Abstract
Key objectives: To address the social determinants of health domains "social and community context" and "neighborhood and built environment" via Medically Tailored Meals, a nutrition intervention that includes home delivery, medical nutrition therapy and education, and frozen medically tailored meals provided by the non-profit partner. This intervention targeted Medicaid members exhibiting high healthcare utilization in conjunction with each individual's risk of developing higher morbidity and mortality of existing disease due to co-existing food and nutrition insecurity. The populations served include people living with Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, HIV/AIDS, and End-Stage Renal Disease, among other conditions, whose burden is disproportionately felt by people of color.
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Kelly Naranjo MS CCRC; Eric Rochman MPH; Allyson Schiff BA; Dorella Walters MPA; and Andrea Zaldivar Ed.D, MS, ANP,
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs with Innovative Healthcare Spending,
39 J.L. & Health
66
(2025)
available at https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/jlh/vol39/iss1/6