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As Foodsmart's Vice President of Growth, I have the pleasure and the mandate to construct the future programs that actualize nutrition care as a true link of the healthcare chain. I now bear witness that the greatest innovations in facilitating nutrition, population health, and social determinants of health care are led by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and from #ManagedCare Organizations.
I have the great honor of partnering with some of the greatest minds in healthcare, all united in seeking to finally do more than TALK about "FOOD IS MEDICINE!," And as I have watched government programs gain new flexibilities to fund food as medicine for our most needy, I couldn't help but feel a growing ache in my stomach. I didn't understand it at first, but it somehow felt familiar. An old, familiar pain.
It was my hunger pangs from fifteen years old from subsisting off frozen food in a pan. In a desperate effort to find solutions to the paradox of food insecurity and obesity/chronic disease, I can't help but be disturbed by the quickly-growing tidal wave of support for an incredibly reductive solution to an incredibly nuanced, HUMAN condition: let's just feed them frozen meals.
Food is a human right. Food is a human EXPERIENCE. Food is a love language; for some, food is a drug (me). Food is not as simple as low-sodium slop in a pan on your doorstep, for nor are the people who receive that food nearly so simple. Our challenges around nutrition, food access, and affordability are complex, and they are inherently HUMAN PROBLEMS. For these problems I can only posit that the solution, too, must be a human one. A human conversation. A human-to-human navigation of the possible. Then, once we pair this with the incredible power of technology, do we have a real shot at FOOD IS MEDICINE.
Please join me in celebrating Foodsmart's recent incredible fundraise with the support of TPG and The Rise Fund, which will provide us indispensable support to continue growing both our human, and technological, advancements which have brought us this far. I am so proud to represent a company that is truly mission-driven, and I am humbled to share this story with you- more humbled that you read all this way. Our work is only beginning.
Ready to rise with us?
Today, we're announcing our partnership with TPG and their $200M investment in Foodsmart to expand the reach of foodcare.
This is about more than using food as medicine—it's about caring for the whole person and eliminating roadblocks to a healthier life.
Together with TPG we’ll expand our network of virtual dietitians – already the largest in the country– and we’ll integrate our foodcare solutions into more health plans and healthcare systems, to fulfill our goal of advancing health equity with nutrition.
More information on our funding and the future of Foodsmart via Forbes in Inside Foodsmart’s Mission To Fight Food Insecurity By Making Healthy Eating Habits More Accessible To Everyone: https://lnkd.in/gaUV_w7d
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Inside Foodsmart’s Mission To Fight Food Insecurity By Making Healthy Eating Habits More Accessible To Everyone
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Exciting news! 🎉 Even in the short time I've been with the firm, I've seen the incredible impact that our Foodsmartians have on our members' lives. This new round of investment creates amazing opportunities for growth, both for our teammates and for those interested in joining our mission.