Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA)

Catalyzing Action: Across the nation PHA collaborates with cross-sector partners (public, private, charitable) to realize our vision of Good Food for All - that no matter their zip code, every American has access to affordable, nutritious, good food. Our diverse programs include: Good Food at Home that provides participating families with 50 servings of fruits and vegetables weekly for 12 weeks, creating a long-lasting habit of produce. Healthy Hunger Relief that recognizes, elevates and accelerates the work of food banks across the country that are uplifting the health and well-being of their communities. Regional Food Systems Transformation that focuses on community-driven change to increase consumption of vegetables and fruits by building a greater local supply and increasing demand.

Convening: Bringing together leaders from across the public, private, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors is critical to ensuring that everyone in the United States, no matter their zip code, has access to foods that build health. PHA brings people together to challenge our current food system and shift the paradigm towards good food and healthier communities with all of our events, but in particular through our annual Summit. Indirect costs, such as personnel costs and occupancy, related to the planning of these events are expensed as incurred.

Commitments: PHA negotiates voluntary business practice change among private sector partners that work to improve the food supply and increase healthy choices. As part of these partnerships, PHA coordinates monitoring activities over the life of the agreement and works with third party contractors to verify progress. We also work with corporate partners from across the food sector to make commitments to increase servings of fruits and vegetables, and to provide greater access to nutritious food using their products and services.