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Food For Health, Wisconsin's First Medically Tailored Meal Provider Hosts Launch Event

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Friday, May 19, 2023
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MILWAUKEE, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This week nearly 200 community leaders, members, and partners attended Food For Health's (FFH) launch event as an independent 501c3 at the organization's new HQ campus located in the Halyard Park Neighborhood. FFH President and CEO Kathy Koshgarian announced a five-year campaign to improve the health of 50,000 lives focusing on Wisconsin's underserved communities. "As Americans, we're spending trillions on health care -- but people are getting sicker -- largely due to preventable diet-related diseases. Here in Wisconsin, up to one-third of our residents have diabetes and spend twice as much on healthcare as a person without," said Koshgarian. "Our FFH medically tailored meal (MTM) program reduces healthcare consumption and costs while managing and reversing diet-related diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. While food is clearly the problem, it is also the solution. The time to act is now and as we like to say, it's time for a food fight!"

Key Points: 
  • "As Americans, we're spending trillions on health care -- but people are getting sicker -- largely due to preventable diet-related diseases.
  • Here in Wisconsin, up to one-third of our residents have diabetes and spend twice as much on healthcare as a person without," said Koshgarian.
  • "Our FFH medically tailored meal (MTM) program reduces healthcare consumption and costs while managing and reversing diet-related diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
  • The time to act is now and as we like to say, it's time for a food fight!"

Fresenius Kidney Care Reunites with Food Is Medicine Coalition on Mission to Expand Access to Medically Tailored Meals

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Monday, March 13, 2023
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WALTHAM, Mass., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresenius Kidney Care, the nation's leader in kidney care services and education, renewed its support for the Food Is Medicine Coalition (FIMC) to help those living with severe illness eat and live better. Fresenius Kidney Care is donating $150,000 to FIMC to expand access to medically tailored meals (MTMs) through the FIMC Accelerator Program and to support the development of an accreditation program to ensure fidelity to the quality standards of the FIMC medically tailored meal model.

Key Points: 
  • Fresenius Kidney Care is donating $150,000 to FIMC to expand access to medically tailored meals (MTMs) through the FIMC Accelerator Program and to support the development of an accreditation program to ensure fidelity to the quality standards of the FIMC medically tailored meal model.
  • March is National Kidney Month, when kidney health advocates such as Fresenius Kidney Care raise awareness about the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
  • "We're committed to helping patients living with CKD approach their care holistically, and providing medically tailored meals can help improve their outcomes."
  • With support from Fresenius Kidney Care, FIMC is poised to further drive broader access to medically tailored meals across the country by leveraging this widespread momentum for "food is medicine" interventions.

Fortune 50 Strategic Innovator Michael D. Soileau Joins Customer Experience Firm O3 as Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- O3, a customer experience (CX) consultancy, today announced that Michael D. Soileau has joined the company as chief executive officer. Soileau will lead O3 during its next phase of expansion to help meet the rapidly growing demand from B2B enterprises and B2C brands for the company's end-to-end customer journey solutions.

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  • Former Comcast Leader Brings Deep Enterprise, Strategy and Innovation Expertise to Rapidly Growing CX Company
    PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- O3 , a customer experience (CX) consultancy, today announced that Michael D. Soileau has joined the company as chief executive officer.
  • His vast experience will enable O3 to further its reach in helping companies transform their customer journeys to drive deeper retention, engagement and loyalty.
  • From experience, brand and content strategy to UX design and software development, O3 covers the entire customer journey.
  • Scandone will work closely with Soileau and O3's seasoned leadership team, which includes O3 Partner and Chief Innovation Officer Mike Gadsby, Chief Digital Officer Mahesh Gaitonde and Board Advisor Sushma Rajagopalan.

New Study Published in JAMA Network Open Models The Significant National Healthcare Cost Savings of the Medically Tailored Meal Model

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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This groundbreaking and thoughtful analysis by Kurt Hager and colleagues considers FIMC's years of innovation at the nexus of healthcare and nutrition.

Key Points: 
  • This groundbreaking and thoughtful analysis by Kurt Hager and colleagues considers FIMC's years of innovation at the nexus of healthcare and nutrition.
  • Over 35 years ago, FIMC agencies created the medically tailored meal intervention and now maintain nationwide nutrition and quality standards .
  • Medically tailored meals are one of the least expensive and most effective ways to improve our healthcare system in an equitable way.
  • The Food is Medicine Coalition (FIMC) is a national coalition of nonprofits providing medically tailored nutrition services to people across the country experiencing severe and chronic illnesses.

The DaVita Giving Foundation Provides $1.4 Million Grant Toward Addressing Food Insecurity

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Monday, October 10, 2022
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DENVER, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The DaVita Giving Foundation, a private charitable organization created by DaVita Inc., today announced a $1.4 million grant to the Food Is Medicine Coalition (FIMC), a national association of 25 nonprofit organizations across the country focused on addressing the dual crises of illness and hunger.

Key Points: 
  • Food insecurity affects 10% of the countryand nearly one third of low-income families.1The DaVita Giving Foundation shares the coalition's goal to help promote better health outcomes by making food and nutrition central to health care.
  • "DaVita has long been a community-driven organization committed to supporting causes that uplift those we serve," says Javier Rodriguez, CEO for DaVita.
  • In selecting grant recipients, the DaVita Giving Foundation seeks to address pressing social determinants of health facing kidney patients, including access to transplantation resources, provision of transportation services and alleviation of food insecurity.
  • In addition to its grant program, the DaVita Giving Foundation funds DaVita's Dollars for Doers program.

FIMC Recommends Priorities ahead of 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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Thanks to the leadership of the Biden-Harris administration and bipartisan congressional champions, this new White House Conference has expansive goals.

Key Points: 
  • Thanks to the leadership of the Biden-Harris administration and bipartisan congressional champions, this new White House Conference has expansive goals.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted persistent challenges and inequities in access to healthy food and healthcare, and uneven health outcomes across our society.
  • The mission is clear: reimagining our nation's food system to end hunger, improve nutrition, and reduce diet-related chronic diseases.
  • We hope that the White House Conference can be a catalyst to expanding this important work.

The Dohmen Company Foundation puts its Mission in Motion

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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"As a philanthropic enterprise and community partner, we believe that nutritious food has the power to transform health," explained Kathy Koshgarian, The Dohmen Company Foundation President.

Key Points: 
  • "As a philanthropic enterprise and community partner, we believe that nutritious food has the power to transform health," explained Kathy Koshgarian, The Dohmen Company Foundation President.
  • Dohmen was the first company in the nation to transition from a for-profit, family-owned S-Corp to a foundation-owned philanthropic enterprise.
  • The grants announced are another example of how the Foundation is putting its mission in motion.
  • Instead of creating shareholder return, Dohmen Company Foundation focuses on creating social return by investing in healthy people powering healthy communities.