Foodscape Innovation Summit

2022 Annual Foodscape Overview

Hosted by Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, the American Heart Association’s chief medical officer for prevention, the 2022 Summit explored sustainable nutrition security for all. Panelists and attendees with a diverse range of perspectives and expertise explored innovative approaches to community action, food production and marketing, healthcare, and research.

The summit presentations and discussions underscored why nutrition security per se is more salient than food security when innovating across the food system. Food insecurity, which impacts approximately one in 10 U.S. households, is a common cause of inadequate nutrition, yet this statistic fails to capture those lacking in adequate nutrition because of low resources. It only partially accounts for the increased risk for nutrition-related chronic disease among food-insecure groups.

Nutrition security is a top priority for public health. Food systems innovations that are equity-focused; inclusive; collaborative; and consumer-, community- and data-driven are vital. Stakeholders throughout the food system, including the nonprofit, industry, government and academic sectors, all have a role to play in ensuring access to sustainable, nutritious, affordable diets that are good for both people and the planet.

Read the 7th Annual Foodscape Innovation Report (PDF).