Feasibility Study of a Screening Decision Tool for Allocating Adults into Food Is Medicine Programs as an Effective Approach to Target Clinical and Dietary Outcomes among Rural and Urban Adults

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Examines the feasibility of utilizing a food insecurity screening tool to identify hypertension patients in a Kentucky hospital system needing medically tailored meals (MTM) or grocery prescription (Rx). Provides rural versus urban program comparisons, with data on clinical results as well as qualitative feedback from participants. Discusses the screening tool's effectiveness in identifying nutrition needs in both rural and urban patients.

Alison Gustafson, Carolyn Lauckner, Joshua L. Bush, et al.

Frontiers in Public Health, 14

04/2026

Cardiovascular disease · Evaluation methods and resources · Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kentucky