Presbyterian Healthcare Services - Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating addresses the cost and accessibility of produce for low-income households, uses food and nutrition as a provider resource to prevent and treat chronic disease and supports the local food system through partnerships with growers. Strategies include: supporting community gardens, mobile farmersâ€™ markets, cooking education, prescribing fruits and vegetables for families with overweight children through a FreshRx program and sponsoring a program that provides coupons to purchase produce at local farmersâ€™ markets.

What is it?

Healthy Eating addresses the cost and accessibility of produce for low-income households, uses food and nutrition as a provider resource to prevent and treat chronic disease and supports the local food system through partnerships with growers. Strategies include: supporting community gardens, mobile farmers’ markets, cooking education, prescribing fruits and vegetables for families with overweight children through a FreshRx program and sponsoring a program that provides coupons to purchase produce at local farmers’ markets.

Who is it for?

Families in the South Valley in Bernalillo County.

Why do they do it?

New Mexico has one of the highest childhood hunger rates in the nation, and nearly 60 percent of adults in the state are overweight. The South Valley has the highest rates of mortality from diabetes and childhood obesity in the county.

Impact

Thousands of families have participated in cooking education, community gardens, Fresh Rx and the mobile market.

Contact: Leigh Caswell
Community Health Manager
Telephone: 505-227-6317
Email: lcaswell@phs.org

Community Partnerships

Disease Management

Community Connections