{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Healthy Project Podcast","title":"Foods Role in Healthcare with Holly Freishtat","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1445,"description":"In this episode of the Healthy Project Podcast, host Corey Dion Lewis engages with Holly Freishtat, the Senior Director of Feeding Change at the Milken Institute, in a profound discussion about the transformative role of food in healthcare. Holly shares her extensive experience in the food system, policy making, and her work on pioneering food as medicine initiatives. Delve into how food prescriptions, medically tailored meals, and nutrition security are reshaping the landscape of healthcare and community well-being. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of nutrition, health policy, and community empowerment.\n\nShow Notes\n\n1. Introduction\nWelcome and introduction of guest Holly Freishtat by host Corey Dion Lewis.\nOverview of the episode's focus on the role of food in medicine and health.\n\n2. Holly Freistadt's Background\nHolly discusses her 25-year career journey in the food system, from farming to food policy.\nThe passion driving her work in food and its influence on health.\n\n3. From Local Projects to Policy\nInsights into Holly’s work in Baltimore, addressing food access and policy.\nEvolution of her career towards health policy.\n\n4. COVID-19 and Nutrition Security\nDiscussion on the impact of the pandemic on nutrition security and food distribution.\nEfforts in Baltimore, including the distribution of produce boxes.\n\n5. Food as Medicine: Concept and Application\nHolly elaborates on the concept of food as medicine.\nDifferent types of food prescriptions and their significance in healthcare.\n\n6. Scaling Challenges and Solutions\nChallenges in nationwide implementation of food as medicine programs.\nIssues around policy, technology, and funding.\n\n7. Healthcare Provider Perspectives\nInsights into how healthcare providers view food prescriptions.\nThe importance of patient-centric approaches in healthcare.\n\n8. Nationwide Implementation: Current and Future State\nHolly’s perspective on the present and future of food as medicine initiatives...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MSRYwgzVwmOkZXeinjXJXt6vM1REXDF2oD3ZSMgwLMU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lY2Zl/MzVlNDRkOWQ4MDEz/ZTNkOTY2MzMyNzYx/M2I0MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}