Join Food Tank, FareRX, AmeriHealth Caritas & Temple University at WHYY Studios for an exploration of food as medicine in Philly and beyond!
On Tuesday, October 27, join Food Tank, FareRx, AmeriHealth Caritas, and the College of Public Health at Temple University for Food First Health Summit Philadelphia hosted at WHYY-NPR Studios' Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons.
The afternoon will bring together members of Congress, state and local policymakers, leading health experts, farmers, food system innovators, and community advocates for timely conversations about the future of food as medicine. Guests will enjoy live music, light food and refreshments, and opportunities to connect with speakers and fellow attendees through interactive breakout conversations. Together, we'll explore how Philadelphia and communities across the country can make healthy food more accessible to everyone.
Date: Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
Time: 2:00PM - 5:30PM ET
Location: WHYY-NPR Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons, 150 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Confirmed speakers include (in alphabetical order by last name):
Val Arkoosh, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Tariem Burroughs, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Mike Cangi, FareRx
Sue Daugherty, MANNA
Rep. Madeleine Dean, U.S. House of Representatives
Monique Dowd, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Lauren Eberly, University of Pennsylvania and Indian Health Service, Navajo Nation
Evan Ehlers, Sharing Excess
Beatrice Forman, Food Writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Freeway, Philadelphia-Based Rapper and Food for Health Advocate
Jennifer Ibrahim, Temple University
Alex Imbot, The Community Grocer
Steven Jennings, Ahold Delhaize USA
Loree D. Jones Brown, Philabundance
Julia Koprak, The Food Trust
Jenn Ladd, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Karen Lin, Temple University
Briana Mills-Walker, FarmerJawn
Rhonda Mims, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs and Risk at AmeriHealth Caritas
Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank
Kae Lani Palmisano, Philadelphia Magazine
Chris Rabb, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Palak Raval-Nelson, City of Philadelphia
Kristin Rising, Thomas Jefferson University
David B. Sarwer, Temple University
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, U.S. House of Representatives
Maiken Scott, WHYY
Rep. Lloyd Smucker, U.S. House of Representatives
