Food as Medicine for Health & Climate
Food is the single strongest lever to optimize human health and environmental sustainability on Earth. Diet quality is the root cause of several chronic lifestyle-related diseases- such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease - that account for the majority of healthcare spend and human suffering globally; at the same time, more than 800 million people lack access to sufficient food.
Meanwhile, the environmental effects of our current food systems are devastating. They are responsible for 80% deforestation, 70% of freshwater withdrawals, 70% of biodiversity loss on land and 50% in water. They directly generate as much greenhouse gas emissions as electricity generation (about 25% of total GHG emissions); when indirect emissions (from food waste, transportation, packaging, refrigeration and cooking) are included, food systems contribute to 34% of all GHG emissions.
On both counts, we are making very little progress towards reaching our health and climate targets. In this panel, we will investigate the root causes, as well as most effective solutions that can shift this trajectory. We will understand why it’s time to break down the silos of Health and Climate and leverage Food as medicine for both.
AGENDA
Introduction: Dr. Chethan Sarabu, Co-founder, CHILL and Amanda Azadian, Tradent Health
Panel Discussion: Led by and moderated by Parneet Pal, Founder, Systematically Well
Neeti Jain, Strategic Partnerships Advisor, NYC Mayor’s office of Food Policy
Shayna Fertig, Senior Advisor to President Good Food Institute
Priya Kumar, Partner, Blue Crab Strategies
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The Climate Health Innovation & Learning Lab (CHILL) is a hub of clinicians and technologists catalyzing innovations and emerging markets for a climate-adaptive, -resilient, and -sustainable healthcare system. Join our movement: www.ourclimatehealth.org
Systematically Well is a learning, communications and investing advisory focused on advancing personal, workplace and planetary health. Learn more: www.parneetpal.com
Blue Crab Strategies develop approaches for some of the most impactful players in the global transition to a clean energy economy and the fight against climate change. From brands to NGOs to foundations to activists, we work behind the scenes at the cutting edge of climate innovation. Learn more: https://www.bluecrabstrategies.com/
This event is a part of #ClimateWeekNYC a week of events hosted by Climate Group to bring together the climate innovation ecosystem.