Rising grocery prices and shrinking food assistance programs are creating a dangerous collision: hunger and chronic illness impacting people at the same time.
Across the country, families are cutting back on groceries—skipping fruits, skipping meals, and skipping the nutrition they need to stay healthy. When healthy food becomes out of reach, people with diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic conditions face impossible choices: food or medicine.
Food is Medicine programs can break this cycle,
but only when co-designed with the people who actually use them.
At Health Leads, we believe that no one’s health should depend on what they can afford to eat. Community health workers are the bridge between programs and people, helping design systems that reflect culture, honor dignity, and expand real access to nourishing food.
Let’s make sure Food is Medicine fulfills its promise, and reaches communities that need it most.
