The Effectiveness of Recipe4Health: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Food as Medicine is increasingly recognized as an important strategy for addressing the related challenges of food insecurity and nutrition-related chronic conditions. Food as Medicine refers to integration of food-based nutrition interventions into healthcare to prevent and treat disease. However, there is limited evidence to understand the effectiveness of Food as Medicine.

Methods

Recipe4Health (R4H), a comprehensive Food as Medicine program, was implemented in 4 Federally Qualified Health Centers in California for patients with food insecurity and/or nutrition-related chronic conditions. Patients were referred by a healthcare provider to a "Food Farmacy" (16 weekly produce home deliveries) alone or in combination with a "Behavioral Pharmacy" (16 weekly group

SUBMITTER: Rosas LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957382 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature