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NYS FAM Research
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Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Food is Medicine for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in China - PubMed

This study aims to identify potential barriers to using FAM programs to improve management and enhance treatment of people living with T2DM. The study was conducted in three distinct provinces in China: Heilongjiang, Hubei and Ningxia. It addresses how the "unique characteristics of Chinese dietary culture" may impact implementation of FAM programs.

Xin, Y., Sun, H., Peng, S., Yin, X., Ge, A., Liu, X., Wang, T., Sun, J., Wu, Y., Law, K., Trieu, K., Wu, J. H. Y., Qiao, H., & Tian, M. (2025). Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Food is Medicine for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in China. Journal of general internal medicine, 40(8), 1701–1710. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09251-2

Lived Experiences

2025

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How One Pantry Grew ‘Food is Medicine’ from the Ground Up - Food Bank News

The article highlights the ways in which North Carolina has championed the FAM initiative to reduce healthcare costs in the state through the use of Medicaid 1115 waiver and partnerships among organizations. The state has authorized "$650 million over five years on non-medical services to improve public health". "ImpactHealth, a nonprofit formed to support rollout of the state’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot" assists Beacon of Hope by auditing invoices before sending them off to payers, a process that helps expedites the payment process by ensuring accuracy.

Food Bank News. (2026, February 5). How One Pantry Grew 'Food is Medicine' from the Ground Up. https://foodbanknews.org/how-one-pantry-is-growing-food-is-medicine-from-the-ground-up/

Lived Experiences

2026

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Amplifying Lived Expertise on “Food Is Medicine” in the Mississippi Delta’s Legacy of Racism | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 4

"This analytic essay provides context of the past and present food and farming infrastructure in the Mississippi Delta from the residents of these communities. The goal is to inform equitable and sustainable FIM interventions in the rural South and elsewhere in the country among historically marginalized populations."

Nicholson-Robinson, V., et al. (2025, April 1). Amplifying Lived Expertise on “Food Is Medicine” in the Mississippi Delta’s Legacy of Racism. American Journal of Public Health. 115(4 )528-535.
https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307937

Lived Experiences

2025

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Designing a Lobbying Compliance System for a New York Nonprofit

This document outlines and defines steps that nonprofits, "recognized as public charities by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can influence legislation, within limits". "These organizations are required to report their lobbying activities on IRS Form 990 and should ensure that they have internal systems in place to record these activities. At the state and local level, nonprofits that spend $5,000 or more to lobby in New York must register as a lobbyist with State and City regulators. Depending on whether the organization lobbies, it may also have an obligation to register with and report to other lobbying regulators. A nonprofit interested in engaging in lobbying should decide on its goals around lobbying activities and create an internal lobbying compliance system to manage reporting requirements and avoid liability."

Lawyers Alliance for New York. (2025, August 22). Designing a Lobbying Compliance System for a New York Nonprofit. https://lawyersalliance.org/userFiles/uploads/legal_alerts/Designing_a_Lobbying_Compliance_System_Legal_Alert.pdf

Lobby and Advocacy

2025

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Advocacy

"Lawyers Alliance helps advocacy organizations with business and transactional law matters, understanding laws on lobbying and political activity, and legislation. The Advocacy Initiative strengthens the public policy impact of the nonprofit sector. In addition, Lawyers Alliance engages in advocacy at the city, state, and federal levels on core issues affecting the nonprofit sector and in our five program priority areas."

Lawyers Alliance for New York. (2026). Advocacy. https://lawyersalliance.org/advocacy

Lobby and Advocacy

2026

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Practical Guidance - What Nonprofits Need to Know About Lobbying

"In partnership with Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy program, we are creating a 50-state series of Practical Guides that cover state and local lobbying regulations, with practical tips for designing compliant advocacy programming and minimizing nonprofit organization’s administrative burdens while staying compliant with applicable laws."

Democracy Capacity. (n.d.). Practical Guidance - What Nonprofits Need To Know About Lobbying. https://www.democracycapacity.org/about-practical-guidance-lobbying-series

Lobby and Advocacy

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The NACCHO Advocacy Toolkit, The National Association of County and City Health Officials, 2021

This document shares NACCHO’s mission "to improve the health of communities by strengthening and advocating for local health departments". "With a stronger public health infrastructure, local health departments can expand essential prevention and health promotion efforts at the community level, tackle communicable disease threats, address substance use disorder, respond to natural disasters, and improve the overall health of communities. NACCHO advocates for policies and funding to support all local health departments in line with our Federal Legislative and Policy Agenda, which is updated annually."

National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO). (2025, February). The NACCHO Advocacy Toolkit. https://www.naccho.org/uploads/downloadable-resources/Policy-and-Advocacy/NACCHO-Advocacy-Toolkit-January-2025.pdf

Lobby and Advocacy

2025

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Public Health Policy Advocacy Guidebook and Toolkit, The Association of Public Health Nurses, 2021.

This resource defines the difference between advocacy as a strategy and lobbying. It highlights the importance of public health professionals, their acquired knowledge and diverse experiences and how this provides a foundation for "strong and effective public health policy and the achievement of health equity". This guide outlines various steps including: advocacy as a tool and strategy, understanding the public policy process, organizational advocacy, individual advocacy, and advocacy tips and tools.

