Community-Engaged Codesign and Piloting of the FOOD4MOMS Produce Prescription Program for Pregnant Latina Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is key for maternal-child food and nutrition security. In the United States, fruit and vegetable consumption is lower among low-income families. Produce prescription programs (PRx) provide monetary benefits to low-income individuals to buy fresh produce or directly provide the produce itself to improve their food and nutrition security.

Objective

To codesign the FOOD4MOMS PRx (F4M) program for low-income Hispanic pregnant mothers and to test its feasibility through a pilot study using the Program Impact Pathway framework.

Methods

The participants for the codesign phase and the feasibility phase were recruited from the Hispanic Health Council Maternal Health Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Wom

SUBMITTER: Segura-Perez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11938078 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature