Nutrition & Food Systems
Bronx Health REACH’s initiatives to increase access to healthy food include our Healthy Pantry Initiative, Health Bucks program, Food as Medicine Produce Prescription Program, Breastfeeding Initiative, Healthy Bodegas, and promoting healthy nutrition policies and practices at Early Care and Education providers through our Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program.
Food Service Guidelines
Since 2018, Bronx Health REACH has been promoting food service guidelines to increase access to fresh, healthy, and local food options at meal serving sites and food pantries.
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This program provides eligible Institute patients with low-cost fresh produce to increase accessibility to healthy, nutritious food.
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Working to increase continuity of care/community support for breastfeeding
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Working with local bodegas to purchase and sell healthy grab-and-go foods at affordable prices.
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Bronx Health REACH provides training, technical assistance, toolkits and other resources to help K-12 schools develop wellness councils, sustainable wellness programming, and wellness policies.
Learn moreHealth Bucks
Health Bucks are $2 coupons shoppers use to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at New York City farmers’ markets.
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