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Oklahoma hospitals deliver more than 1 million pounds of food to patients
Since 2020, the Oklahoma Hospital Association has worked with health care systems across the state in partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to provide patients and families with fresh produce, pantry staples and ready-to-eat meals.
Advocate Condell's pantry program Is nourishing communities and connections
In Libertyville, Illinois, Advocate Condell Medical Center is tackling food insecurity through their innovative Rx Mobile Food Pantry Program, delivering fresh, nutritious food directly to neighborhoods in need.
Baptist Health’s Food Rx Program
Baptist Health recognizes the financial constraints that many patients face, and, in response, developed the Food Rx Program to provide nonperishable food items to patients who have an immediate need.
Food as medicine: Tampa General launches new meal program with chef Geoffrey Zakarian
Tampa General Hospital is embracing the importance of food by partnering with celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who has developed seasonal menus featuring local produce whenever possible.
Turning corner stores into health hubs
Angela Shuman, a community health nurse with Penn State Health, plays a vital role in supporting residents of Reading, Pa., through monthly health check-ins at New Heightz Grocery Store. Her warm, personal approach — like hugging regulars and offering gentle reminders about medication — has built deep trust within the community.
Alaska hospital kitchen staff get lesson in traditional cooking: seal processing
In a hands-on workshop at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Tlingit seal hunter Tim Ackerman demonstrates the traditional method of butchering a harbor seal to a group of chefs, nutritionists and cultural practitioners.
Children’s hospital launches housing program to help disabled youth gain independence
In Bethany, Okla., a new initiative is reshaping the future for disabled youth transitioning into adulthood.
Saint Peter's University Hospital uses Lightbeam AI to identify at-risk patients, reduce ED visits
Lightbeam Health Solutions and Saint Peter's University Hospital, a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., have achieved a 7.1% reduction in emergency department visits among high-risk patients. The decrease was driven by Lightbeam’s AI-enabled program that predicts which patients are at risk of avoidable ED visits within 90 days.
South Dakota clinics and hospitals offer pantries to help feed community
What do you do when people in your community are food insecure, but they don’t qualify for federal food assistance programs? Make food available to them in places they can easily access — like clinics and hospitals.
Avera Health is collaborating with Feeding South Dakota, Avera Research Institute and Avera’s Community Partnership in a pilot program to offer clinic-based food pantries, known as Wellness Pantries, to patients in Sioux Falls and Parkston, S.D.
Community Health and Environment Stories
Collecting stories about innovative approaches and practices being used to address the environment as a driver of population health outcomes.