MEDIA ADVISORY
Sept. 6, 2024
Treasure Coast Food Bank hosts Food As Medicine Town Hall
Treasure Coast Food Bank is hosting an invite-only town hall on Sept. 10, for Hunger Action Day, where attendees will learn about the organization’s Food As Medicine initiatives and program expansions. The town hall will highlight the food bank’s latest initiative, FreshCareRX, a medically tailored meal program to support individuals with specific health conditions through customized nutritious meals. Healthcare experts, food bank leadership, program facilitators and food as medicine advocates will share information on the transformative power that healthy food has on the community.
WHO:
Moderator:
- Krista Garofalo – Chief Strategy Officer, Treasure Coast Food Bank
Panelists:
- Judith Cruz – President and CEO, Treasure Coast Food Bank
- Raja Talati, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAFP – CMIO, Assistant Medical Director, Midway Specialty Care Center
- Dr. Marni Nicholas – Medical Director, Simply Healthcare Elevance
WHAT: The town hall will feature presentations from leadership and local healthcare experts in addition to a Q&A session. The event will provide an overview of food as medicine, with a focus on the health of neighbors on the Treasure Coast. In fact, 25% of Treasure Coast residents struggle to access the nutritious food essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and quality of life.
The concept of food as medicine addresses the interconnectedness of food and health, which has spurred a collective movement to address the disparities in access to healthy and healing foods. Additionally, the Elevance Health Foundation will present a check to support the Food as Medicine initiative, reinforcing our commitment to improving community health.
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, 9-11 a.m.
WHERE: Treasure Coast Food Bank Kings Highway Sorting Facility, 813 S. Kings Highway, Fort Pierce, FL 34935
ABOUT TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast, providing the community each year with millions of meals valued at more than $50 million through robust programs and in partnership with 300 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. In addition to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank operates a full roster of direct service programs that not only solve the immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals and families gain long-term food security, better health outcomes, and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast Food Bank is a Partner Food Bank of Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, stophunger.org or follow us @TCFoodbank on Facebook or Twitter.
