GLWD RDN Pamela Cando Presents at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s Hispanic Heritage Month Leadership Conference

The conversation focused on food insecurity in Latino communities and the role of the food is medicine movement in improving health outcomes. Panelists highlighted the impact of programs such as medically tailored meals and medically tailored groceries, which help people manage serious chronic conditions while addressing food insecurity. They also discussed the need to expand access to these services, including stronger partnerships between health systems and community-based organizations, sustained funding, and supportive public policies.

As a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, Pamela shared God’s Love We Delivered experience as a pioneer of the food is medicine movement. She highlighted how medically tailored meals, medically tailored groceries, and medical nutrition therapy work together to help people manage chronic conditions, improve their nutritional health, and address food insecurity. Bringing that experience into a conversation with policymakers and health leaders highlighted the importance of expanding culturally responsive food and nutrition services through durable partnerships, funding, and policy.

The panel concluded with remarks from Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24), who emphasized the importance of passing and enacting the Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act, legislation that could help expand access to medically tailored meals for people with medical needs.