The food pharmacy: Theory, implementation, and opportunities.

Autor: Donohue JA; Wild Rose Research, Portland, OR, United States., Severson T; Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States., Martin LP; Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of preventive cardiology [Am J Prev Cardiol] 2021 Jan 06; Vol. 5, pp. 100145. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 06 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100145
Abstrakt: The food pharmacy is an emerging program model designed to increase the access to and consumption of healthful foods, particularly fruits and vegetables. Existing research on the efficacy of the food pharmacy model shows that these programs have been effective in improving patient understanding of nutrition and removing barriers to healthy eating, and in turn may have a significant impact on diet-related health outcomes. However, efforts to date aiming to evaluate program effectiveness have been small and lack rigorous research methods. More research is needed to adequately assess the longitudinal effects of food pharmacy programs on healthful food intake and diet-related health outcomes. In this review, we outline the strengths and limitations of previous programs and explore possible options to improve the scalability and sustainability of food pharmacy programs.
Competing Interests: Juliana A. Donohue is an employee of Wild Rose Research. The other authors have no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures to report.
(© 2021 The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE