Abbott and NACHC Launch Nationwide Food for Health Initiative to Make Nutritious Food a Core Part of Healthcare
Abbott and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) have launched the 'Food for Health' initiative, a multi-year 'food is medicine' program aimed at integrating nutrition into primary care. The initiative will reach more than 1,500 Community Health Centers to provide clinical teams with the tools and certification needed to use food as a primary intervention for managing chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease.
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This large-scale corporate-nonprofit partnership marks a critical pivot for the 'Food is Medicine' sector, moving from fragmented startup pilots to standardized national healthcare infrastructure. By targeting the 52 million patients served by Community Health Centers, this investment demonstrates how strategic philanthropy can scale nutrition-based interventions at a population level, potentially reducing the $1.1 trillion annual economic burden of diet-related diseases.
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