The Harris County BUILD Partnerships Food Rx Program

The Harris County BUILD Partnership’s Food Rx Program

What is BUILD? Goal: Foster and expand meaningful partnerships among health systems, community-based organizations, and local health departments to identify and address the complex, upstream problems that influence the overall health of local residents

The Harris County BUILD Partnership Mission: Eliminate the conditions that cause food insecurity in north Pasadena PRODUCTION Establish a sustainable public source of accessible healthy food in North Pasadena DISTRIBUTION Food Rx Develop an expanded local network of innovative healthy food suppliers and distributors in north Pasadena CONSUMPTION Develop a coordinated system of programs to help residents access food and make healthy choices

The Harris County BUILD Partnership 19% of residents in north Pasadena live in food insecure homes, meaning they have limited access to adequate food Population with limited food access, % by tract, FARA 2010:

Food Rx Program Food Rx PROGRAM PARTNERS • Houston Food Bank • Pasadena Community • Pasadena Health Center Ministries (PCM) • 1 Health Care System • 1 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) • 2 school-based clinics • Kruse Clinic • Wave Clinic • 1 bariatric clinic • Memorial Hermann Southeast

Food Rx Program Planning Phase Ineligible Clients

Food Rx Program Training • Tailored trainings based • Food Rx Material Created: • De-identified Participant on process maps: numbers • Clinics – school-based • Bariatric Clinic • FQHC • Pasadena Community Ministries (PCM) – Pantry • Data collection (Evaluation Team) Eligibility Screener Participation Form Program Overview Clinic Food Rx Pantry Food Rx Flier listing the days and times clients can redeem at pantry • Clinic Tracking Sheet • Pantry Tracking Sheet • • •

Food Rx Program 2 1 Client Schedules an Appointment-Client is prescreened for zip code eligibility. Client arrives for appointment –issued eligibility screener. Food Rx Process 6 Client begins to redeem at our Food Rx pantry 5 Once all the documents have been collected. A participant ID and Food Rx is given to the client. 3 If eligible, Client meets with clinic staff to discuss program. 4 If the client decided to participate, they are given information about the program and a form to sign.

Food Rx Program Process Evaluation Food Rx lbs 40% Rx have been issued 63% Rx have been redeemed Contact Information: Marcita Galindez, MPA Program Manager Office of Health Policy The University of MD Anderson Cancer Center msgalindez@mdanderson. org 713. 563. 9517 7, 323 lbs of produce have distributed