Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Food
Crystal Pettigrew
Kaplan University
Schools
Farmers Wholesome Wave w orks
w it h Regional Food Hubs
Hospit als
Fishermen CSA
First -Mile Last -Mile Ret ail or
Aggregat ion Dist ribut ion diversified
market s
Corporat e
Cafet erias
Livest ock/ Dairy
Producers
Processing for Processing for
Convenience Preservat ion
Grocery St ores
Value-Added
Producers Rest aurant s
How FVRx Works
FVRx Policy Work
Goal: Expand and incorporate FVRx programming into federal health programs through:
Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and the military
Engaging Policymakers Through:
Congress
• Tri Caucus: Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
• $1.5 million pending in FY2016 DOD authorizing language for FVRx pilots on military bases
Federal Agencies
• HHS: CDC and CMS