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Food for Health Initiative

ABBOTT LABORATORIES · 2026-08-17 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42 · In source text

Abbott and the National Association of Community Health Centers launched a multi-year Food for Health initiative in the United States. The program will provide Community Health Centers with certification, training, peer support, and resources to integrate nutrition and food-based interventions into primary care. It is intended to reach more than 1,500 health centers serving 52.3 million people, including one in seven Americans and one in three rural Americans.

Key facts

• Abbott and the National Association of Community Health Centers launched the multi-year NACHC and Abbott Food for Health Initiative to integrate nutrition as a foundational component of primary care provided by Community Health Centers across the country. source
• The Food for Health Initiative includes a certification program alongside training and resources designed to help health centers offer approaches that provide healthy food and support to prevent and manage chronic diseases. source
• The Food for Health Initiative will reach 1,500+ Community Health Centers providing affordable, comprehensive, effective care to 52.3 million people, including 1 in 7 Americans and 1 in 3 in rural America. source
• Pluang reported that Abbott and the National Association of Community Health Centers introduced a multi-year Food for Health initiative to integrate nutrition services into primary healthcare across the U.S., offering training, peer support, and certification to Community Health Centers. source

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