The National Produce Prescription Collaborative (NPPC) came together in the spring of 2019 to catalyze the vital role of food and nutrition in improving health and wellness. After establishing and publishing a consensus definition for produce prescriptions, the NPPC formed a policy working group and began the work of educating policymakers and making public comments on regulations related to Food As Medicine in healthcare. Today we continue the work of embedding & institutionalizing Produce Prescriptions within standard healthcare practice through the important work of our federal and state policy working groups, our grassroots taskforce, and the leadership of our steering committee.

Convened and led by Wholesome Wave, the coalition was co-founded by Wholesome Wave, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, DC Greens, Reinvestment Partners, and a number of other devoted organizations aligned on embedding produce prescriptions into healthcare practice. The inaugural Steering Committee was appointed on August or 2021, and established the formal member-driven coalition structure, dues, and clear oversight of finances and priorities in the first quarter of 2022.