Project Grant 20227042241802

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** OLE HEALTH (DBA COMMUNICARE+OLE (CC+OLE)) IS A NETWORK OF MIGRANT HEALTH AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC) THAT PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. CC+OLE IMPLEMENTS PRODUCE RX, A PATIENT-CENTERED INITIATIVE TO CONNECT CONNECT LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH ELEVATED BLOOD SUGAR TO THE AGRICULTURAL BOUNTY OF YOLO COUNTY. PRODUCE RX LEVERAGES CC+OLE'S HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES, SWEET SUCCESS AND FOOD IS MEDICINE ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY SELF-MANAGEMENT AND FOOD SKILLS EDUCATION WITH PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS.OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD, 580 CC+OLE PATIENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVE PRODUCE GROWN BY LOCAL SMALL AND BEGINNING FARMERS. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' COMSUMPTION OF LOCALLY-GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, EXPAND THEIR FOOD LITERACY, REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDING REDUCED A1C, AND BOOST SALES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL AND BEGINNING FARMERS.PARTICIPANTS ENROLL IN ONE OF FOUR PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION INTERVENTION MODELS BASED ON THE SITE AT WHICH THEY RECEIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCLUDING BRICK AND MORTAR, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCE BOXES. UC BERKELEY EVALUATORS USE MIXED METHODS TO CONDUCT PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION. FINDINGS WILL ELUCIDATE THE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS OF EACH MODEL AND WILL INFORM FUTURE CC+OLE EFFORTS.PRODUCE RX WILL PROVIDE BOTH THE HEALTH CARE AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS WITH A BLUEPRINT FOR OPTIMIZING THE HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WHILE STIMULATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL FARMS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DISSEMINATE FINDINGS ACROSS MULTISECTORAL NETWORKS TO FACILITATE ADOPTION OF THE MODEL BY FQHCS SERVING LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS IN LOCATIONS WITH STRONG AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES.