Our Work

Nourish West Virginia works across healthcare, communities, academia, and the food and agriculture system to build the relationships, capacity, and infrastructure needed for Food is Medicine to grow across West Virginia.

  • Connect: Healthcare + Communities + Agriculture + Researchers

  • Build: Workforce + Infrastructure + Procurement + Partnerships

  • Advance: Research + Implementation + Evaluation + Scale

Health & Healthcare

We advance Food is Medicine approaches that connect local-sourced, nutritious food and nutrition supports with healthcare and community health. Through partnerships with healthcare organizations, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders, we support the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions that strengthen nutrition security, prevent and manage diet-related disease, and connect individuals with the resources needed to improve health.

  • Food is Medicine Interventions

  • Nutrition Security

  • Clinical/Community Integration

  • Nutrition Education Navigation

  • Community-Based Programming

Food Systems & Values-Based Procurement

We strengthen the food-system infrastructure needed to sustain Food is Medicine by connecting healthcare organizations, institutions, communities, and West Virginia farmers and food businesses. Through values-based procurement, farm-to-institution strategies, producer development, and regional food-system partnerships, we work to ensure that investments in nutritious food also strengthen local economies, expand market opportunities, and build resilient communities.

  • Farm to Healthcare

  • Farm to Institution

  • Values Based Procurement

  • Prioritizing WV Producers

  • Good Ground

Research, Education & Capacity Building

We build the knowledge, workforce, and implementation capacity needed to advance Food is Medicine across West Virginia. Through research and evaluation, interdisciplinary education, workforce development, technical assistance, and experiential learning, we prepare students, health professionals, community practitioners, and partners to translate evidence into practice and strengthen Food is Medicine programs in rural communities.

  • Research & Evaluation

  • FIM learning Badges

  • Health Professions Education

  • Workforce Development

  • Technical Assistance

  • Implementation Support