ArticleThe Permanente journal2019
"Prevention Produce": Integrating Medical Student Mentorship into a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program for At-Risk Patients.
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- Examining Food Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Outcomes of Produce Prescription (PPR) Programs: A Systematic Review.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Local Food System Approaches to Address Food and Nutrition Security among Low-Income Populations: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Literature Review of Nutrition Interventions Implemented to Address Food Insecurity as a Social Determinant of Health.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of food prescription programs on chronic disease management in primarily low-income populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition and health · 2022Pooled it
- Healthy Food Prescription Programs and their Impact on Dietary Behavior and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- "I don't have to choose between everything": Self-reported fruit and vegetable affordability, purchasing shifts, and healthcare utilization among produce prescription program participants in North Carolina.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Nutrition and Culinary Education in Food Is Medicine Interventions: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Produce Prescription Program Enrollment and Benefit Use among Patients with Diabetes and at Risk for Food Insecurity.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Observational
- Impact of a multicomponent food-as-medicine intervention on behavioral and mental health outcomes for patients with and without food insecurity.Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Qualitative Analysis of a Home-Delivered Produce Prescription Intervention to Improve Food and Nutrition Security.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Addressing cost barriers to healthy eating with Eat Well, a prescription produce subsidy, for patients with diabetes and at risk for food insecurity: Study protocol for a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation pragmatic randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Pediatric produce prescription initiatives in the U.S.: a scoping review.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- Exploring the prospective acceptability of a healthy food incentive program from the perspective of people with type 2 diabetes and experiences of household food insecurity in Alberta, Canada.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Clients' experiences and satisfaction with produce prescription programs in California: a qualitative evaluation to inform person-centered and respectful program models.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Caregiver-reported barriers to engagement in a paediatric fresh fruit and vegetable prescription programme.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Article
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- Produce prescription projects: Challenges, solutions, and emerging best practices - Perspectives from health care providers.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Attendance at a Free Health Center Produce Market.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Reply to A Coskun and B Oz.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
- Promoting Healthy Food Access and Nutrition in Primary Care: A Systematic Scoping Review of Food Prescription Programs.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionFruit and vegetable prescription (FVRx) programs provide increased access to produce to food-insecure, at-risk populations, yet many lack the educational and social components to support long-term disease prevention.
objectivesTo address these barriers, students at Penn State College of Medicine designed "Prevention Produce"-a modified FVRx program that integrated a community-based, month-long educational curriculum-and undertook preliminary evaluation.
methodsNine families deemed by clinicians as at risk of chronic disease and food insecurity received weekly $40 "prescriptions" for produce at partnering farmers markets. Participants were paired with medical student mentors who delivered weekly nutrition education modules and assisted in produce shopping. Preprogram and postprogram surveys were administered, categorizing perceptions and practices of healthy eating. All participants were interviewed by phone 3 years later to assess long-term impact. Medical students provided written reflections via online survey.
resultsPostprogram fruit and vegetable consumption increased, and more patients expressed efforts to include produce in every meal. More participants strongly agreed that fruits and vegetables prevented chronic diseases. In reflective interviews, participants praised the program's ease of use, mentor-patient relationship, and increased access to produce. Student mentors expressed gratitude for one-on-one interaction and felt empowered to learn and deliver nutrition education.
conclusionIntegration of an FVRx program with education, mentorship, and community-based focus may increase produce consumption and improve opinions about healthy eating. This program serves as a model for integrating preventive strategies within larger health care systems. Additionally, the model can facilitate early clinical interventions that may benefit medical trainees' professional development.
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