IN SUMMARY:WHOLESOME WAVE OF BRIDGEPORT CT, A NATIONAL LEADER IN NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAMMING AND POLICY, IS COLLABORATING WITH HARTFORD HEALTH SYSTEM, YALE-GRIFFIN PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER, HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL, AS WELL AS REDEMPTION PARTNERS US HUNGER, C-TOWN AND KEYFOOD MARKETS, AND HARTFORD FOOD SYSTEM TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR IMPLEMENTING A TWO-YEAR PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM FOR INCREASED FOOD ACCESS AND IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR 100-120 MATERNAL HEALTH PATIENTS. WE WILL CONDUCT A HIGHLY PARTICIPATORY PROCESS TO APPLY THE FIDELITY, EQUITY, AND DIGNITY (FED) SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK TO THE IMPLEMENTATION AND REFINEMENT OF THIS PROGRAM MODEL, MEASURING NOT ONLY HEALTH OUTCOMES BUT ALSO DIGNITY AND EQUITY METRICS WITH THE PARTICIPANTS.THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT HARTFORD HEALTHCARE'S WOMEN'S AMBULATORY HEALTH SERVICES (WAHS) CLINIC IN HARTFORD CT, RECRUITING 100-120 PATIENTS IN THEIR FIRST TRIMESTER. COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL (HHC) WILL WORK WITH THESE PATIENTS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY PLANNING, GOAL SETTING, AND CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE NUTRITION EDUCATION. THE 10-MONTHS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLE PRESCRIPTIONS OF $100 PER MONTH ARE TO BE REDEEMED THROUGH THE US HUNGER HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM, OR THROUGH A VARIETY OF LOCALLY-OWNED COMMUNITY MARKETS.THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO ACHIEVE MEASURABLE CORE INDICATORS SUCH AS FOOD SECURITY, BMI, AND HBA1C LEVELS, AS WELL MENTAL HEALTH, MATERNAL GESTATIONAL WEIGHT, AND SHARING DATA AND FINDINGS WITH USDA NTAE AND THE FIELD. WE WILL DOCUMENT AND DISSEMINATE THE FED-BASED MODEL WITH RIGOROUS SYSTEMS TO ENSURE COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND JUSTICE.