Comparing Patient and Provider Perspectives on a Rural, Multilevel, Community-Engaged Food Is Medicine Intervention

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Compares perspectives of 25 low-income patients with chronic disease risk and 19 healthcare providers in the rural Mississippi Delta on potential impacts of a food is medicine (FIM) program. Discusses themes regarding health status improvement, improvements to food insecurity, diet-related disease management and healthcare delivery, implementation barriers, and program adherence.

Danielle M. Krobath, Vanessa Nicholson-Robinson, Yarisbel Melo Herrera, et al.

Health Affairs Scholar, 4(5)

05/2026

Access · Delta Region · Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Health disparities · Poverty · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Mississippi