WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Some doctors in DC are prescribing more than just medicine. They're actually writing prescriptions for fruits and vegetables.
The pilot program is helping people without access to healthy foods: 20 dollars a week, or 40 dollars every two weeks, to buy fresh items from the produce section.
Councilmember Mary Cheh, who got DC to kick in $400,000 for the pilot program, says such prevention will cut health costs, and is doable on a large scale:
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2 comments:
Wait. Doesn't food stamps cover that? Give them fresh vegetables but not the cash. When does this gravy train end?
Follow where the $400,000.00 Pilot Program funding goes.
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