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AGENDA

  • 8:30 a.m. |  Welcome: The Growth of Food is Medicine 
    • Leah Hebert Welles, Open Arms of Minnesota
  • 8:45 a.m. | Fair Table: Building a Cross-Sector Food is Medicine Program
    • Terese Hill, Fairview
    • Dr. James Letts, Fairview
    • Leah Hebert Welles, Open Arms of Minnesota
    • Anna Richardson, The Good Acre
    • Stephanie Wagner, The Food Group
  • 10 a.m. | What the Evidence Says: Outcomes, Cost, and Research Priorities
  • 11 a.m.  | The Investment Test: Is a Food is Medicine Program Ready for Investment?
    • Ben Waltz, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
    • Jennifer Compton, Allina Health
    • Jesus Barrera, American Cancer Society
    • Ted Carling, Ecotone Analytics
  • 12:30 p.m. | Medically Tailored Meals
    • Leah Hebert Welles, Open Arms of Minnesota
  • 12:30 p.m. | Food is Medicine by and for Rural Minnesota
    • Natalie Knutson, Lake Region Healthcare
    • Lauren Pipken, Fairview Range
    • Kate Cowie-Haskell, Northwoods Food Project
    •  Allison Rian, Aitkin County 
  • 12:30 p.m. | Prevention Starts Before the Prescription
    • Jenny Breen, Bakken Center
    • Regi Haslett-Marroquin, Regenerative Agriculture Alliance
    • Anna Reid, University of Minnesota Extension
    • Diane Cutts, HCMC
  • 1:20 p.m. | Innovative Food is Medicine Partnerships
    • Theresa Schneider, The Good Acre
    • Jessica Cook, Hennepin Health
    • Christine Melko, Hennepin County Medical Center
    • Ranelle Kirchner, Southside Community Health Services
  • 1:20 p.m. | Medically Tailored Groceries
    • Kalli Starin, Second Harvest Heartland
  • 1:20 p.m. | Designing Food is Medicine Programs for Specific Populations
    • Casey Steciw-Tutic, Scott County Public Health
    • Andrew Mendez, Open Arms of Minnesota
  • 2:10 p.m. | Quality, Trust, and Accountability Across Food is Medicine
  • 2:10 p.m. | From Partnership to Sustainable Agreement
    • Andrew Marshall, Medica
    • Marna Canterbury, HealthPartners
    • Ted Carling, Ecotone Analytics
  • 2:10 p.m. | Produce Prescriptions
    • Reba Batalden, Brightside Produce
    • Sophia Lenarz-Coy, The Food Group
  • 3:05 p.m. | Policy and Payment Pathways for a Healthier Minnesota
    • Katie Garfield, The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
  • 4:00 p.m. | Minnesota Food is Medicine Action Lab
    • Melissa Lask, University of Minnesota
  • 4:20 p.m. | Closing Remarks
    • Diane Tran, Fairview


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