https://reasonstobecheerful.world/food-pantries-in-hospitals-nutrition/
"The waiting room in the basement of Boston Medical Center looks like any
other, with lines of chairs and a TV. But when patients here are called in,
they don’t enter an exam room. Instead, they’re welcomed into the Preventive
Food Pantry.
Over the next few minutes, staff members tailor a grocery cart to each
patient’s needs. Someone with a renal condition won’t get foods high in
potassium, like oranges or potatoes. If they’re diabetic, they’ll get
whole-grain pasta and brown rice. And everyone leaves with vegetables, fruit
and other fresh ingredients.
There’s a grain of truth to the old adage that “an apple a day keeps the doctor
away”: Recognizing that nutritious food is a cornerstone of good health, the
doctors at Boston Medical Center are prescribing the apples.
“Food is a basic item that people take for granted,” says pantry manager
Latchman Hiralall. “We need to make sure that people are eating the right type
of food.”
The pantry opened in 2001 after doctors raised the alarm that many of their
patients reported not having enough food for their families. Setting up on
hospital premises, the pantry was an early pioneer in incorporating access to
nutritious food directly into the medical system. And it’s proven to have great
impact: The pantry was initially expected to serve 500 people a month. Today,
it serves more than 6,200."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
