07/28/26
A new statewide effort hopes to prove that what’s on your plate can be just as important as what’s in your medicine cabinet.
Delaware leaders unveiled plans Tuesday to build a statewide “Food is Medicine” system, an initiative aimed at treating and preventing chronic disease by connecting patients with fresh, nutritious foods as part of their healthcare.
The announcement came during a meeting of the Delaware Food is Medicine Committee at the Delaware State Fair, where officials outlined how more than $1 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding will be used to launch pilot programs and build a long-term statewide network.
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