BOULDER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PRENATAL PRODUCE RX DELIVERY

The goals of this produce prescription program are to: increase fruit and vegetable consumption, decrease food insecurity, and improve prenatal health and birth outcomes in pregnant patients. Approximately 200 pregnant patients will be enrolled in the PPR program and will receive a medically tailored box with a range of fresh fruits/ vegetables delivered every other week from the time of enrollment through the fourth trimester. By receiving nutritional education and produce deliveries, it is anticipated that this PPR will see similar results to other national PPR programs including:Objective 1: PPR participants' food insecurity decreased by approximately 17 percent Objective 2: PPR participants will increase their daily fruit/vegetable intakeObjective 3: PPR participants will see a decrease in no-show visits, preterm deliveries and low birth weights.