Culinary Medicine as Catalyst: Bridging Public Health, Primary Care, and Community Partnership
Speaker: Jaclyn Lewis Albin, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
Length: 90 minutes
The Annual Philip R. Nader Legacy of Health Lectureship promotes and inspires academics, providers, public health students and community residents to stimulate the fields of primary prevention and community pediatrics. The overall goal is to move the needle toward an improved health status for both parents and children by focusing on early lifecycle systems.
The 10th Annual Lectureship, "Culinary Medicine as Catalyst: Bridging Public Health, Primary Care, and Community Partnership, features keynote speaker Dr. Jaclyn Lewis Albin.
Food is a powerful tool for prevention, connection, and health transformation. This lecture explores the evolution of a culinary medicine and food as medicine model rooted in interprofessional education, clinical innovation, and sustainable community-academic partnerships. Through real-world examples from North Texas, the presentation demonstrates how linking public health and primary care through food and cooking can empower communities, inspire meaningful research, and promote collaboration in health systems. In addition, it highlights strategies for planning and building sustainable programs that leverage community expertise and reimagine systems that nourish health from the ground up.
