Are you a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) interested in learning more about Food is Medicine (FIM)?

Whether you are just curious or would like to find ways to get involved, I hope you find this curated list of relevant resources for nutrition professionals useful.

Before we get started – if you’re looking for a 101 on FIM for RDNs and NDTRs, you may find these two resources helpful:

1. The Role of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists within Food is Medicine: Current and Future Opportunities – written by a group of RDNS to: 1) describe examples of where RDNs are integrated across FIM programs, 2) identify where the role of RDNs may be expanded, and 3) summarize research, practice, and policy applications critical to advancing the fields of FIM and RDN services. 
   
2. Food is Medicine Research, Policy, and Practice: Perspectives from Registered Dietitians Advancing the Movement – presented at FNCE 2024 (recording available for purchase in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics EatRight store).

Select resources and tools for supporting and advancing:

Helpful organizations to follow:

• American Heart Association, Health Care by Food™ Initiative
• Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School
• Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
• National Produce Prescription Collaborative
• The Food is Medicine Coalition

Looking for more on FIM? Let me know!