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ArticleHealthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021

Massachusetts General Hospital Revere Food Pantry: Addressing hunger and health at an academic medical center community clinic.

Jacob B Mirsky, Rachel M Zack, Seth A Berkowitz, Lauren Fiechtner

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Article in Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jacob B MirskyDivision of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. Electronic address: jmirsky@mgh.harvard.edu.
Rachel M ZackThe Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 South Bay Avenue, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Seth A BerkowitzDivision of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA; Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA.
Lauren FiechtnerHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA; The Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 South Bay Avenue, Boston, MA, 02118, USA; Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 860, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 175 Cambridge St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Boston Children's Hospital · USCommunity Food Bank · USHarvard University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Understanding & Overcoming Food Insecurity in Diabetes PatientsK23DK109200 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BERKOWITZ, SETH A · 2016 to 2020
$973k
Creating effective childhood obesity interventions through the study ofpositive outliersK23HD090222 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FIECHTNER, LAUREN GEHLER · 2018 to 2021
$696k
NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD090222NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK109200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food insecurity is defined by limited access to adequate food. As a result, it is associated with chronic disease for millions of Americans. Healthcare systems take responsibility for improving patient health and thus are well positioned to create food security interventions that improve health. Given that dietary recommendations now emphasize plant-based foods (such as vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains), interventions could prioritize distributing plant-based foods that promote health and reduce food insecurity. We developed a plant-based food pantry at the Massachusetts General Hospital Revere Healthcare Center, an academic medical center-affiliated community clinic that serves many patients with food insecurity. We partnered with a local food bank and used a color-coded nutrition ranking system to prioritize healthy foods. What began as a pilot program for patients with food insecurity and chronic disease expanded to serve the entire clinic population in response to rising community level food insecurity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We developed and modified a workflow that provided an average of 384 recipients (i.e., patients and their household members) with food monthly during the 10-month study period. A total of 117,742 pounds of food was distributed. Next steps for the food pantry will include investigating health outcomes, assessing patient satisfaction with plant-based foods, and securing sustainable funding. Our experience can be used to guide other health organizations interested in the intersection of food security and chronic disease management.

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COVID-19Food AssistanceAcademic Medical CentersFood SupplyHealth PromotionHospitals, GeneralHumansHungerPandemicsSARS-CoV-2United StatesFood insecurityFood pantryFood securityHealth disparitiesNutritionSocial determinants of health

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