FOOD AS MEDICINE APPROACH TO NURTURE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND CREATE A CULTURE OF HEALTH
Wednesday, June 21
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Bio
Catherine Macpherson is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and leader in healthcare innovation. She is the Senior Vice President of Healthcare Strategy and Chief Nutrition Officer for Mom’s Meals (PurFoods LLC), where she works closely with health plan and other healthcare partners on their home-delivered meals program design to meet clinical, quality, SDOH, member experience and cost savings objectives. She also leads strategic partnerships, product strategy, policy and advocacy work for the organization. Catherine served as Vice President of Medication Adherence and Immunizations at Walgreens, led Healthcare Product Strategy at WebMD and managed health and wellness programs for Ceridian, the National Institutes of Health and the American Institute for Cancer Research. Serving on numerous scientific advisory boards, Catherine has advised health and wellness companies including Retrofit, Livongo and eMindful. She earned her Master of Science degree in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota and her BA from the University of Michigan.