Barriers and facilitators to implementing Food is Medicine programs: Evidence from 21 food bank-healthcare partnerships.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food is Medicine (FIM) programs identify people experiencing food insecurity and diet-related chronic disease and connect them with nutritious foods. Food banks and healthcare partners are well positioned to deliver FIM programs; however, there is limited knowledge about factors that influence FIM program implementation in this context.

Purpose

The goal of this study was to understand barriers and facilitators to FIM program implementation within food bank-healthcare partnerships in diverse US settings.

Methods

A phenomenological study using semi-structured interviews was conducted with 21 programmatically and contextually diverse Food as Medicine 3.0 (FAM3) grantees, including food bank leads and some healthcare partners. The Consolidated Framework for Imp

SUBMITTER: Houghtaling B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12169342 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature