Publications by authors named "Sara Berney"
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluated a produce prescription program over six months, focusing on its effects on food security and health outcomes for participants primarily from Georgia.
- The program included nutrition education and weekly subsidies for fresh produce and had strong participation from low-income individuals, mostly Black, with high levels of food insecurity.
- Results showed significant improvements in food security and reductions in diastolic blood pressure, suggesting that similar programs could benefit underserved communities significantly.
Background: Some American households experience food insecurity, where access to adequate food is limited by lack of money and other resources. As such, we implemented a free 6-month Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program within a large urban safety-net hospital.
Methods: 32 participants completed a baseline and postintervention qualitative evaluation about food-related behaviour 6 months after study completion.
Objectives: Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are a new model of health-care delivery that aim to improve care through increased provider collaboration and financial rewards for meeting cost and quality targets for a defined patient population. In this study, we examined a state policy change that effectively moved some children with disabilities into a Medicaid-serving pediatric ACO on dental service use. We hypothesize that ACOs' emphasis on prevention, care coordination, and reduction in emergency department use will extend to dental services.
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