Food For Thought 2025 – A Community Wealth Summit

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Join us for Food For Thought 2025, a dynamic Community Health & Wealth Summit designed to inform, inspire, and ignite change in our neighborhoods. This powerful afternoon brings together local leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs, and public health champions for a high-impact gathering you won’t want to miss!

🥗 Come hungry for knowledge — leave full of ideas and community connections!

• Free Brunch
• Expert Panel Discussions
• Health & City Resources
• Business Tools
• Live Vendors On-Site
• Networking Opportunities

• Community Members
• City Agencies & Departments
• Entrepreneurs & Business Owners
• Nonprofits & Civic Groups
• Healthcare & Wellness Providers
• Local Vendors & Creatives

Powered by: "Changing The Narrative", "We Got Us Too", Virgina Health Department, "I Design Myself", "Seniors Aging Gracefully", "Norfolk All-In"

Info: Vision: To become a Healthy Heart City. Rebuilding our villages one resource at a time.

Mission: The Norfolk Healthy Heart Initiative is committed to reducing heart disease and improve cardiovascular health outcomes by establishing accessible Heart Health Hubs throughout the city. Through community engagement, education, workshops, prevention programs, and partnerships, we will empower residents to take control of their heart health and enhance their overall well-being. We will also integrate financial education and opportunities, community research and development, stroke awareness, FOOD IS MEDICINE, Healthy Heart Ambassador blood pressure self-monitoring program, and neighborhood wellness projects within the city.

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/heart-disease/norfolk-healthy-hearts-initiative/

Info: Strategies: Track and Monitor Clinical and Social Services and Support Needs Measures Shown to Improve Health and Wellness, Health Care Quality, and Identify Patients at Highest Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) with a Focus on Hypertension and High Cholesterol.
Implement Team-Based Care to Prevent and Reduce CVD Risk with a Focus on Hypertension and High Cholesterol Prevention, Detection, Control, and Management through the Mitigation of Social Support Barriers to Improve Outcomes.
Link Community Resources and Clinical Services that Support Bidirectional Referrals, Self-Management, and Lifestyle Change to Address Social Determinants that Put the Priority Populations at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease with a Focus on Hypertension and High Cholesterol.

Info: Preventive measures and signs and symptoms

Info: Community opportunities and resources made available to our neighbors and local businesses

Info: Business opportunities, grants, and resources made available to our local businesses

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Jordan-Newby Anchor Branch Library at Broad Creek, 1425 Norchester Avenue, Norfolk, United States