makes you healthier."