Tackling Childhood Obesity and Food Insecurity: A Community-Focused Approach

Boston Children’s Hospital is pioneering a new approach to address the intertwined challenges of childhood obesity and food insecurity. At the Martha Eliot Health Center, Dr. Allison Wu and Dr. Jason Zhang are integrating subspecialty care into a community-based pediatric practice. Their work focuses on treating patients within their local environments and leveraging food as medicine, including innovative meal kit delivery programs that provide healthy, accessible options to families in need. 🔗