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Health insurance, SNAP benefits can pay for produce …

WEBMore and more consumers can use their health insurance to buy fresh produce online and have it delivered to their homes, and now those who qualify can …

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Natural Grocers to promote organic produce in 21-day …

WEBBy Jennifer Strailey January 16, 2024. Natural Grocers and its team of nutritional health coaches are kicking off the new year with "21 Days to a Healthier …

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USDA nutrition incentives aim to improve access to …

WEBThe USDA says it is investing more than $52 million to improve dietary health and access to fresh fruits and vegetables for eligible families.

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ShopRite adds health and wellness digital shopping feature

WEBAlmost half of shoppers order at least some of their groceries online, the release says, so ShopRite is continuing to integrate its health and wellness …

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Study finds food as medicine strategy is effective The …

WEBFood as medicine strategies can be effective, a new study says. Programs that provided free, weekly home delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms …

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Produce prescription programs bring benefits, study says

WEBThe study included 3,881 individuals (2,064 adults aged 18 years or older and 1,817 children aged 2-17) with, or at risk for, poor cardiometabolic health recruited …

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How produce prescriptions work at Giant Food The Packer

WEBLeslie Jefferson, a certified nutrition specialist and community health manager at Giant Food, expands what food-as-medicine means for a grocery store by …

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Researchers look at tomato health benefits The Packer

WEBBy The Packer Staff January 18, 2024. Scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and Ohio State University have been working to investigate how tomatoes may …

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Mushrooms offer consumers health benefits The Packer

WEBMushrooms may not be first in the minds of consumers when it comes to superfoods, but marketers say there is a great story to tell. “The health benefits of …

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Instacart, health care provider to study results of better access to

WEBThe Food as Medicine movement just got even more real for the fresh produce industry. Instacart and health care provider Kaiser Permanente are going to …

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Norfolk Healthy Produce bets on the power of the purple GMO …

WEBBy Tom Karst September 9, 2022. The Packer’s Tom Karst visited in August with Nathan Pumplin, president of Norfolk Healthy Produce, about his company’s work on a …

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Dole launches health and wellness programs for 2024 The Packer

WEBBy The Packer Staff January 8, 2024. Dole Food Co. says it has kicked off wellness and health initiatives by extending the company’s partnership with No Kid Hungry. The …

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National Produce Prescription Collaborative’s fly-in promotes food …

WEBThe International Fresh Produce Association participated in the National Produce Prescription Collaborative’s fly-in that coincided with the first comprehensive …

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Hy-Vee launches new campaign to raise mental health awareness

WEBTo raise mental health awareness this May, the West Des Moines, Iowa-based grocer has launched a new campaign and video series focused on sleep, nutrition, …

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California Walnut Board touts benefits during American Heart …

WEBThe California Walnut Board has launched a nationwide communications effort to help draw awareness to cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 cause of death …

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USDA invests $25M to expand healthy incentives in SNAP

WEBThis effort delivers on a commitment made in the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to end hunger and …

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FarmBoxRX seeks to revolutionize health care The Packer

WEBTyrner spoke Jan. 11 at The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo about the aspirations for FarmBoxRX, a new offshoot of FarmBox Direct that has penned a …

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Pazazz Apple and 'America’s Test Kitchen' chef partner for cancer

WEBHoneybear Brands' Pazazz Apple and chef Elle Simone Scott of "America’s Test Kitchen" are encouraging shoppers to check out the American Institute for Cancer …

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