Providing medically tailored groceries and food resource coaching through the charitable food system to patients of a safety-net clinic in Dallas, Texas: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Linking patients living with chronic, diet-related diseases and food insecurity to charitable food assistance, medically tailored groceries (MTGs) and food resource coaching may empower patients to better manage their health in a way that is economically sustainable. This protocol paper describes the implementation of a study evaluating MTGs and food resource coaching in a food pantry setting.

Methods and analysis

A randomised controlled trial whereby patients of a safety-net health centre will be screened for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and study eligibility. Eligible patients will be randomised to receive 4 months of usual pantry services (control), MTGs (intervention 1) or MTGs and food resource coaching (intervention 2) from a colocated foo

SUBMITTER: Albin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749760 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature