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FOOD IS MEDICINE
FOOD INSECURITY SCREENINGS
The Hunger and Health Coalition has works endlessly to prevent and manage chronic illnesses within our community. For us, that starts the second you step into your doctor's office.
ALL medical offices within the UNC Health Appalachia Healthcare System screens patients for food insecurity.
Should someone identify as being food-insecure through a series of questions, practitioners prescribe their patient Hunger and Health Coalition's programs - treating food insecurity as a medical condition.
FOOD IS MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION
These prescription pads allow for staff at the Hunger and Health Coalition to build tailored food boxes for clients based on their risk factors or any ailments they may be facing. Diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity can all be fought against with a proper diet. Our nutrition team is trained to provide our clients with the healthiest possible choices.
"...this investment we've made, is really an investment in the future."
Chuck Mantooth, President and CEO of UNC Health Appalachian
NUTRITION THERAPY
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Just like the medication available in our pharmacy, our Food is Medicine program uses healthy foods to help prevent and manage chronic illnesses like Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Hypertension.
We do this by providing medically tailored food boxes catered to your specific nutrition needs.
Shelf-stable food items tailored to meet the nutrition needs of those with diet-linked diseases. Boxes are made to be high in fiber, and low in sodium and added sugars. Boxes are modified for conditions or needs from Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension to Chron's disease and cancers.