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Connolly
Univeristy
of
Michigan
School
of
Public
Health
Nutri:onal
Sciences
Abstract
Area Demographics
This
summer
I
had
the
privilege
of
working
with
Prescrip9on
for
Health,
a
program
based
out
of
Washtenaw
County
Public
Health.
Prescrip9on
for
Health
works
with
local
clinics
out
of
Milan,
Ypsilan9
and
Chelsea
to
provide
pa9ents
who
are
at
high
risk
for
chronic
disease
and
food
insecurity
a
prescrip9on
for
fresh
food
at
the
farmers
market.
In
partnership
with
the
clinics,
Washtenaw
County
Public
Health,
St.
Joseph
Mercy
Health
System,
and
local
farmers
markets
pa9ents
receive
access
to
not
only
fresh
food
at
the
farmers
market,
but
nutri9on
and
health
resources
provided
by
community
health
workers.
My
goals
for
this
internship
were
to
learn
the
most
eec9ve
ways
to
communicate
nutri9on
to
a
diverse
popula9on
and
discover
if
the
resources
provided
created
las9ng
eects
on
its
par9cipants.
Through
the
numerous
enrollment
sessions
for
par9cipants
of
the
program
I
furthered
developed
my
leadership
and
educa9on
skills
by
teaching
the
basics
of
nutri9on
and
explaining
to
pa9ents
how
to
eec9vely
take
advantage
of
program
resources.
In
addi9on
I
developed
a
series
of
educa9onal
events
at
the
farmers
market
that
challenged
me
to
create
lesson
plans
that
were
applicable
a
wide
variety
of
life
stages
and
educa9on
backgrounds.
These
events
taught
me
how
to
priori9ze
certain
nutri9on
informa9on
to
an
underserved
community
that
lacks
many
nutri9on
resources.
In
addi9on
to
the
heavy
community
aspect
to
this
program
it
also
serves
to
evaluate
the
health
benets
of
people
having
access
to
fresh
healthy
foods
and
nutri9on
educa9on,
further
developing
county
public
health
ini9a9ves.
This
required
me
to
learn
more
about
how
to
input
and
analyze
per9nent
data
into
SPSS.
Through
Prescrip9on
for
Health
I
learned
how
to
create
successful
and
las9ng
rela9onships
in
the
community
that
allowed
us
to
provide
needed
health
resources
that
lead
to
posi9ve
health
outcomes.
Introduc.on
Prescrip9on
for
Health
is
a
program
that
partners
with
local
clinics
to
link
pa9ents
that
are
at
high
risk
for
chronic
disease
and
food
insecurity
with
fresh
food
at
the
farmers
market.
Each
par9cipant
receives
ten
tokens
valuing
at
$1
each
for
every
market
visit,
the
par9cipants
are
able
to
redeem
tokens
a
total
of
ten
9mes,
valuing
the
prescrip9on
at
$100.
When
the
par9cipants
visit
the
market
they
are
prompted
to
set
a
weekly
health
goal
and
discuss
their
progress
in
the
program
with
a
community
health
worker.
This
structure
fosters
rela9onships
among
the
program
partners
and
the
par9cipants
to
work
together
towards
bePer
health
and
invigorate
the
local
food
economy.
Program Success
Learning
Goals
1. Develop
ecient
and
relatable
ways
to
communicate
nutri9on
to
a
diverse
popula9on
2. Input
and
analyze
data
to
survey
public
health
programs
3. Establish
meaningful
rela9onships
with
pa9ents
and
program
partners
4. BePer
understand
how
the
assess
the
needs
of
a
community
Learning Outcomes
Future
Direc.ons
Con9nue
to
work
with
underserved
pa9ent
popula9ons
and
food
insecure
communi9es
Further
research
and
establish
community
resources
that
empower
people
to
gain
vital
nutri9on
skills
like
cooking
and
food
preserva9on
Seek
to
work
closely
with
local
food
systems
to
provide
safe,
nutrient
rich
produce
to
communi9es
Create
relatable
and
easy
to
understand
nutri9on
educa9on
resources
Further
improve
my
knowledge
and
skills
related
to
data
collec9on
and
analysis
Acknowledgements
Ariane
Riester
RD,
MPH
Charles
Wilson
MPH
Suzanne
Cole
PhD