A narrative review of clinic–community food provision interventions aimed at improving diabetes outcomes among food-insecure adults: examining the role of nutrition education Get access Arrow

Food provision interventions (eg, produce/food prescriptions, food pharmacies, food voucher programs) that bridge clinic and community settings for improved nutritional health outcomes of at-risk patients have gained momentum. Little is known about the role of nutrition education and potential augmented impact on patient outcomes…

The majority of programs included a nutrition education component; however, there was a high degree of heterogeneity in terms of content, educator, and duration. Patients who participated in programs that included nutrition education had consistent reductions in HbA_1c. These observational trends warrant further exploration to conclusively determine the impact of nutrition education on patient outcomes participating in clinic–community food provision programs.

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