Clinical Research Directory

Produce Prescriptions and Veggie Meter Scores for College Food Security

The goal of this pilot intervention study is to learn if providing weekly produce boxes helps college students who struggle to afford healthy food. It will also test if this program is practical to run on a college campus. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does receiving free produce boxes increase students' fruit and vegetable intake? * Does the program improve students' food security and nutrient levels in the skin? Researchers will measure skin carotenoids (a marker of healthy eating) using a non-invasive finger scan called a Veggie Meter to see if the produce boxes improve nutrition biomarkers. Participants will: * Receive one free box of fresh fruits and vegetables plus printed nutrition education materials every week for 8 weeks. * Visit the campus site at the start, week 4 and end of the study \[week 8\] for a finger scan, measure their weight and to complete surveys. * Provide feedback on their experience with the produce boxes and their food access.

Promoting Nutrition Security and Chronic Disease Management Through a Produce Prescription Program

The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility to implement a prescription produce program (PPP) over 12-months within a community-based health and wellness program. The main questions it aims to answer are: a) does participation in the PPP improve participants' nutrition and food security status, health outcomes, diet quality and chronic disease management between baseline and 12 months after participating in the PPP? b) what is the cost-benefit analysis of the PPP implementation?