Nourishing Change Summit

Kroger Health’s Nourishing Change Summit will bring together leaders from multiple sectors to talk about Food as Medicine and how we can work together to drive positive change in our communities. Research shows what we eat can have an impact on our health. Food as Medicine takes an educated, dedicated, and personalized approach to food and nutrition, so we can live healthier lives and reduce the risk of chronic disease.

Please note, this is an invitation only event. If you’re in the area and would like to learn more about Kroger’s Food as Medicine initiative, please join us at the Kroger Wellness Festival, open to the public.

Agenda

Breakfast + Networking

Welcome & Introduction 

Speaker

Colleen Lindholz

President, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co. 

The Case for Food as Medicine

Join Dr. Kevin Volpp from AHA as he shares why Food as Medicine is crucial to the health and wellbeing of our communities, the evidence needed to transform public policy and healthcare delivery, and why now is the time to fully embrace this mindset.

Speaker

Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD

Distinguished Scientist, Scientific Lead, AHA Food is Medicine Initiative, Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine & the Wharton School

Expanding Equitable Access to Nutritious Foods

The U.S. healthcare system is in dire need of a solution to improve access to nutritious foods and provide more equitable healthcare. This panel will discuss the effect of social determinants of health on access, quality, and cost of care, and how data, technology, and benefit design can improve nutrition security and health for Americans.   

Break

Rapid Research Update: The Important Role of Retail Health in Clinical Research

Retail health organizations have played a unique role, providing a foundation for the advancement of clinical research on the impact of food on our health. This panel will discuss research outcomes and progress that has been made on connecting food and health. 

Enriching Our Nutrition Environment

Enriching our environment to be more centered around nutrition and promoting healthier choices will involve several different facets. This panel will discuss each organization’s approach to creating more nutritious food, programs that inspire better health, and supply chain innovation to positively affect our food ecosystem. 

Closing Remarks

Agenda

Breakfast + Networking

Welcome & Introduction 

Speaker

Colleen Lindholz

President, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co. 

The Case for Food as Medicine

Join Dr. Kevin Volpp from AHA as he shares why Food as Medicine is crucial to the health and wellbeing of our communities, the evidence needed to transform public policy and healthcare delivery, and why now is the time to fully embrace this mindset.

Speaker

Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD

Distinguished Scientist, Scientific Lead, AHA Food is Medicine Initiative, Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine & the Wharton School

Expanding Equitable Access to Nutritious Foods

The U.S. healthcare system is in dire need of a solution to improve access to nutritious foods and provide more equitable healthcare. This panel will discuss the effect of social determinants of health on access, quality, and cost of care, and how data, technology, and benefit design can improve nutrition security and health for Americans.   

Moderator

Denise Osterhues

Senior Director, Sustainability & Social Impact, The Kroger Co.

President, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation

Speaker

Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP

Food as Medicine Director, ElevanceHealth

Speaker

Rick Whitted

Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Hunger

Speaker

Daryl Risinger

Co-Founder, President, Soda Health

Break

Rapid Research Update: The Important Role of Retail Health in Clinical Research

Retail health organizations have played a unique role, providing a foundation for the advancement of clinical research on the impact of food on our health. This panel will discuss research outcomes and progress that has been made on connecting food and health. 

Moderator

Andrea Brookhart, PharmD

Director, Population Health & Wellness, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co.

Speaker

Dylan Steen, MD

Director of Clinical Trials and Population Health Research, Cardiologist, UC Health

Speaker

Jim Kirby, PharmD

Chief Commercial Officer, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co.

Enriching Our Nutrition Environment

Enriching our environment to be more centered around nutrition and promoting healthier choices will involve several different facets. This panel will discuss each organization’s approach to creating more nutritious food, programs that inspire better health, and supply chain innovation to positively affect our food ecosystem. 

Moderator

Taylor Newman, PhD

Director of Nutrition, Kroger Health, ​The Kroger Co.

Speaker

Leah Vanwoerkom

Vice President Marketing & Brand, 80 Acres

Speaker

Sarah Ludmer

Senior Director of Wellbeing & Regulatory Affairs, Kellogg Company

Speaker

AJ Stiffelman

Chief Marketing Officer, Real Good Foods

Closing Remarks

Speaker

Jim Kirby, PharmD

Chief Commercial Officer, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co.

Speaker

Kate Meyer

Vice President, Health & Beauty Care Merchandising, The Kroger Co.

Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Company, is a leading voice in retail and community healthcare, promoting healthy food as an important part of the solution to America’s chronic disease epidemic. Our contributions include developing a food rating system to simplify nutrition information, increasing access to dietitians through telenutrition, and increasing access to fresh, affordable food for everyone.

Stay for the fun!

This event will take place in conjunction with our annual Kroger Wellness Festival, which opens Friday 9/22 and continues through Saturday evening. For more information, visit here.