From community gatherings to regional forums, our past events showcase the work and dedication behind every initiative. Explore highlights, photos, and stories from the moments that continue to inspire our mission forward.
The West Virginia Food is Medicine Coalition Gathering, held on September 18, 2025, at Stonewall Resort, brought together partners from across the state to shape the future of the Food is Medicine movement in West Virginia. The day focused on co-creating the coalition’s mission, values, and structure, exploring barriers and strengths in access to healthy food, sharing lived experiences, and launching collaborative workgroups to advance statewide FIM strategies.
The event brought together statewide partners to co-create the coalition's mission, values, and structure, explore barriers to healthy food access, and launch workgroups to advance Food is Medicine (FIM) strategies. This meeting marked a major step for the coalition, which was formed in 2025 to unite over 90 existing food-as-medicine program sites across more than 40 counties in West Virginia. The gathering focused on creating a "systems approach" to integrate nutrition into healthcare delivery, such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions
The collaborative effort involves several West Virginia University entities, including WVU Extension, the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health and the Nourish WV Initiative.
We’re excited to share that the West Virginia Food is Medicine Coalition’s recent gathering at Stonewall Resort was featured in WV News, highlighting the growing momentum behind using nutrition as a powerful tool for better health across the state.
The Food is Medicine National Summit is the premier gathering for leaders shaping the future of Food is Medicine. Each year, the event convenes over 200 people in person and more than 1,000 online, from sectors across academia, healthcare, the private sector, policy, community-based organizations, and individuals with lived experience to advance the role of food and nutrition in healthcare. This year, the Summit focused on both the real-world progress and the tensions in FIM implementation, effectiveness, and equity.
