Food as Medicine Research

Group 1 Will: 

• Receive ten medically tailored meals (five lunches, five dinners, milk, and some other snack items) from Community Servings. These meals will be delivered to your home each week for six months.
• Receive six lifestyle change coaching sessions.
• Receive six follow-up calls two weeks after the coaching sessions.
• Complete three study session calls where you will answer questions about food, health, and social circumstances.
• Receive a nurse home visit. The nurse will follow strict COVID-19 safety measures, draw blood, take your blood pressure, and measure your height and weight.
• Be sent a $20 gift card  after three months of participation in the study and after a six-month check-in with a nurse. At month 12, participants will also receive a $50 gift card after the final nurse visit.

Group 2 Will:

• Receive a $40 grocery store gift card to purchase healthy foods once a month for six months.
• Receive six follow-up calls to check-in and review the types of foods purchased with the gift card.
• Complete three study session calls where you answer questions about food, health, and social circumstances.
• Receive a home visit from a nurse following each study session call. The nurse will follow strict COVID-19 safety measures, draw blood, take your blood pressure, and measure your height and weight.
• Be sent a $20 gift card  after three months of participation in the study and after a six-month check-in with a nurse. At month 12, participants will also receive a $50 gift card after the final nurse visit.

Group 1 Will:

• Receive 10 medically tailored meals (5 lunches, 5 dinners, milk and some other snack items) from Community Servings. These meals will be delivered to your home each week for 12 months.
• Receive 20 lifestyle change coaching sessions over the phone with a dietitian.
• Complete four study session calls where you answer questions about food, health, and social circumstances.
• Receive a nurse home visit. Until further notice, the nurse will follow strict COVID-19 safety measures, draw blood, take your blood pressure, and measure your height and weight.
• Be sent a $20 gift card upon enrollment and again after completing check-ins with a nurse at six and twelve months. At month 18, participants will receive a $50 gift card after completing a final check-in with a nurse. 
• Continue to receive meals from Community Servings once the study is over by submitting the recertification paperwork.

Group 2 Will:

• Receive 10 medically tailored meals (5 lunches, 5 dinners, milk, and some other snack items) from Community Servings. These meals will be delivered to your home each week for 12 months.
• Receive a phone check-in call with a dietitian at 6 and 12 months from the start of the study.
• Complete four study session calls where you answer questions about food, health and social circumstances.
• Receive a nurse home visit. Until further notice, the nurse will follow strict COVID-19 safety measures, draw blood, take your blood pressure, and measure your height and weight.
• Be sent a $20 gift card upon enrollment and again after completing check-ins with a nurse at six and twelve months. At month 18, participants will receive a $50 gift card after completing a final check-in with a nurse. 
• Continue to receive meals from Community Servings once the study is over by submitting the recertification paperwork.