The Produce Prescription Program (PRx) is a regional initiative coordinated by the Rural Health Network of South Central New York. Eligible participants are able to access fresh produce from June-mid November and receive nutrition and cooking education support. Participants are referred to the program by our healthcare partners to treat diet-related illnesses including diabetes, pre-diabetes and hypertension.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County supports the PRx program by:
Assisting with enrollment and facilitating participants’ connection to other resources meeting their social needs through the Student Resource Navigator Program; and
Analyzing and evaluating data gleaned from the program to ensure continual adaptation and continuation of such programming to provide healthy food access to help in the treatment and prevention of chronic illness.
For more information about the PRx program visit foodandhealthnetwork.org/prxscny or email Kate Miller-Corcoran, Food As Medicine Coordinator, at kmillercorcoran [at] rhnscny.org (kmillercorcoran[at]rhnscny[dot]org).
National Movement for Prescription Produce
Nutrition incentive programs provide compelling data demonstrating improved health outcomes for participants. Published in academic journals, this data now informs national policy. Funding provisions in the Farm Bill are distributed through the USDA to community based organizations completing this work in both large urban centers and in distributed rural networks.
Some notable resources about prescription produce nationally:
We are very grateful for the generous support of local donors as well as United Way Tompkins County, Rural Health Network South Central New York and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.
Thank you!
Program Partners
Our program is made possible through the dedication and contribution of many individuals at
