DINE Act

This bill changes the Older Americans Act of 1965 to add food-based health programs to services for older adults. It adds screening for eligibility for "food is medicine" programs and referrals to those programs to the law's disease prevention and health promotion services. It names medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions as sources of improved nutrition. It also adds food-based interventions, such as produce prescriptions, to the federal administration of nutrition services and adds referrals to food-based intervention programs to nutrition education.

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Sponsors

• Edward J. Markey Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors