Food Is Medicine
The provision of healthy food to prevent, manage, or treat chronic disease within our health care system by closing the gap between a medical nutrition prescription and the ability of a patient to fill and consume that prescription on a regular basis.
Olya Batievskaya
Ukraine
Fresh Food Farmacy
Offers people fresh and minimally-processed food items at significantly reduced prices or at no cost as a means to manage and prevents diet-responsive conditions; usually located in areas with significant low-income or food-insecure populations targeted for coordinated health care intervention strategies.
Hendi Perkasa
Indonesia
Medically Tailored Meals
Medically tailored meals (MTM) are meals approved by a RDN that reflect appropriate dietary therapy based on evidence-based practice guidelines. Diet/meals are recommended by a RDN based on a nutritional assessment and a referral by a health care provider to address a medical diagnosis, symptoms, allergies, medication management and side effects to ensure the best possible nutrition-related health outcomes.
Hendi Perkasa
Indonesia
Produce RX
The Produce Prescription Program (aka, Produce Rx or PRx) allows medical professionals to prescribe fresh fruit and vegetables to food insecure patients diagnosed with a diet-related chronic illness.
Hendi Perkasa
Indonesia
Teaching Kitchens
A physical or virtual educational space where individuals learn cooking skills, nutrition, and healthy eating habits; aims to empower participants to make informed food choices, enhance culinary proficiency, and promote overall wellness; instruction areas often include culinary instruction, nutrition education, exercise instruction, and behavior change strategies.
Olya Batievskaya
Ukraine