Veggie Rx
Steering Committee:
Claire Londagin
Theo Latta
Trinh Le
Contact:
veggierx-admin@ocfsn.org
Image above: Produce Rx Cooking Classes at Adelante Mujeres
What is Veggie Rx?
Veggie Rx is a produce prescription program used as a medical treatment or preventative service for patients:
Patients are eligible due to a diet-related health risk or condition, food insecurity, or other documented challenges accessing nutritious foods, and are referred by a health care provider or health insurance plan.
These prescriptions are fulfilled through food retail and enable patients to access healthy produce* with no added fats, sugars, or sale at low or no cost to the patient.
When appropriately dosed, Veggie Rx programs are designed to improve healthcare outcomes, optimize medical spend, and increase patient engagement and satisfaction.
(*As defined under section 10010 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 113-79. These concerns include but are not limited to obesity, diabetes, and food insecurity. Some programs also offer nutrition counseling, cooking education, and promote physical activity alongside increased access to fresh and healthy food.)
2025 Quarterly Meetings
2025 Quarterly Meetings
February 18
We heard from Project DASH and CSA Partnerships for Health, Frontier Veggie Rx, and more!
May 6
9:00 - 10:30 am
Register for this meeting
Meet the Veggie Rx Steering Committee Members
Term period: June 2024 - December 2025
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Claire has over 10 years of experience in food systems working from field to fork. She is motivated to improve and innovate market opportunities for small and mid-scale food producers while improving food access, contributing to more resilient food systems. Claire currently supports the integration of social care and clinical healthcare, providing technical assistance around state and federal policy to coordinated care organizations, clinicians, and community-based organizations with the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network at OHSU.
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Trinh has experience working with Rockwood Community Development Corporation, where she supported BIPOC farmers in Boring, Oregon by helping them sell their produce through school meal programs and farmers markets. She is passionate about using food as medicine and enjoys spending her summers tending to her herb garden at home.
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Health Equity Manager for OHSU’s managed Medicaid plan. In both his academic endeavors and professional appointments, Theo has focused his attention to programs and projects that promote contextual equity. He’s led and contributed to trainings, retreats, and a wide range of educational symposiums including culturally specific approaches to equity, Indigenous allyship, decolonizing data, interrupting discrimination in the workplace, and community-based partnerships.
2023 Census Report
Veggie Rx Across Oregon
Going Paperless
Adelante Mujeres and Thrive Umpqua are Removing Paper Vouchers from Veggie Rx Programs with Fresh Connect
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The structure of Veggie Rx programs can vary for a number of reasons. Here are a few reference samples to help you get started in creating a program that fits your needs.
Produce Rx Program Manual: A partnership of Adelante Mujeres & Virginia Garcia
High Desert Farm & Food Alliance's Central Oregon Pilot Project 2019 Report
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Read Article: Missouri food bank makes a business case for food as medicine
Read Missouri’s Operation Food Search’s report on their pilot Fresh Rx program.