What they do: In May 2022, NYC Health + Hospitals launched the Food for Health research study, which is designed to measure the impact of a home delivery fruit and…
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KU JayDoc Free Clinic Food Pantry: Food as Medicine in Healthcare Spotlight
What they do: The JayDoc Free Clinic is a University of Kansas student-run clinic offering non-emergency urgent and preventive care to uninsured and underinsured individuals in the Greater Kansas City…
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MetroPlusHealth and God’s Love We Deliver Provide Medically Tailored Meals: Food as Medicine in Healthcare Spotlight
What they do: MetroPlusHealth is a New York City health plan that serves more than 675,000 New Yorkers with the goal of guaranteeing affordable, quality healthcare for all. Starting on…
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Cleveland Clinic Akron General Food Pantry: Food as Medicine in Healthcare Spotlight
What they do: The newly opened food pantry at Cleveland Clinic Akron General is providing free food to patients at the Center for Family Medicine who are experiencing food insecurity.…
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Deaver Wellness Farm: Food as Medicine in Healthcare Spotlight
What they do: The Deaver Wellness Farm provides approximately 5,000 pounds of fresh organic produce a year to Main Line Health patients and local residents who struggle with food insecurity.…
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Grow2Heal Community Garden: Food as Medicine in Healthcare Spotlight
What they do: The Grow2Heal Community Garden at Homestead Hospital in South Florida has been growing produce to feed patients, staff, and the community since 2014. The year-round garden grows…
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Preventive Food Pantry: Food as Medicine in Healthcare Spotlight
What they do: The Preventive Food Pantry at Boston Medical Center (BMC) provides free food to patients with special dietary needs who have a “prescription” from their primary care physician.…
