food as medicine

Brighter Bites launches ‘Food is Medicine’ webpage

HOUSTON, TX (March 26, 2024) – Brighter Bites, BB #:371141 a national nonprofit that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables directly...

6 days ago 4 minute read

FarmboxRx launches social needs platform

March 18, 2025 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FarmboxRx, the leading food as engagement company that pioneered fresh fruits and vegetables as a covered...

2 weeks ago 4 minute read

New NGA partnership opens independent retailer access to healthy benefit cards

February 11, 2025 Washington, D.C. – The National Grocers Association (NGA) BB #:163424, the trade association for the independent supermarket...

2 months ago 3 minute read

Cardiometabolic care solution partners with Instacart for healthy food program

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — 9amHealth, the leading virtual cardiometabolic care solution, and Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, today...

6 months ago 5 minute read

Tennessee insurer introduces statewide food as medicine initiative with FarmboxRx

August 08, 2024 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FarmboxRx, the leading food as engagement company who pioneered fresh fruits and vegetables as a covered...

8 months ago 3 minute read

Northwell Health partners with Instacart to expand access to nutritious food

July 17, 2024 NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, and Instacart, the leading grocery technology...

9 months ago 5 minute read

Conference recognizes Food-as-Medicine progress in retail

April 26, 2024 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Food is Medicine Institute at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy...

11 months ago 5 minute read

Albertsons to accept health plan grocery purchases with partnership

PLANTATION, FL – [April 24, 2024]: NationsBenefits, the market leader for supplemental benefits and healthcare fintech solutions serving the healthcare...

11 months ago 3 minute read

Ciba Health, Instacart pair for nutrition-centric healthcare with online grocery delivery

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ciba Health, a global chronic disease prevention and reversal integrated care platform, today announced a...

1 year ago 4 minute read

IFPA makes progress for Produce Rx on Capitol Hill

February 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Recently, the National Produce Prescription Collaborative hosted a fly-in that coincided with the first...

1 year ago 4 minute read

FMI report: food industry committed to health and well-being initiatives

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As Americans’ interest in nutrition and healthy eating has increased in recent years, companies across the food industry...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Instacart expands food as medicine program with HHS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

1 year ago 6 minute read

Instacart partnership to tackle food insecurity through healthcare

DENVER, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — DispatchHealth and Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, are teaming up...

1 year ago 6 minute read

Kaiser Permanente to study expanded food access with Instacart

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health care provider, and Instacart, the...

1 year ago 6 minute read

HealthPartners finds success with FarmboxRx fresh produce delivery

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – HealthPartners delivered more than 570,000 pounds of fresh produce to senior Minnesotans last year through its partnership...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Deloitte: Healthy eating creates new opportunities for growth in fresh food

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Key takeaways Shopping stress jumps due to inflation: nearly half (48%) of consumers...

3 years ago 9 minute read

Produce for Kids launches Food Rx to address food as medicine

PRESS RELEASE ORLANDO, FL – July 11, 2019 – In an effort to shine a light on the health benefits...

6 years ago 4 minute read

SEPC: Exploring food as medicine

ORLANDO, FL – For years fresh produce marketers have operated on the principle that consumers know fruits and vegetables are...

6 years ago 4 minute read
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