Promoting Health Equity through Produce Prescription Programs

Overview

With the rising prevalence of chronic disease, it is more important than ever to ensure that public health professionals, health care providers, and community-based organizations understand how to address the social drivers that may be negatively impacting their patients’ health. “Food is medicine” interventions help build on New York State’s core mission of promoting health equity by addressing these social drivers of health. We know that the quality of food and nutrition impacts the overall health and well-being of individuals, but without access to affordable, high quality, and nutritious foods, the prevention, management, and treatment of many chronic diseases remain challenging. Interventions under the food is medicine umbrella aim to directly tackle food and nutrition insecurity and are essential for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. This webinar will provide a general overview of food is medicine, with a specific emphasis on produce prescription programs. Trainees will learn the evidence behind produce prescription programs and the tools and resources available to help implement these strategies in order to benefit the health and well-being of all individuals living in New York State.

Webinar

UAlbany Video

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Speakers

Ishani Choksi, MD
Fellow in Applied Public Health, University at Albany
Bureau of Community Chronic Disease Prevention, NYSDOH

Maggie Moore, MPH
Field and Fork Network

Shelby DePew
SNAP-Ed Lead Nutritionist
Northern Finger Lakes Region

Learning Outcome and Objectives

As a result of participation in this activity, the learner will have increased and enhanced their knowledge and competence on evidence-based Food as Medicine nutrition interventions (or programs) such as produce prescription programs to improve health outcomes

By the end of the activity, learners will be able to:

Relate the ways nutrition-focused interventions included in the food is medicine framework, specifically produce prescription programs, address social drivers of health.
Identify key partners in successful produce prescription programs.
Contrast different produce prescription program models.
Describe the evidence for the effectiveness of produce prescription programs in addressing food and nutrition insecurity.
Identify ways to expand and improve produce prescription programs in the community.

Activity Materials

Slide Handouts

Evaluation, Post-Test and Certificate

Evaluation and Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education Credits

To Obtain Continuing Education Credits

Each participant interested in CE credits must watch the activity, complete an evaluation and post-test, which is available above under "Evaluation, Post-test for CE Credits". A score of 80% and above on the post-test will generate a certificate indicating the requested credits.

Criteria for Successful Completion:
Learners must attend 100% of this activity to be awarded full continuing education credits /contact hours.

Disclosure Statements

None of the planners, moderator, and presenters have any financial arrangements or affiliations with any ineligible companies whose products, research or services may be discussed in this activity.

No commercial funding has been accepted for this activity.

Continuing Medical Education Credits

The College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Medical Education Credits are offered until December 31, 2026.

Continuing Nurse Education Contact Hours

The College of Integrated Health Sciences is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This offering is approved for 2.0 nursing contact hour(s).

Nursing Contact Hours are offered until March 31, 2028.

Certified Health Education Specialist Contact Hours

Sponsored by the College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.0. Provider ID# 99086.

Continuing Education Contact Hours are offered until March 24, 2029.

Certified in Public Health

This event is sponsored by the College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, an approved provider of CPH Renewal Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.

This offering is approved for 2.0 Certified in Public Health Renewal Credits.

CPH Renewal Credits are offered until March 24, 2029.

Social Work

University at Albany, College of Integrated Health Sciences, Continuing Education Program is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board of Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers. #SW-0011

This offering is approved for 2 social work self-study continuing education hour.

Social Work continuing education hours are offered until December 31, 2026.