ArticleAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2022
Promoting Healthy Food Access and Nutrition in Primary Care: A Systematic Scoping Review of Food Prescription Programs.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- A Systematic Review of Electronic Community Resource Referral Systems.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Digital behaviour change interventions to increase vegetable intake in adults: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Social prescribing outcomes: a mapping review of the evidence from 13 countries to identify key common outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Experiences of people with diabetes receiving a voucher for healthy foods: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- A randomized controlled study comparing three food prescription programs for older adults: program design, implementation, and utilization.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Healthy Food Benefit Programs, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, and Food Security.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Implementation of a six-month produce prescription program for a rural Medicaid population increased vegetable consumption and reduced food insecurity in Washington state.Preventive medicine reports · 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
- Designing health care inclusively for people with low incomes: A policy-focused evidence brief.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- A community-informed approach to develop a gardening model for the Bangladeshi community in Brooklyn, NY.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- 1. Improving Care and Promoting Health in Populations: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2026.Diabetes care · 2026Review
- Bridging the gap in pediatric nutrition: a narrative review of nutritional support strategies and their impact on child health inequalities.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- From food deserts to nutritional equity: exposing socioeconomic drivers of hypertension.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Article
- Food insecurity patterns and mental health among youth and young adults with diabetes.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2025Article
- Medically Tailored Grocery Delivery for Food Pantry Clients with Diabetes.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing a pilot produce prescription program in a community health setting in Toronto, Canada.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Pediatric Produce Prescription Program Grounded in Community Connection Improves Fruit Intake in Hawai'i.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Perspective: Food Environment, Climate Change, Inflammation, Diet, and Health.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo conduct a scoping review to synthesize evidence on food prescription programs. DATA SOURCE: A systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was conducted using key words related to setting, interventions, and outcomes. STUDY INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Publications were eligible if they reported food prescription administered by a health care practitioner (HCP) with the explicit aim of improving healthy food access and consumption, food security (FS), or health. DATA EXTRACTION: A data charting form was used to extract relevant details on intervention characteristics, study methodology, and key findings. DATA SYNTHESIS: Study and intervention characteristics were summarized. We undertook a thematic analysis to identify and report on themes. A critical appraisal of study quality was conducted using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT).
resultsA total of 6145 abstracts were screened and 23 manuscripts were included in the review. Food prescriptions may improve fruit and vegetable consumption and reduce food insecurity (FI). Evidence for impacts on diet-related health outcomes is limited and mixed. The overall quality of included studies was weak. Addressing barriers such as stigma, transportation, and poor nutrition literacy may increase utilization of food prescriptions.
conclusionFood prescriptions are a promising health care intervention. There is a need for rigorous studies that incorporate larger sample sizes, control groups, and validated assessments of dietary intake, food security, and health.
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