Field Reports
Food Is Medicine: Understanding how Nutrition can Impact an Individual’s Health
Tade Mengesha,
Emerson Fellow
Published 2015
Seattle, Washington
Food is Medicine: Understanding how Nutritious Food can Impact an Individual’s Health evaluates Lifelong’s home delivered meals program and provides recommendations for improvement.
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Publication tags: Field Reports - Chronic or Life Challenging Illness, Health, Nutrition and Hunger, Wellness
Originally from Denver, Colorado, Tade graduated from Northwestern University in 2014 with a degree in social policy. She organized a student-run conference for international students to develop and implement successful social change projects in their communities. She also led a global health advocacy student-run nonprofit organization and wrote several policy briefs focusing on food deserts and obesity. As a Center for Civic Engagement Fellow at Northwestern University, she managed programs to encourage community engagement among students.
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