Elevance Health & National Association Of Community Health Centers Partnership Integrates ‘Food As Medicine’ With Primary Care

Elevance Health and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) announced the integration of Food as Medicine (FAM) programming with primary care Community Health Centers (CHCs). This milestone—built on a shared commitment to whole health and community-centered innovation—marks a transformative step forward in addressing food/nutrition insecurity and diet-related chronic conditions through clinical integration, the announcement stated.

This initiative expands Elevance Health’s existing regional Nourished Well program, which serves Medicaid individuals by training primary care provider organization teams within CHCs on the effectiveness of FAM for patients and families. The program will help efficiently . . .