Milken Institute Feeding Change

JUST RELEASED: Our latest brief, Insights on Investments in Food Systems Transformation, explores four key themes that emerged from public and panel discussions at our Milken Institute global events and COP28. Themes include the relationship between public policy and private industry investment, the risks of investing vs. not investing, investor mindsets, and barriers to investment. These themes inform three actionable opportunity areas for collaboration and activation ahead of COP30. Read the full brief, here: https://lnkd.in/dG2aq3zh Thank you to Adam Waglay of Butterfly Equity, Ben Fargher of Cargill, Craig Wichner of Farmland LP, Dan Pathomvanich of NR Instant Produce PCL, Ertharin Cousin of Food Systems for the Future , Gunhild Anker Stordalen of EAT, Jason Buechel of Whole Foods Market, Jeremy Coller of FAIRR Initiative, John Friedman of AgFunder, Shehriyar Antia of PGIM, and all of those who contributed perspectives on our climate financing for food systems transformation series of panels at Global Conference 2023 & 2024, Asia Summit 2023, and Middle East and Africa Summit 2023. #MIGlobal #FoodSystems #ClimateFinancing

Tune in on December 5 at 8 a.m. ET/5 p.m. GST for a conversation on women’s health research with First Lady of the United States Jill Biden, moderated by Milken Institute Health Executive Vice President Esther Krofah. https://lnkd.in/dW4MfdAB This conversation from our #MIGlobal Middle East and Africa (MEA) Summit will be livestreamed and available at the link below. https://lnkd.in/dqhukKkY #womenshealth #international

WATCH NOW: https://lnkd.in/eKbNVpQU The "Food as Engagement: Implications for Health and Access to Care" panel at the Future of Health Summit is moderated by Holly Freishtat from Milken Institute Feeding Change and features Steve Brazeel from SunTerra, James Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA from Kroger Health, Pamela Schwartz from Kaiser Permanente, and Angela F. Williams, JD, M.Div from United Way. About the session: Food is increasingly being recognized as essential to preventing, managing, and treating chronic diseases. Approximately half of all US adults have at least one preventable diet-related condition, accounting for 85 percent of health-care spending. Leaders across the health, food retail, and health-care industries are mobilizing effective ways to use food to engage individuals in other health-care services that can improve health outcomes. This session will highlight innovative strategies that leverage food in the health-care journey, from emerging opportunities for Food is Medicine care in Medicare and Medicaid, to identifying the role of employers in championing food as health for their employees, to using food as a touchpoint to address health disparities and social determinants of health more broadly. #MIHealthSummit #FoodSystems #FoodIsMedicine

The Future of Health Summit starts today! Over the course of the next two days, this event will amplify innovative partnerships, targeted research, thought leadership, and policy priorities emerging from the Milken Institute’s commitment to the fields of public health, food systems, aging, strategic philanthropy, and biomedical innovation. Watch the public sessions live or view the recordings later: https://lnkd.in/gfhwAC9A #MIHealthSummit

Next week at the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit, Feeding Change senior director Holly Freishtat will moderate a conversation on innovative strategies that leverage food in the health-care journey with Steve Brazeel from SunTerra, James Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA from Kroger Health, Pamela Schwartz from Kaiser Permanente, and Angela F. Williams, JD, M.Div from United Way. These panelists from across the health, food retail, and health-care industries will share the ways they are using food to engage individuals in services that can improve overall health outcomes. Tune in at 2:30 - 3:30PM EST on Thursday, November 14: https://lnkd.in/eKbNVpQU #MIHealthSummit #FoodSystems #FoodIsMedicine

In the latest Milken Institute Health newsletter, Executive Vice President Esther Krofah connects the dots between the Milken Institute's programming in Asia and the United States: "This September, the Milken Institute hosted the 11th annual Asia Summit, which included the “Future of Health in Asia,” a full day of health programming that covered diverse topics, including prevention, women’s health, healthy aging, mental health, and food systems transformation. Linked to the Milken Institute’s US-based Future of Health Summit in Washington, DC, the Future of Health in Asia track connected the Institute’s health initiatives across regions around the world and brought together influential leaders who are making positive changes for humanity within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region. Next in our exciting event schedule, the Milken Institute will host the Future of Health Summit in Washington, DC, on November 13-14, 2024. This event will amplify innovative partnerships, targeted research, thought leadership, and policy priorities emerging from the Institute’s commitment to the fields of public health, food, aging, strategic philanthropy, and biomedical innovation. Discussion will center on critical topics defining health in the years to come after the US elections." Read the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eP9G72kG Interested in more takeaways from Asia Summit? Read this summary of key trends ➡️ https://lnkd.in/epkmt9AZ Playback any public session recording ➡️ https://lnkd.in/er9vDMwR

Leveraging partnerships is essential for addressing the growing rates of food insecurity and diet-related diseases. That's why health care providers are activating cross-sector partners to design programs around member needs, measure outcomes, and effectively deploy services. Pamela Schwartz, Executive Director of Community Health at Kaiser Permanente, shares key learnings from Kaiser Permanente's collaborative journey in the Food Is Medicine space. Read the full essay, here: https://lnkd.in/g3vXAZqR And tune in to the Future of Health Summit 2024 on November 13 - 14 for more thought-provoking content: https://lnkd.in/gfhwAC9A #MIHealthSummit #PowerofIdeas #FoodIsMedicine

Growing food in ways that benefit the planet can also benefit individual health. To address the rise in chronic diseases and improve local economies, health-care systems are collaborating with local food systems and mission-based companies to improve nutrition for patients through "food as health" services, such as grocery boxes. Steve Brazeel, Founder and CEO of SunTerra, explains the value of cultivating health from the ground up. Read the full essay, here: https://lnkd.in/eqqsBTRf And tune in to the Future of Health Summit 2024 on November 13 - 14 for more thought-provoking content: https://lnkd.in/gfhwAC9A #MIHealthSummit #PowerofIdeas #FoodSystems

Last month at the Milken Institute Asia Summit, Holly Freishtat hosted a dynamic conversation on efforts to drive decarbonization across the food supply chain with leaders from Agrocorp International, Manulife Investment Management, NR Instant Produce PCL, and Rabobank Asia. Speakers covered a range of topics including unique regional factors affecting investments, the importance of natural capital, the roles of policy and technology, and the need for standard measurements and certifications to encourage participation in markets and to track progress toward climate goals. Watch the recording to hear the full discussion: https://lnkd.in/ecDsXjKT #MIGlobal #FoodSystems #Decarbonization

In one month, the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit will return to Washington, DC from November 13 - 14. The Future of Health Summit convenes the best minds in the world to confront the toughest challenges in health by matching human, financial, and scientific resources with the most innovative, inclusive, and impactful ideas to drive better health outcomes for all. View the agenda and mark your calendars for Feeding Change's public session on "Food as Engagement: Implications for Health and Access to Care," which will be livestreamed: https://lnkd.in/gfhwAC9A #MIHealthSummit #FoodSystems