Feeding the Family: Nutrition Security Intervention to Improve Physical and Mental Health Among Low-resource Families
Food is Medicine for the whole will test an intervention which provides medically tailored meals, or grocery voucher cards, or a combination of these food and nutrition resources to a caregiver and children living in the household. The study will examine how providing healthy tailored food and nutrition services can improve health outcomes, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
• Have at least one child ages 6-17, inclusive, living in the household with the adult at least 50% of the time
• Diagnosis of stage 3 or 4 Hypertension in last 12 months, or diagnosis of T2DM in the last 12 months
• Experiencing food insecurity as indicated by 2-item Hunger Vital Sign
• English speaking
• No plans to move from the area for at least 1 year
• Willing and able to accept text messages
• Free living to the extent that participant has control over dietary intake
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent and participate in all study activities.