Food is Medicine

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell has joined forces with the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) to develop a “Food is Medicine” initiative focusing on the power of food and its connection to healthier living. Kentucky hospitals treat a population that is unhealthier and more vulnerable than other states with fewer resources. The Commonwealth ranks fifth highest in poverty, second highest in the percent of adults reporting fair or poor health, fifth lowest in life expectancy, and has the sixth worst state health score. The Food is Medicine initiative is bringing stakeholders across Kentucky together to focus on advancing better nutrition, a stronger local food infrastructure, and ultimately better health outcomes.

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