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Creating a Path to Better Nutrition
Increasing Access to Nourishing Foods: Food Service Guidelines
Every day, millions of Americans rely on the charitable food system, the emergency food system, or their place of work for their meals. Our goal through REACH is to collaborate with partners to educate people on healthier food choices and increase their access to nourishing and culturally appropriate foods in these crucial locations. We'll achieve this through a variety of strategies including conducting surveys, providing free food service guidelines technical assistance and trainings to interested organizations, and enhancing policy, system, and/or environmental changes.
See some of our resources below:
Coming soon- Nutrition Landscape
Coming soon- Community Nutrition Survey Results
A Recipe for Wellness: Fruit & Vegetable Voucher Incentives & Produce Prescription Programs
In addition to advancing food service guidelines, our work includes starting and/or expanding fruit and vegetable voucher incentive and produce prescription programs in our communities. These programs aim to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables in two ways:
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By allowing doctors, nurse practitioners, dentists, health educators, etc to write prescriptions for produce that can be redeemed at local farmers markets, grocery stores, and food pantries.
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Through expanding the number of food retail outlets who accept fruit and vegetable coupons or cash incentives at the time of purchase.
By taking these steps, we aim to create a healthier food environment that benefits everyone in the community.
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