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Produce Rx

Washington Post: Food as medicine: Doctors are prescribing broccoli and bananas alongside beta…

Diane Gross May 18, 2019

Adrienne Dove pulled up to the checkout line of the Giant grocery store in Southeast Washington with a cart filled with cabbage, bananas and bagged string beans.

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Council budget extends pilot program that allows health clinics to prescribe produce, supported by…

Steve Lilienthal May 16, 2019

Pharmacist Adaoma Chinweuba recalls a patient in Ward 8 whose thirst led to drinking a large amount of soda — and then a trip to the ER. She asked the patient: “Did you know that, as a borderline diabetic, what you eat and drink can…

WAMU: How Prescribing Healthy Food In Ward 8 Could Help African Americans Curb Chronic Illnesses

Editor Apr 25, 2019

What began as Adrienne Dove’s routine visit to the doctor’s office ended more like a life-changing sales pitch of sorts. The physician checked Dove’s blood pressure, which has been dangerously high of late, and then the two started…

City Paper: Some D.C. Residents Can Exchange Prescriptions for Produce at Giant on Alabama Ave. SE

Editor Apr 22, 2019

For seven years, Washingtonians with chronic illnesses affected by diet have been able to obtain prescriptions for fresh produce from doctors and redeem them at area farmers markets. Local nonprofit DC Greens operates the Produce Rx…

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Amid continuing complaints about missed trash and recycling pickups in the wake of last month's winter storm and the "snowcrete" it left behind, the DC Department of Public Works yesterday evening…

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