Ketaurah James (left) from Chicago Botanic Garden and Dr. Wayne Detmer (right) from Lawndale Christian Health Center (Photo Courtesy: Lawndale Christian Health Center) Community Health Centers (CHCs) across the country are positioning themselves at the forefront of a transformative approach to health care—treating nutritious food as a vital therapeutic intervention. Innovative CHC programs are already …
News Topic: Food and Nutrition
Armed with a vision of communal engagement and the belief that food is medicine, Ed Shanshala is on a mission to take the lost art of home cooking on the road. “Teaching kitchens are more than just mobile cooking stations,” Shanshala notes. “They are hubs for collaboration and community.” Shanshala, Chief Executive Officer of Ammonoosuc …
Note: This story was written by Amarica Rafanelli and originally published on Direct Relief. When the patient arrived in the emergency room, he was distraught. His brother had been killed while migrating through Central America, leaving him to cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone. “He was getting emergency room-level care, but the thing that was eating …