SDOH: Food
Bringing greater rigor and focus to food is medicine programs — which use food to prevent, manage or treat certain medical conditions — has been gaining momentum.
OHSU Doernbecher launched the Nourish program in 2022 to provide parents and caregivers with food during hospital stays.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle offers more than just high-quality care to their cancer patients. The hospital also provides access to Cook For Your Life, a web-based nutrition and recipe resource dedicated to advancing research on diet, cancer prevention and survivorship.
Peanut butter has long been a sought-after item for food pantries, thanks to its long shelf life and nutritional value. Mat-Su Regional Medical Center sees it as a critical tool in the fight against hunger within the community, in which an estimated 20% of residents experience food insecurity.
Food Is Medicine (FIM) programs, which include medically tailored meals, groceries, produce prescriptions, nutrition counseling and more, have gained momentum since the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. Poor nutrition costs the U.S. economy $1.1 trillion and is a leading…
Baptist Health recognizes the financial constraints that many patients face, and, in response, developed the Food Rx Program to provide nonperishable food items to patients who have an immediate need.
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Instacart, the nation’s largest online grocery delivery service, is stepping up its game in health care. The company recently rolled out a slew of initiatives aimed at improving access to nutritious foods and transforming efforts to address food insecurity.