White House announces nearly $1.7 billion in commitments to address hunger and diet-related diseases

The Biden-Harris Administration has committed just under $1.7 billion to stakeholders who are working to end hunger and diet-related diseases in their respective communities.

A handful of the stakeholders receiving the funds are healthcare operations.

Ascension, for example, will use the money to provide hospital-based produce markets at all of its sites that offer food retail locations. Other healthcare stakeholders receiving a portion of the funds include, Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network, Allina Health and Cleveland Clinic.

The commitments are part of the White House’s Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities, which asks organizations and other stakeholders to work together to end hunger and diet-related diseases in the country by 2030.

This is the second round of commitments by the Biden-Harris Administration that are geared towards improving hunger and diet-related diseases.