Guidance and tools for food banks to partner with health care organizations to address food insecurity and improve health outcomes.

A produce prescription program leads to improvements in blood pressure and A1c levels and reductions in food insecurity for people with or at risk of type 2 diabetes.

Produce prescription programs improved food and vegetable intake, food security, and health status among low-income adults.

Analysis of a produce prescription and nutrition counseling program show promising results and key implementation insights.

Systematic review shows produce prescription programs improve food security, reduce blood glucose levels among patients with diabetes, and have mixed evidence for other health outcomes.

This field scan of the Produce Prescription field highlights current trends and key opportunities for future growth.

A produce prescription program measured benefit redemption and activity trends among a diverse group of Medicaid recipients in Massachusetts.

Medically tailored meals significantly reduced admissions to hospitals and nursing homes for people with complex health and social needs.

Insights from experts, recent research, and state case studies offer actionable recommendations for advancing medically tailored meal initiatives to improve outcomes and reduce costs.

Evaluation of a diabetes-focused medically tailored meals pilot demonstrates improved health outcomes and provides examples of key implementation tools.

Recommendations for policymakers, health plans, and providers on implementing medically tailored meals programs.

A community health worker-led program for formerly homelessness individuals living in permanent supportive housing increased food security and social connectedness.

Discharge to medical respite care leads to lower hospital readmission rates among individuals who are frequently admitted to the hospital.

A review of existing literature finds that medical respite care reduces hospital and emergency department visits, increased use of outpatient care, and leads to overall cost savings.

Interdisciplinary care teams, telehealth, and flexible payment models are included as key recommendations to increase access to home-based primary care in rural communities.

A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.

A primary care-based integrated care team supports patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in reducing A1c levels.

Addressing care coordination and medication-related needs within a mobile integrated health care-community paramedicine program leads to a reduction in hospital readmissions.

The reanalysis of a randomized control trial evaluating the effectiveness of a care management program finds increased linkages to ambulatory care.

This tool can support health care and community-based organizations in building sustainable cross-sector partnerships.