
Nourish Lands $70M to Fight Chronic Disease with Nutrition Care
Nourish's Series B round was led by J.P. Morgan Private Capital’s Growth Equity Partners. In total, the company has raised $115 million.
Nourish's Series B round was led by J.P. Morgan Private Capital’s Growth Equity Partners. In total, the company has raised $115 million.
Digital nutrition company Culina Health is joining forces with Adventist HealthCare’s clinically integrated network of more than 2,400 providers. Under the partnership, Adventist physicians will have direct access to Culina Health’s dietitians, who provide patients with virtual, personalized nutrition counseling.
Ethical nutrition care for eating disorder recovery requires compassion, commitment, and a patient-centered focus. Providers must create a supportive environment where every individual feels seen, heard, and valued.
Through a partnership with Nourish, Tia’s members will have access to virtual personalized nutrition guidance that can address a range of needs, such as hormonal balance, fertility, chronic disease management and weight management.
Fay's $50 million Series B round was led by Goldman Sachs. In total, the company has raised $75 million.
Overcoming the systemic, structural and cultural issues that lead to poor nutrition is complex, making it even more essential for both private and public investment in food as health programs and policies that have been shown to be effective.
Culina Health's Series A round was led by Healthworx, the investment arm of insurer CareFirst. It also included participation from Rethink Impact, Collab Capital, Collide Capital, Vamos Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Cake Ventures and GW Ventures.
Wisp patients enrolled in its weight care program can now access nutrition counseling services with Nourish.
Through a new partnership with Good Measures, some Point32Health members have gained access to nutrition counseling, food tracking and other services.
Fay emerged from stealth with $25 million in funding. The company connects patients to a network of registered dietitians.
Kaiser Permanente’s new Food is Medicine Center of Excellence will “combine clinical services, research, education and community engagement,” according to the organization.
FarmboxRx's new maternal health program sends members a food box, along with educational content to support them during their pregnancy. This content focuses on a variety of topics, including prenatal and postpartum care visit compliance, postpartum mental health, immunizations and prenatal and postpartum nutrition.
Kellogg CEO Gary Pilnick recently encouraged families struggling to put food on the table to turn to cereal as their go-to dinner option. Food-as-medicine executives are none too thrilled about his comments — they argue that the remarks underscore the dire need to increase public education about affordable, healthy meal planning.
Foodsmart is rolling out its new program that enables doctors to refer their patients to Foodsmart's dieticians and healthy eating platform, as well as write prescriptions for healthy food just as easily as they might a normal pharmacy prescription. The initiative is being rolled out at Advocate Health, Intermountain Health and Memorial Hermann Health System.
Instacart and DispatchHealth recently launched a partnership that allows DispatchHealth to provide food interventions to patients in need of nutrition support.