Food policymaking occupies the nexus between agriculture and health care policy by determining the affordability, accessibility, and availability of nutritious food within communities. Rooting food systems in equity and whole-person health care protects the lives of historically excluded communities and people facing barriers to care. Policy experts in agriculture, food retail, and nutrition will discuss the needs of these communities and the potential opportunities to support long-term legislative changes that ensure proper health care delivery for all. 

Moderator

Allison Aubrey

Health Correspondent, NPR News

Speakers

Emily Brown

CEO, Free From Market

Gray Harris

Senior Advisor, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA Rural Development

Joneigh S. Khaldun

Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, CVS Health

Dariush Mozaffarian

Jean Mayer Professor and Director, Food is Medicine Institute, Tufts University