Rather than imposing a limiting definition, S2G proposes that “Food as Health” encompasses all solutions that leverage food or food-derived products to prevent, manage, treat, or improve either population or individual health outcomes.
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Lauren Driscoll is building a healthier future: one meal, one family, and one community at a time.
Access to nutritious food is essential for good health, but for many Wake County residents living with chronic illnesses, fresh produce and protein are often out of reach. Nourishing Wake, a new program launched by Wake County in partnership with NourishedRx, is changing that by providing free, twice-monthly deliveries of fresh, locally sourced food to more than 1,000 vulnerable households.
The innovative food-as-medicine platform will help support eligible North Carolinians with serious mental health needs transitioning from institutional care settings to independent living.
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Spencer and fellow panelists Jenn Kerfoot and Erica Sessle and moderator Nate Worrell contributed their expertise to the Food as Medicine-Taste the Difference session
The expansion follows documented improvements in birth outcomes stemming from a 2021 NourishedRx pilot program with Blue Plus enrollees.
The Helper Bees, America's leading aging-in-place platform, and NourishedRx, a digital health and nutrition company, are announcing that they've delivered more than 30,000 food orders to older adults across the country.
The OPTIMIZE Awards recognize and applaud significant contributions of individuals and organizations worldwide who have made a positive impact in the healthcare industry.
NourishedRx is a food-as-medicine company that offers dietary assistance for health plans’ members through methods like medically-tailored meals, grocery support and diet education. Through the new platform, NourishedRx is able to communicate with its food partners, health plan customers and members.
Partnering with Google Health, NourishedRx Platform Accelerates Compliance with Latest Interoperability Standards
NourishedRx partners with Hartford HealthCare and Connecticut Innovations to participate in a program that will provide space for the and access to clinicians and the ability to test concepts and products.
7wireVentures and United States of Care are thrilled to announce NourishedRx as the recipient of the 2022 Thomas J. Main Ignite Award. The award, which honors the legacy of the late Thomas J. Main, former Partner at 7wireVentures and founder of the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Center, recognizes an early-stage, innovative start-up contributing to a more affordable and cost-efficient health care system and delivering improved health outcomes for the consumers they serve.
Instacart partners with a variety of organizations, including NourishedRx, to enhance collaborative care with new Care Carts, designed to give healthcare providers and caregivers the ability to order groceries on behalf of someone else.
Funding will enable expansion of the company's high-tech strategy, increase resources for patients and health plan members, deepen partnerships for nationwide access, and grow its executive team.
NourishedRx is a food-as-medicine platform designed to provide personalized food solutions for vulnerable individuals, specifically those with diet sensitive chronic health conditions and at risk of nutritional insecurity.
NourishedRx, formerly known as Project Well, launched an expanded offering of culturally-relevant grocery bundles and fresh produce to better serve health plans and individuals who need it the most.
Nutrition services vendors say offering healthy food options and education to at-risk members can result in major medical cost savings for plans.
Project Well, a startup taking a nutritional approach to chronic disease, raised $2 million. The startup plans to target the booming Medicare Advantage market. It works with food vendors and dietitians to get patients to eat healthier and manage conditions.
The old adage “you are what you eat” is one of the most common phrases around, but can our food choices also treat our ailments?
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus (Blue Plus) today announced a new program with Second Harvest Heartland and Project Well to study the impact of comprehensive dietary support on maternal and infant health outcomes.
Financing will expand access to healthy nutrition and counseling, serving the most vulnerable members of the population suffering from chronic disease, food insecurity, and social isolation.
Eighteen months after Lauren Driscoll, CEO and founder of Project Well, came up with her idea at a startup lab, she sealed a deal with venture investment firm Primetime Partners
Health disparities domestically and globally can often be attributed to social determinants of health.
