Food Insecurity, Social Determinants of Health

Description

Food is Medicine for the whole will test an intervention which provides medically tailored meals, or grocery voucher cards, or a combination of these food and nutrition resources to a caregiver and children living in the household. The study will examine how providing healthy tailored food and nutrition services can improve health outcomes, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Conditions

Food Insecurity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Hypertension

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Study overview

Food is Medicine for the whole will test an intervention which provides medically tailored meals, or grocery voucher cards, or a combination of these food and nutrition resources to a caregiver and children living in the household. The study will examine how providing healthy tailored food and nutrition services can improve health outcomes, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Feeding the Family: Nutrition Security Intervention to Improve Physical and Mental Health Among Low-resource Families

Food Insecurity, Social Determinants of Health

Condition
Food Insecurity
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Louisville

UofL Health, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40211

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Have at least one child ages 6-17, inclusive, living in the household with the adult at least 50% of the time
  • * Diagnosis of stage 3 or 4 Hypertension in last 12 months, or diagnosis of T2DM in the last 12 months
  • * Experiencing food insecurity as indicated by 2-item Hunger Vital Sign
  • * English speaking
  • * No plans to move from the area for at least 1 year
  • * Willing and able to accept text messages
  • * Free living to the extent that participant has control over dietary intake
  • * Willing and able to provide written informed consent and participate in all study activities.
  • * Participant in diabetes, nutrition, or weight research intervention in last 12 months
  • * Considering bariatric surgery in the next year or prior bariatric surgery
  • * Lack of safe, stable residence and ability to store meals
  • * Lack of telephone which can receive text messages
  • * Pregnancy/breastfeeding or intended pregnancy in the next year
  • * History of malignancy, other than non-melanoma skin cancer, unless surgically or medically cured \> 5 years ago or in remission
  • * Advanced kidney disease (estimated creatinine clearance \< 30 mL/min)
  • * Known drug or alcohol misuse in the past 2 years
  • * Known psychosis or major psychiatric illness that prevents participation with study activities
  • * Intermittent use of medications (e.g., oral or intravenous glucocorticoids) that are likely to affect blood sugar.

Ages Eligible for Study

6 Years to 64 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Alison Gustafson,

Alison Gustafson, PhD, MPH, RD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kentucky

Study Record Dates

2026-06-30