Get a ‘prescription’ for produce at Garnet Health

5/21/2024 –

Middletown. The healthcare company, along with Cornell Cooperative Extension, recently launched the FreshRx Produce Prescription Program.

Garnet Health, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County, is launching the FreshRx Produce Prescription Program, offered to qualified community members in Orange and Sullivan counties. The program is designed to increase produce consumption and educate community members on how to make impactful lifestyle changes that will lead to improved health.

In Orange County, 9.8% of residents live with food insecurity while 29% of county adults are obese and 30% of adults ages 20 and older self-reported no time for physical activity.

Eligible recipients will receive a $20 food voucher redeemable for fresh fruits and vegetables from various local participating farmers markets…

Read the full article at Pike County Courier

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