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A Food As Medicine Approach to Address Food Insecurity in Rural North Carolina
Sponsor: North Carolina State University
Summary
Increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, and reducing saturated fat, salt, and added sugar are central lifestyle recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to prevent chronic disease. Yet, while diet is modifiable, numerous barriers exist for lower-resourced families to engage in healthy dietary behaviors. In particular, rural families face structural and systemic disparities, such as inadequate access to affordable healthy food. Thus, this project. Thus, this study, PhytoRx Families, an innovative produce prescription (Prx) program, addresses health disparities in rural North Carolina (NC). This project will pilot test and explore the impact of PhytoRx Families (PhtyoRxF) on nutrition-related, health-related, and healthcare utilization outcomes.
Official title: PhytoRx Families: A Pilot Test Study to Address Food Security and Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Rural North Carolina
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 64 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2025-04-18
Completion Date
2026-05-31
Last Updated
2025-10-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
PhytoRx Families: A Pilot Test to Address Food Security in Rural North Carolina
This project will pilot test and explore the impact of PhytoRx Families (PhtyoRxF) on nutrition-related, health-related, and healthcare utilization outcomes among n=30 adults and school-aged children (adult-child dyads; children 8-14 year olds, 2nd-9th grade).
Locations (1)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States