Food is Medicine Massachusetts

Working to address nutritional needs of individuals through the health care system to prevent, manage, and treat diet-related chronic illnesses TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES & LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS. Learn more about the impact Food is Medicine nutrition services have on health outcomes and health care costs.
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Our Mission

FIMMA's mission is to build a health care system that reliably identifies people who have health-related nutrition needs, connects them to appropriate FIM interventions, and supports those interventions via sustainable funding.

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Our Vision

We envision a health care system that truly recognizes the critical relationship between food and health and ensures access to nutrition services our state residents need to prevent, manage, and treat diet-related chronic conditions

Food is Medicine State Plan