Building Toward Equity and Scale, More Healthy Food for All

On November 29 and 30, 2018, the Bloomberg American Health Initiative and Bloomberg Philanthropies convened the inaugural Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington D.C. The Summit brought together innovators, experts, practitioners and policymakers from around the country, to focus on ways to tackle some of the toughest challenges facing health in the United States: addiction and overdose, environmental challenges, obesity and the food system, risks to adolescent health, and violence.

 PBS NewsHour Anchor and Managing Editor Judy Woodruff moderated a conversation on effective ways to build towards equity and scale to increase healthy food for all. Panelist included Chris Bradshaw, Executive Director of Dreaming Out Loud and Sally Sampson, Founder and President of ChopChop Family.

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The 2018 Summit theme was From Local Action to National Impact: Overcoming Challenges and Improving Health. Read more about the Summit here.