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National Produce Prescription Collaborative

WebA Produce Prescription (PRx) Program is a medical treatment or preventative service for eligible patients due to diet-related health risks or conditions, food insecurity, or other …

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Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get …

Web2/28/2024 – WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter have diabetes. There’s early evidence suggesting …

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Revolutionizing Health: The Surge of Produce Prescriptions in the …

Web2/19/2024 – A future where doctors prescribe fresh produce is becoming a reality. The National Produce Prescription Collaborative is transforming public health by integrating …

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Congressional Leaders Request Details on Produce Prescriptions at …

Web4/15/2024 – Today, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (IL) and Representative Chellie Pingree (ME-01) sent a letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough …

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What growers and shippers need to know about produce …

Web1/19/2024 – The headline is eye-catching: “Prescription for fruits, vegetables linked to better heart health, food security” regarding a study in August in the Circulation: …

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YOUR HEALTH: Prescription for better health: Fruit & veggies

Web2/29/2024 – ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – According to the CDC, only about 12 percent of American adults eat the daily recommended amount of fruit. And only 10 …

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The Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program FVRx

Web2/22/2024 – MONROE CO., N.Y. — During the past 7 years the FVRx Program has been awarded different grants to sustain its efforts on addressing food insecurity and nutrition …

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DC Greens Produce Rx: Produce Prescription Program Spotlight

WebThe DC Greens Produce Rx Program allows participating healthcare providers in Washington, DC, to prescribe fresh fruits and vegetables to patients with diet-related …

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NPPC Federal Policy Workgroup released recommendations to …

WebThe National Produce Prescription Collaborative (NPPC) was founded in 2019 to bring together stakeholders around a shared goal to establish Produce Prescription (PRx) as a …

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More Grocers Embrace Food-as-Medicine Programs

Web2/15/2024 – New FMI report shows that food companies are leaning in on health-and-wellness strategies. Brands and grocers may be spending a lot of time thinking about …

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Instacart Health: Our First Year of Impact

Web10/19/2023 – We launched Instacart Health a year ago. The concept of food as medicine has been around much longer, but over the course of the last year, there’s been a …

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Implementation and Impact of Perinatal Food is Medicine …

Web2/12/2024 – Abstract Background Improving social determinants of health, such as access to nutritious food, is crucial for achieving health equity. Nutrition insecurity, especially …

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Nutrition Supports in Medicaid: Bridging the Gap Between Federal

WebImagine choosing between paying your rent or buying groceries. For many low-income populations, this is a challenge they face regularly. Food insecurity is a public health …

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Improving nutritional security for pregnant people in Kansas

Web2/26/2024 – Nutrition has a significant impact on health outcomes for individuals who are pregnant and their infants. Research shows that during pregnancy, diets that lack key …

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