From Hospital to Home: Fixing America’s Health Starts with Food

The South Florida Sun Sentinel published this on Monday, March 30.

Today, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will visit Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami to highlight a first-of-its-kind initiative connecting local farms directly with healthcare providers. This partnership—aligned with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Take Back Your Health initiative—will bring fresh, nutrient-dense food and medically tailored meals to patients, including children in pediatric oncology units.

Earlier this year the federal government released the new Dietary Guidelines, the nutrition standards that shape everything from school lunches to federal food programs across the country. The message from the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture was simple: Americans need to get back to eating real food.

What Americans eat shows up in how long we live – and how well. The updated Dietary Guidelines turn that simple, timeless truth into practical guidance for American families.

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