Making Healthy Food Part of Health Care

In Texas, a produce prescription program helps pregnant women buy healthy food while evaluating how health plans can leverage nutrition as part of care.

For patients managing conditions where nutrition plays a critical role in health outcomes, from diabetes to high-risk pregnancies, healthy food can be as important as any medication or doctor’s appointment. But knowing what to eat isn’t enough when many patients simply can’t afford to buy the foods they need to meet their health care goals…