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Tribes urge HHS to expand ‘food as medicine’ programs; IHS pledges to scale produce‑prescription pilots
Summary
In a separate session on food sovereignty, tribal leaders described gardens, micro‑markets and produce‑prescription pilots (P4) and urged permanent SDPI funding and flexible cross‑program use; IHS said it will expand the P4 pilot.
Tribal leaders framed "real food" and traditional diets as central health interventions and urged HHS to expand funding and flexibility for food‑as‑medicine initiatives.
IHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christensen opened the session by calling food "medicine" and describing IHS produce‑prescription pilots (P4) underway in several tribal communities. Panelists and tribal speakers then detailed local projects — community gardens, micro markets, a Cherokee Nation meat‑processing facility, and school and elder meal programs — and urged HHS to protect grants that support traditional foods and nutrition.
Speakers repeatedly asked for programmatic…
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