The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is grateful to the Federal Collaborative members and external partners who participated in working sessions, through exchanges following those discussions or through other collaborative efforts that we drew upon for the content of this website.
Contributing partners extend beyond those named below. Some individuals who participated may differ with aspects of the content or may have stressed other matters of primary focus. All have contributed with the most incredible sense of shared purpose, and we sincerely appreciate their contributions and collaborations.
Federal Food Is Medicine Collaborative
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- (co-lead) Erin McDonald, PhD, MPP: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- (co-lead) Rachel Fisher, MS, MPH, RDN: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Gabby Battaglia, MPH: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Regional Health Operations, Region 3, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
- Andrew Bremer MD, PhD: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
- Sarah Downer, JD: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Natalia T. Guevara, MS: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Region 1 (New England)
- Stacy Hammer, MPH, RDN, LD: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
- Sheila Hanley, MPH: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Diane M. Harris, PhD, MPH, CHES: Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
- Seth Hassett: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
- Lucy Hirsch: Social Security Administration
- Paula M. Kazi, PhD: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Jessica Lee, MD, MSHP: Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Emily Levin, MPH, RDN: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Shannon K. McDevitt, MD, MPH: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Robin McKinnon, PhD, MPA: US Food and Drug Administration
- Meredith Morrissette, MPH: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Sibel Ozcelik, ML, MS: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Ruth Petersen, MD, MPH: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
- Katrina L. Piercy, PhD, RD, ACSM-CEP: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Taryn A. G. Quinlan, PhD, MS: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Shannon Skowronski, MPH, MSW: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
- Cheryl Dixon Zuni: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
National Endowment for the Arts
- Carolyn Bartley: National Endowment for the Arts
- Jennifer Hughes: National Endowment for the Arts
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Christine Going, RD, FACHE: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Anne Utech, PhD, RDN, LD: Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Melanie Abley, MS, PhD: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Scientist
- Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture on joint detail with Food and Nutrition Service
- Mallory M. Koenings, PhD, RDN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Suzanne Stluka, PhD, RDN, LN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
U.S. Department of Transportation
- Danielle Nelson: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration
External Thought Partners
- Andrea Caracostis: Asian American Health Coalition dba HOPE Clinic
- Christopher R. Long, PhD: Center for Nutrition and Health Impact
- Constantina (Tina) Papoutsakis, PhD, RD: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Brena Rea, MD, DrPH, PT, RDN, DipABLM, FACLM, Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist: American College of Lifestyle Medicine
- Deirdra Stockman, PhD, MUP: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Amy Lazarus Yarouch, PhD: Center for Nutrition & Health Impact
- Philip M. Alberti, PhD: Association of American Medical Colleges
- Michelle L. Axe, MS, CHES: ChristianaCare, Center for Community Health & Empowerment
- Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, DipACLM, FACLM: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- Mary Castillo: Food & Society at the Aspen Institute
- Steven Chen, MD: Alameda County Recipe4Health
- Noah Cohen-Cline: The Rockefeller Foundation
- Stephen Devries, MD: Gaples Institute Nutrition and Lifestyle Education; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Robyn Dreibelbis, DO, FACOFP: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine; Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Alex Erkenbeck, MPH: Kaiser Permanente, Office of Community Health
- Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP: Elevance Health
- Sarah Fleisch: Instacart
- Penny Funk, RN, MSN: Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers
- Katie Garfield, JD: Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School
- Kurt Hager, PhD, MS: UMass Chan Medical School
- Jenefer M. Jedele, PhD, MSc: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Devon Klatell: The Rockefeller Foundation
- Corby Kummer: Food & Society at the Aspen Institute
- Emily Broad Leib, JD: Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
- Alex Lewin-Zwerdling: Fruitful LLC
- John R. Lumpkin, MD, MPH: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Brad B. Moore, MD, MPH, DipABLM: The George Washington University
- Dariush Mozaffarian, MD DrPH: Food is Medicine Institute, Tufts University
- Jen Muse, MS, RD, CDN: American Heart Association
- Anand Parekh, MD, MPH: Bipartisan Policy Center
- Ed Park: Devoted Health
- Austin Price: Highmark Health
- Luis Rodriguez, MD: Family Health Centers of San Diego
- Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS: University of California San Francisco
- Alison Steiber, PhD, RDN: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Dana Thomas, JD: The Rockefeller Foundation
- Jennifer L. Trilk, PhD, FACSM, DipACLM: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
- Anne Utech, PhD, RDN: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD: University of Pennsylvania Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, American Heart Association Health Care by Food Initiative
- Alissa Wassung: Food Is Medicine Coalition
