"The Capital Area Food Bank initiative is an example of Food Is Medicine (FIM), a medical movement endorsed by major health organizations such as the American Heart Association. It draws a direct connection between better nutrition and health for those with diet-related diseases. There are an array of FIM approaches, including medically tailored groceries (MTGs), produce prescription programs (PPPs), and medically tailored meals (MTMs)."
"The Rockefeller Foundation is investing in a large-scale Department of Veterans Affairs FIM pilot program with 2,000 veterans across five states, including Maryland. "Food is medicine, but it's not a pill, it's not an injection," says Noah Cohen-Cline, director of food initiatives at the Rockefeller Foundation. He expects the pilots to help researchers better understand how to design programs that support sustained nutritional behavior change."
William Lawson, a 72-year-old Deanwood resident with multiple chronic conditions including hypertension, joined the Capital Area Food Bank's Medically Tailored Groceries Program and now receives a larger variety of fruits and vegetables. Food Is Medicine (FIM) links improved nutrition to better outcomes for diet-related diseases and includes approaches such as medically tailored groceries, produce prescription programs, and medically tailored meals. The Rockefeller Foundation is funding a Department of Veterans Affairs pilot delivering produce twice monthly to 2,000 veterans across five states to study sustained nutritional behavior change. The Maryland pilot targets rural and homebound veterans and partners with regional farmers.
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