Packaged Food-Is-Medicine Solutions for Non-Profits
Food is Medicine
Social drivers of health such as where people get food, neighborhood conditions, transportation, education, housing and work are all non-medical factors that have an impact on people’s health every day. Low income and rural areas have higher incidents of both the most common and costly chronic conditions and social drivers of health factors. As trusted stewards, Food Banks, Community-based Organizations and other non-profits are uniquely positioned to recognize the factors impacting their communities, suboptimal health trends, and help deliver solutions.
Food-Is-Medicine initiatives are an impactful way to address the prevention or management of nutrition-driven chronic diseases including obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Umoja’s Food For Health (hyperlink) and Nutrition Security Teams have partnered to develop unique, grant-ready, packaged medically-tailored nutrition programs for food banks and community-based organizations.
Our 12-week Nutrition and Education Empowerment Programs for Heart / Hypertension and Diabetes use a stepped approach combining meals, pantry+fresh grocery kits, and produce with education resources to support longer-term behavioral change.
About our Food-Is-Medicine programs:
Wide range of quality pantry, fresh, and frozen foods and meals
Dietitian-developed menus
Educational pathways and virtual education tools
Surveys, analytics, and reporting
At-home and central distribution site delivery
Rapid program implementation available – programs can be activated in as little as 60-days
We help you design the framework for your program and then our team does the rest
Ready-to-Launch Programs
If you’re interested in launching one of our packaged Heart/Hypertension or Diabetes food-is-medicine programs in your community or want to develop a custom program, contact your Nutrition Security Advisor (link to team map).
Ask about our variety of additional food-is-medicine interventions from our Food For Health division, including Medically-Tailored Meals, Medically-Supportive Groceries (general wellness, not condition specific), Produce Prescriptions, and Grocery Vouchers and can be tailored to address additional conditions including maternal health, weight management / obesity, post-hospital discharge, cancer care, kidney disease, and more.