Association of Public Health Nurses (APHN). (Updated: 2021). Public Health Advocacy Guidebook and Toolkit. https://www.phnurse.org/assets/docs/APHN%20Public%20Health%20Policy%20Advocacy%20Guidebook%20and%20Toolkit%20_May%202021.pdf

Lobby and Advocacy

2021

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Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Public Charities, Bolder Advocacy.

"Bolder Advocacy, a program of Alliance for Justice, empowers nonprofits and foundations to boldly advocate on behalf of their missions. Not only do we promote active engagement in democratic processes by building grassroots advocacy power, but we also safeguard the rights of nonprofits to advocate for the causes that matter most. We are your go-to source for training, tools, and resources to maximize your nonprofit's advocacy."

Alliance for Justice. (2026). Boulder Advocacy. https://afj.org/bolder-advocacy/

Lobby and Advocacy

2026

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Cultivating Sustainable Food Systems: A Nutrition-Focused Framework for Action

This webinar, "published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2020, was developed during a roundtable meeting of thought leaders led by the Academy Foundation’s Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems Fellow. The framework describes five “entry points” through which RDNs and NDTRs can leverage their unique skillset to cultivate sustainable food systems. The framework also describes the importance of coordination between the cross-cutting areas of education and training, research, practice, and policy to grow the profession’s impact in this area".

Eat Right. (2026). Cultivating Sustainable Food Systems: A Nutrition-Focused Framework for Action. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics https://www.eatrightfoundation.org/foundation/stories/videos/cultivating-sustainable-food-systems

Lobby and Advocacy

2026

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Policy Approach to Nutrition and Physical Activity Education in Health Care Professional Training

"The purpose of this article is to underscore the need for improved nutrition and physical activity training among health care professionals and to explore opportunities for how policy can help support a shift in training." This article identifies "key barriers to sufficient training in nutrition and physical activity". An overview is provided "of how recent changes in the government and institutional policy environment are supporting a shift toward prevention in our health care system and creating an even greater need for improved training of health care professionals in nutrition and physical activity". There is also an "outline of recommendations for additional policy changes that could drive enhanced training for health care professionals and recommend future directions in research".

Levy, M.D., Loy, L., Zatz, L.Y. (2014, May). Policy approach to nutrition and physical activity education in health care professional training. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 99(5), 1194S-1201S. https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)05069-4/fulltext

Lobby and Advocacy

2014

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Advocacy Priorities from the Nutrition and Dietetics Advocacy Summit

This article discusses the Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Act. It states that "The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics supports this bill that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to access the care they need by amending the Social Security Act". It also discusses the 2023 Farm Bill in that "the Academy has identified three key priority recommendations to ensure that the next iteration of the Farm Bill maintains the integrity of nutrition assistance programs, ensures vital funding for nutrition education and nutrition research, and improves marketplace, demand, and equitable access to nourishing foods".

Food Minds. (2023, April 4). Advocacy Priorities from the Nutrition and Dietetics Advocacy Summit. https://foodminds.com/insights/advocacy-priorities-from-the-nutrition-and-dietetics-advocacy-summit/

Lobby and Advocacy

2023

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Applying Legal And Clinical Quality Standards To ‘Food Is Medicine’ | Health Affairs

This article argues that "quality standardization is a logical next step for FIM. At a time when policy and practice is moving toward coverage of FIM as benefits in insurance programs, it is both feasible and reasonable for policy makers to articulate national FIM quality standards". This article also starts to define 'medical necessity and promotes the use of evidence-based research to advocate for the adoption of nationwide FIM quality standards.

Hanson, E., et al. (2024, November 27). Applying Legal And Clinical Quality Standards To 'Food Is Medicine'. Health Affairs. https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/applying-legal-and-clinical-quality-standards-food-medicine

Lobby and Advocacy

2024

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Strengthening US Food Policies and Programs to Promote Equity in Nutrition Security: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

"In this policy statement, nutrition security is defined as an individual or household condition of having equitable and stable availability, access, affordability, and utilization of foods and beverages that promote well-being and prevent and treat disease. Despite existing policies and programs, significant gaps remain for achieving equity in nutrition security across the life span. Provided are recommendations for expanding and improving current food assistance policies and programs to achieve nutrition security."

Thorndike, A.N., et al. (2022, May 10). Strengthening US Food Policies and Programs to Promote Equity in Nutrition Security: A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association. AHA/ASA Journals. 145(24). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001072

Lobby and Advocacy

2022

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NASDA members advocate for expansion of “food as medicine” programs - NASDA

This policy brief shares details on "the National Association of State Department of Agriculture 2025 Winter Policy Conference where NASDA members voted to support federal programs and policies that expand “food as medicine” initiatives and strengthen their connection to local and regional food systems".

NASDA. (2025, February 26). NASDA members advocate for expansion of 'food as medicine" programs. https://www.nasda.org/nasda-members-advocate-for-expansion-of-food-as-medicine-programs/

Lobby and Advocacy

2025

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