Positioning MI PPR for Successful Medicaid Implementation

To enhance food security and improve health outcomes in Michigan, the Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) will strengthen Produce Prescription (PPR) programs by developing a strategic plan for a technical assistance center building capacity among community...

Capacity Connect Initiative- Food and Nutrition

To address food insecurity and improve health outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will support Medicaid Health Plans in offering nutrition-related services as part of their coverage. By...

Food Farmacy Program in American Indian Communities, MI

To address high rates of nutrition-related chronic diseases and food insecurity in Michigan’s Tribal communities, the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan (ITCM) will expand the Food Farmacy program to seven Tribes, providing culturally appropriate produce...

Improving Engagement in Produce Prescription Programs

The Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program at MSU partners with pediatric clinics, OBGYN clinics, and farmers’ markets to distribute fruit and vegetable prescriptions. This project will address the lack of information regarding utilization and effectiveness of the...

Tech Rx: Increasing produce prescription program efficacy

Produce prescription programs (PPRs) have shown to improve health behaviors and outcomes for low-income individuals at risk for chronic disease. Management of these programs is often labor intensive, requiring staff to oversee a surplus of duties (e.g., client...

Prescription for a Healthy Oakland- Southeast Expansion

This grant was supported under a collaborative funding opportunity led by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. Oakland University will expand its produce prescription program to southeast Oakland County.  Oakland University 2110-149231...

Expand and Restarting Pop-Up Markets

Prior to the Covid pandemic, Micah 6 Community and their produce store, Sprout Fresh Food Store, operated six pop-up markets around the city of Pontiac with the goal of servicing high-risk populations. These markets were located within two senior centers, Community...

Native American Nutrition Prescription Program

The Native American Nutrition Prescription Program is a culturally responsive nutrition prescription program that supports changes in health behaviors and improved nutrition. This program will be tailored to ensure that the foods and intervention methods are...

Food as Medicine for High-Risk Pregnant and Postpartum Women

This project will create a fresh prescription intervention for high-risk pregnant and postpartum women in rural regions of northwest Michigan. The project will gather health outcomes data and screen participants for food insecurity and other high-risk conditions, such...

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