Developing and testing a produce prescription implementation blueprint to improve food security in a clinical setting: a pilot study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food insecurity is common in the United States, especially in Rhode Island, where it affects up to 33% of residents. Food insecurity is associated with adverse health outcomes and disproportionally affects people from minoritized backgrounds. Produce prescription programs, in which healthcare providers write "prescriptions" for free or reduced cost vegetables, have been used to address food insecurity and diet-related chronic disease. Although there is growing evidence for the effectiveness of produce prescription programs in improving food security and diet quality, there have been few efforts to use implementation science methods to improve the adoption of these programs.

Methods

This two-phase pilot study will examine determinants and preliminary implementation

SUBMITTER: Frank HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10960480 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature