Join us Tuesday, April 29

Date & Time
April 29, 2025 from 3:30PM to 6:30PM EDT
Location
The Markell Conference Center at Mass General Brigham at Assembly Row
399 Revolution Drive
Somerville, MA 02145

Join us for the launch of Community Servings' AMPL Institute-Access to Medically tailored nutrition through Policy and Leadership-where excellence in providing medically tailored nutrition meets pioneering research, policy work, and provider education. 

Program: 3:30 – 5:30 pm

Reception: 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Please RSVP by April 24. 

    Dr. Toyin Ajayi, Co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health

    Program

    The event will feature a keynote from Dr. Toyin Ajayi, Co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health, along with an expert panel discussion on the state and future of Food is Medicine with leading voices in research, healthcare, and policy.

    Welcoming Remarks

    Dr. Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH

    Chief Community Health & Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham

    Keynote

    Dr. Toyin Ajayi, MD

    Founder and CEO, Cityblock Health

    Introduction to the AMPL Institute

    David B. Waters

    CEO, Community Servings

    Panel 1 - Policy

    Katie Garfield

    Director of Whole Person Care, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School

    Liesl Sheehan

    Partner, Tremont Strategies Group

    Alissa Wassung

    Executive Director, Food is Medicine Coalition

    Moderator: Malisa Schuyler, SVP Government Affairs, Beth Israel Lahey Health

    Panel 2 - Provider Education

    Dr. Thea James, MD, MBA

    Vice President of Mission, Boston Medical Center

    Dr. Christina Economos, PhD

    Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science + Policy, Tufts University

    Emily Broad Leib

    Clinical Professor + Faculty Director, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School

    Moderator: Dr. Aretha Delight Davis, MD, JD, Co-Founder and CEO, ACP Decisions

    Panel 3 - Research

    Dr. Seth Berkowitz, MD, PMH

    Associate Professor, UNC School of Medicine

    Dr. Kurt Hager, PhD

    Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School

    Cecilia Gerard

    Managing Director, FIMI, Friedman School of Nutrition Science + Policy, Tufts University

    Closing Remarks

    David B. Waters

    CEO, Community Servings

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