Heal Well- Integrating Nutrition Interventions into Healthcare: NY Food as Medicine

Kristin Kessler — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:56:00 +0000

Integrating Nutrition Interventions into Healthcare: NY Food as Medicine

A Heal Well Kingston Presentation

About the Presentation

In March 2024 Heal Well welcomed Amelia Gelnett, Special Initiatives Manager at The Food Pantries of the Capital District who leads the New York State Food as Medicine Coalition initiative, to present on Food As Medicine.

The presentation slides are also available here: Heal Well Kingston March 2024 Presentation

About the Heal Well Focus Team

Heal Well facilitates and strengthens communication by engaging residents and organizations in activities to access healthy options. We bring together people working as health providers in Kingston to improve access to health facilities, increase knowledge of opportunities, develop healthy options, break down silos, and support needs assessment.

Our partners include social workers, health practitioners, doctors, non-profit and for-profit organizations, medical staff, yoga instructors, healers, government staff, and residents interested in health issues.

Visit https://livewellkingston.org/focus-teams/heal-well/ for more information.

Or contact Kristin Kessler at kkessler@kingston-ny.gov.

Eat Well- New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER): New York’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment

Emily Flynn — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:28:16 +0000

New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER): New York’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment

An Eat Well Kingston Presentation

About the Presentation

In February 2024 Eat Well welcomed Erika Hanson, a Clinical Instructor in the Health Law and Policy Clinic at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, to present on the updates New York’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment, which had recently been approved.

The presentation slides are also available here: Eat Well Kingston February 2024 Presentation

About the Eat Well Focus Team

The purpose of the Eat Well Focus Team is to develop, implement and/or support policy, systems and environmental change by supporting and promoting local efforts to improve access to healthy foods throughout the community. We coordinate with gardening/urban agriculture efforts and organizations addressing food insecurity and healthy eating in Kingston.

Our partners include farmers, chefs, teachers, artists, nutrition educators, dietitians, parents, non-profit and for-profit organizations, communicators, systems changers, volunteer organizations, private businesses, health practitioners, nurses, doctors and most importantly: YOU.

Visit https://livewellkingston.org/focus-teams/eat-well/ for more information.