Prescriptions for Fruits and Vegetables a Blossoming Program

Michel Nischan, co-founder, Wholesome Wave; chef; sustainable food advocate.

Wholesome Wave: “Produce Prescription Programs Then and Now” webinar; “2020 Impact Report,” “Produce Prescription Programs: U.S. Field Scan.”

Harvard Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation: “Mainstreaming Produce Prescriptions: A Policy Strategy Report,” “New Initiative to Mainstream Produce Rx Programs Promotes Access to Healthy Food for Lower-Income & At-Risk Groups.”

Preventing Chronic Disease: “Effect of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.”

Katie Garfield, clinical instructor, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.

U.S. Department of Agriculture: “Food Security and Nutrition Assistance,” “Local and Regional Foods.”  

Adelante Mujeres: “Produce Rx Evaluation Report.”

National Produce Prescription Collaborative.

Kaely Summers, health equity manager, Adelante Mujeres, Forest Grove, OR.

Pamela Schwartz, executive director of community health, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy, Washington, DC.

CDC: “Only 1 in 10 Adults Get Enough Fruits or Vegetables.”