About this Event
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
- Gina Tripicchio, College of Public Health, Temple University
- Julia Weatherly, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Event venue & nearby stays
WHYY-NPR Studios, 150 N 6th St, Philadelphia, United States
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