Food is Medicine

Virtual Learning Series

Connecting Nutrition, Healthcare & Local Food Systems

Food is Medicine is a growing effort to unite healthcare and community partners around the power of food to improve health, reduce hunger, and strengthen local economies. In collaboration with the Sunflower Foundation and the Kansas Food Action Network (KFAN), Hunger Free Kansas is hosting a 10-part virtual learning series exploring how Food is Medicine models and services are taking shape in Kansas and across the country.

Together, we’ll explore how Kansas can continue to build sustainable, equitable, and evidence-based approaches that integrate nutritious food into healthcare, expand local food access, and create lasting systems change.

This learning series is designed to:

• Build a shared language and understanding of Food is Medicine and local foods work
• Highlight effective programs, models, and evidence that show what works and why
• Surface opportunities for collaboration that bridge healthcare and local food access
• Support Kansas in advancing sustainable approaches to Food is Medicine and local food systems alignment

Upcoming Webinars

Role of Producers, Processors & Grocers in Food is Medicine

This session will explore the role of producers, processors, and grocery retailers in advancing Food is Medicine in Kansas. We will highlight how partnerships across the food supply chain and healthcare sector have the potential to strengthen rural grocery infrastructure and local growers while also expanding access to healthy foods in our communities.

1–2:15 p.m. | March 18 | Click to Register >>

Future Sessions

Past Webinars

Watch recordings and explore resources from previous Learning Series sessions. 

1. Foundations of Food is Medicine: Recording and Resources
2. Landscape of Needs, Gaps & Opportunities: Recording and Resources
3. Food as Healthcare: Evidence, Outcomes & Coverage Models: Recording and Resources
4. Bridging Healthcare, Food is Medicine & Local Food Systems: Recording and Resources