3rd Annual Florida Food is Medicine Symposium 2025

 7:30 am - 8:00 am

Welcome! Registration and material handouts

The Fresh Juice Experience- boost alertness, brain power and stamina with FiM elements in bright sunny juice shot

 8:00 am - 8:45 am    

Welcome from Mark Doyle, CEO of Holy Cross Health.

Network over healthy breakfast, fresh green drinks and coffees from RDN's at Holy Cross Hospital 

8:45 am - 9:00 am   

Welcome from the Event Co-Chairs Maura Plante, FL H&NC, Kim Saiswick, Holy Cross Health, and Michael Farver , SFHC with what to expect from the Florida FiM scene this year. 

9:00 am - 9:30 am   

Keynote: Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, Food is Medicine Institute, Tufts University  

9:30 am - 9:45 am   

Welcome and framing at the National level by a FL US House Representative 

9:45 am - 10:15 am   

Keynote - Dr. Scott Angle, EVP, University of Florida / IFAS, Former Provost, Former USDA NIFA Chief, 2023 Pioneer in Food is Medicine recipient for initiating GusNIP and PPRx  model funded across the USA. 

10:15 am - 10:30 am   

Milken Model Feeding Change Food Rx Stakeholder map and the Region B Regional Network of Excellence 

10:30 am -11:15 am

Moderator Scott Darius, CEO, Florida Voices for Health

Leaders from FIMC, NPPC, CHLPI Harvard Law School , American Heart Association, Florida County Commissioner, FL House Rep all share from the front lines, Outlooks and Q&A.   

11:15 am -12:00 pm   

Meet 5 new FIM All Stars in the class of 2025.

Each star presents their FiM work for 5-7 mins. 

A fun challenge question round of rapid-fire questions from the podium to each All Star with Audience interaction welcome. 

Open Q&A. 

To be Announced, refer All Stars to maura@livinghungry.org

12:00 pm

Ending comments to morning session by  Karen Joseph, American Culinary Medicine Institute and Maura Plante, Florida Health and Nutrition Coalition.

Brown Bag Lunch pre-purchased Salad or Sandwich box. ($25)

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Tour the new Holy Cross Health Plex kitchen, class rooms, and food is medicine programs and coaching. Also Tour the Pleasantville Mobile Produce Prescriptions Bus from Gainesville. 

12: 30 pm - 3:30 pm

Explore Culinary Medicine in a 3-Hour Session with a food demo in the new culinary kitchen and tasting menu for lunch at Holy Cross Healthplex. 

Max 40 Tickets |  Fee: $25 | Registration required

1: 30 pm - 2:30 pm

Panel with practical discussion on array of options to source food. Sourcing concepts including produce boxes with Morrissey Markets, hydroponics with Veleke Brown E-Roadmap, Grocery stores  with Sifter, Restaurant supply chain with Sysco, and local food systems.

2: 30 pm - 3:30 pm

Moderator Dr. Christopher Gunter,  Chair and Professor UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department. 

 Here is the link to register for your own personal zoom link. 

Check your inbox for an email from "zoom" with subject line " 2nd Annual Florida Food is Medicine Symposium Confirmation". Click your personal link to join the Symposium.