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Providing food assistance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A case study of a free produce market at a health care center
E. Adams, M. Babbin, J.V. Rodriguez Bronico, J. Granick, R. Weil, E. Mitchell, C. Carney, L. Fiechtner, W. Mulugeta, R. Zack
J Health Care Poor Underserved
J Health Care Poor Underserved
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened economic precarity and nearly doubled food insecurity in the United States. We describe how a free produce market at a Massachusetts health center adapted to exponentially increase its reach and offerings while continuing to safely distribute food to a low-income community during the pandemic.
Adams E, Babbin M, Rodriguez Bronico JV, et al. Providing food assistance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A case study of a free produce market at a health care center. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(4):2258-2266. doi:10.1353/HPU.2021.0198 PMID: 34803075