Dr. Anand Parekh

Or I was speaking to the former head of population health at Cleveland Clinic where I work, and he said, you know, if we provided housing and food for young mothers, we would dramatically reduce preterm births and neonatal costs, which are literally in the billions and billions of dollars.

Or I was speaking to the former head of population health at Cleveland Clinic where I work, and he said, you know, if we provided housing and food for young mothers, we would dramatically reduce preterm births and neonatal costs, which are literally in the billions and billions of dollars.

Or I was speaking to the former head of population health at Cleveland Clinic where I work, and he said, you know, if we provided housing and food for young mothers, we would dramatically reduce preterm births and neonatal costs, which are literally in the billions and billions of dollars.

And yet our health care system isn't set up to provide food or housing or any of the things that actually make the most difference. That's what's so striking to me.

And yet our health care system isn't set up to provide food or housing or any of the things that actually make the most difference. That's what's so striking to me.

And yet our health care system isn't set up to provide food or housing or any of the things that actually make the most difference. That's what's so striking to me.

Yeah, it's true. We were at a friend's house, Jimmy Haslam, and his brother was the governor of Tennessee, and we were chatting, and he said, you know, a third of our Tennessee budget is Medicaid. which is not only because of populations who are affected by these social determinants and desperate to find solutions, but I don't think they're hearing the right ideas.

Yeah, it's true. We were at a friend's house, Jimmy Haslam, and his brother was the governor of Tennessee, and we were chatting, and he said, you know, a third of our Tennessee budget is Medicaid. which is not only because of populations who are affected by these social determinants and desperate to find solutions, but I don't think they're hearing the right ideas.

Yeah, it's true. We were at a friend's house, Jimmy Haslam, and his brother was the governor of Tennessee, and we were chatting, and he said, you know, a third of our Tennessee budget is Medicaid. which is not only because of populations who are affected by these social determinants and desperate to find solutions, but I don't think they're hearing the right ideas.

I don't think they're hearing the right information. And I think, you know, the fact that, you know, you're out there talking about this and that, there's these models like national health, I think hopefully will spur governors and mayors and others to actually start to act on this because this is where we have to move.

I don't think they're hearing the right information. And I think, you know, the fact that, you know, you're out there talking about this and that, there's these models like national health, I think hopefully will spur governors and mayors and others to actually start to act on this because this is where we have to move.

I don't think they're hearing the right information. And I think, you know, the fact that, you know, you're out there talking about this and that, there's these models like national health, I think hopefully will spur governors and mayors and others to actually start to act on this because this is where we have to move.

I think, you know, in healthcare right now, there's this movement towards population health. Cleveland Clinic just stood up a new program called 4C, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, to try to actually act in this space. And they started a food is medicine program. So you see these global leaders like Cleveland Clinic leaning into this space to

I think, you know, in healthcare right now, there's this movement towards population health. Cleveland Clinic just stood up a new program called 4C, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, to try to actually act in this space. And they started a food is medicine program. So you see these global leaders like Cleveland Clinic leaning into this space to

I think, you know, in healthcare right now, there's this movement towards population health. Cleveland Clinic just stood up a new program called 4C, Cleveland Clinic Community Care, to try to actually act in this space. And they started a food is medicine program. So you see these global leaders like Cleveland Clinic leaning into this space to

But I still find it's so incremental and I am like, wait, you know, this is like, I feel like I'm, I've got a big, you know, a truck full of water and I'm, you know, in the desert and there's on the other side of this glass wall is everybody's dying of thirst. And it's like, it's so not that hard. Yeah. And yet, and we're just, it's so frustrating. So I think you're right.

But I still find it's so incremental and I am like, wait, you know, this is like, I feel like I'm, I've got a big, you know, a truck full of water and I'm, you know, in the desert and there's on the other side of this glass wall is everybody's dying of thirst. And it's like, it's so not that hard. Yeah. And yet, and we're just, it's so frustrating. So I think you're right.

But I still find it's so incremental and I am like, wait, you know, this is like, I feel like I'm, I've got a big, you know, a truck full of water and I'm, you know, in the desert and there's on the other side of this glass wall is everybody's dying of thirst. And it's like, it's so not that hard. Yeah. And yet, and we're just, it's so frustrating. So I think you're right.

I think it's a grassroots efforts and, and on the local, local levels being, being focused on this. And it's also educating policymakers. And that's really why, you know, I, I wrote my book food fix is why I started the, the food fix campaign, try to create a coordinated effort.

I think it's a grassroots efforts and, and on the local, local levels being, being focused on this. And it's also educating policymakers. And that's really why, you know, I, I wrote my book food fix is why I started the, the food fix campaign, try to create a coordinated effort.