Fresh Takes!: An Evaluation of the Impact of Receiving Fresh Food Boxes

🩺 Protocol Summary

Fresh Takes! is a targeted food distribution and nutrition education program offered by Montefiore Bronx Health Collective, a Federally Qualified Health Center located in the South Bronx. The goal of Fresh Takes! is to help reduce food insecurity and prevent progressions to overt diabetes in patients with prediabetes and to help patients with overt diabetes achieve better diabetic control. To that end, participants receive bimonthly fresh food boxes and nutritional support and education over the course of a six-month program.

Primary Research Facility: Montefiore Bronx Health Collective (The Bronx, New York)

Review these 3 basic logistical and protocol criteria extracted from the public NIH record. (This is a preliminary logistical checklist, not an official clinical eligibility determination).

Diagnosed with, undergoing evaluation for, or seeking treatment related to Diabetes?

🔍 Study Population / Focus Area (Source: Protocol Primary Condition)

Aged between 18 Years and 75 Years?

🔍 Protocol Specified Age Range: 18 Years to 75 Years

Able to attend required clinic visits at Montefiore Bronx Health Collective (The Bronx, New York)?

🔍 Logistical Requirement: Site at Montefiore Bronx Health Collective

📍 Primary Site Map

Site: Montefiore Bronx Health Collective — The Bronx, New York

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