Section outline
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Across the country, and here in California, health care providers and payers are beginning to refer patients to food interventions, and sometimes even pay for them. Ceres Community Project is on the forefront of this movement and has developed an integrated community based model that fosters healthy connections to food. And as the only 100% organic medically tailored meal provider, they are advocating for food quality standards in the food as medicine movement.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe a community based model that is strengthening community health through an organic medically tailored meal model.
2. Understand the state of the field regarding integration of food as a covered medical benefit.
3. Outline the benefits of organically grown food for patients, communities and the environment. -
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Environmental Nutrition Evaluation Quiz
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