Food Security
About Our Food Security Initiative
What we eat plays a big role in our health. Food can support healing, connect us to our traditions and reduce the risk of disease. Nutrition needs also change as we grow. For example, babies need very different nutrients than adults.
More than 129 million people live with at least one chronic disease. Access to low-cost, healthy foods can make a major difference in a person’s health and quality of life.
Food is more than fuel. It connects us to our cultures and traditions and brings us joy. The food security initiative is committed to increasing access to healthy, culturally meaningful foods for everyone.
What We Do
The food security initiative facilitates coalition building, program delivery and policy development to increase access to nutritious local foods for communities across Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Food is Medicine
The Wisconsin Food Is Medicine Coalition is a diverse group working to improve nutrition by developing evidence-based approaches, documenting best practices, influencing policy, and increasing access to locally grown food.
Contact Our Staff
Geeta Wadhwani, MPH, RN, BSN
Program Leader – Food Security and Medical Home
(414) 337-2231
gwadhwani@childrenswi.org
Food Security News
How FoodShare specialists in clinics are helping families access nutrition resources
This fall, colleagues from Children’s Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin attended the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference. There Connie Gundacker, MD and others from Children’s Wisconsin had the opportunity to [...]
What is the FoodCare Coalition?
Our food security initiative took the stage at the Wisconsin Public Health Association's annual conference to share an exciting milestone – three years of collaborative work through the FoodCare Coalition! What is the FoodCare [...]
