Food and Health Care - Season Finale

05/04/21 • 25 min

We're wrapping up our series on food and health care with a conversation with Georgia Maheras of Bi-State Primary Care Association.
If you'd like to browse all the episodes in this series, we've linked them below in order. This season the episodes built on each other more than in our previous series, so we recommend taking it from the top and working your way through:

As mentioned on this episode, Bi-State Primary Care Association recently received a grant to continue work on food in health. Keep an eye on the site VTFoodInHealth.Net for more details.
This season was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $99,960 with 0 percentage financed with non governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. (The podcast was a very small percent of the award).

Previous Episode

Food Prescription Program

In our final example of a food in health care project, we welcome guests Chelsey Canavan and Natalie Romano from Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Jennifer Fontaine from the Upper Valley Haven to discuss a new Food Prescription pilot.
You may have also heard of Produce Prescriptions, which are a way for health care practices to help patients increase their fruit and vegetable consumption. Produce Prescriptions have a variety of sources for support, including from the USDA, and you can read examples of different forms these programs take here. This Food Prescription project includes plenty of produce, but provides a more full diet with whole grains, dairy, and lean protein as well.
One thing mentioned in this episode is waivers and forms that allow organizations to share patient information. The Harvard Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation published a guide in 2020 on navigating HIPAA in food and health care partnerships.
Also, here is the article on which I based my comment that we don't produce enough fruits and vegetables to meet basic dietary recommendations.
This episode covered a lot of territory and pulled together many themes from the season. Join us next episode for the season finale.

Next Episode

Season Four. . . Coming Soon

The Policy in Plainer English podcast is returning this fall! And it's going deeper on the food access and health care topic. Want to catch up ahead of the next season? Here are some concepts from Season Three that will be important:

And you can find many more resources (in written format) at the site VTFoodInHealth.net.