Banco DE alimentos will partenr with local community health clinics(centros 330) to address 2 of the most prominent conditions among older adults in puerto rico(diabetes and hypertension) through…

Banco De Alimentos Puerto Rico, Inc. received a $479,047 Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2025, under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), administered by the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition. The three-year project, concluding September 14, 2028, aims to address diabetes and hypertension among older adults (65+) in Puerto Rico through nutrition-focused interventions. In partnership with local community health clinics (Centros 330), the organization will identify 200 eligible older adults with nutrition-responsive health conditions and deliver monthly condition-appropriate food boxes containing fresh produce and educational materials for disease management.

Program implementation includes monthly food box distributions coordinated by clinic personnel, who will concurrently conduct health monitoring and nutrition education. The organization will track health outcomes through quarterly and yearly reports to measure program effectiveness. This produce prescription model aligns with GusNIP's core objective of improving dietary quality and health outcomes among low-income populations with chronic conditions by combining fresh produce access with clinical partnerships and patient education.

Banco DE alimentos will partenr with local community health clinics(centros 330) to address 2 of the most prominent conditions among older adults in puerto rico(diabetes and hypertension) through healhtier eating habits. Through health screening ando our malnutrition and food insecurity screening test, we will identify 200 older adults (65+) witha health condition that can be maintained or improved with proper nutrition and provide nutritionally and condition-appropriate food boxes on a monthly basis to help manage and improve these health conditions. These food boxess will contain contition-appropriate fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) to help inprove nutrition and thus health conditions. In addition to produce, these boxxes will contain educational materials that are important to proper condition management.food boxes will be distributed montlhy by clinic personnel who will also conduct monthly health monitoring and health education. This monthly monitoring will be reported on a quarterly and yearly trackign report that will help US measure the success of the program.