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Platform two

FreshRX: Food as Medicine

Fresh food, nutrition education and healthcare partnerships working together for healthier neighbors.

  • FreshRx Lab

    Food as medicine: produce prescriptions and nutrition education linked to health goals.

  • FreshShare Produce Box

    Weekly boxes of local produce for families, packed with recipes and tips.

  • Healthcare Partnerships

    Clinics and care teams referring patients to fresh food and wellness support.

  • Community Wellness

    Cooking, movement and peer support that build healthy habits together.

Volunteers handing a box of fresh produce to a family at a community market

Healthcare partners

FreshRX works because Albany's care providers are at the table

Two local healthcare organizations are carrying the food-as-medicine idea into the clinic, so patients get care and fresh food together.

Phoebe

Phoebe Putney Health System

Program for uninsured patients with diabetes

Phoebe has launched a new program to help uninsured patients manage diabetes, a natural fit for FreshRX's focus on healthy food and nutrition education.

Read Phoebe's announcement
Albany Area Primary Health Care - Here For You

Albany Area Primary Health Care

Fresh Rx program

Albany Area Primary Health Care runs its own Fresh Rx program, connecting patients with fresh, healthy food as part of their care.

Explore the Fresh Rx program

Phoebe highlight

Watch the Phoebe story

See how Phoebe is working with the community to put better health within reach.

Interested in a healthcare partnership?

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