Evaluating the impact of nutritious food access on health outcomes and supporting social health

评估营养食品获取对健康结果和支持社会健康的影响

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest integrated, nonprofit health care provider, and Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, have announced a collaboration to study the impact of convenient access to nutritious food on health outcomes.

加利福尼亚州奥克兰市，2023年10月6日/PRNewswire/-全国最大的综合性非营利性医疗保健提供者Kaiser Permanente和北美领先的杂货技术公司Instacart（纳斯达克股票代码：CART）宣布合作研究方便获得营养食品对健康结果的影响。

The study will target Kaiser Permanente Northern California and Southern California Medi-Cal members who have diet-related diseases — such as diabetes, chronic heart failure, and other conditions..

该研究将针对Kaiser Permanente北加州和南加州医学成员，他们患有与饮食相关的疾病-如糖尿病，慢性心力衰竭和其他疾病。。

This work is part of Kaiser Permanente's comprehensive approach to improving the health of its members and patients by addressing the social health needs — such as secure housing, reliable transportation, and access to nutritious food — that contribute to overall well-being. In 2022, Kaiser Permanente connected more than 170,000 of its members with community-based resources to meet their social needs, and is on track to serve 400,000 members in 2023..

这项工作是Kaiser Permanente通过解决有助于整体福祉的社会健康需求（如安全住房，可靠运输和获得营养食品）来改善其成员和患者健康的综合方法的一部分。2022年，Kaiser Permanente将超过17万名成员与社区资源联系起来，以满足他们的社会需求，并有望在2023年为40万名成员提供服务。。

Lack of proper nutrition is the number one driver of poor health outcomes in the U.S., contributing to higher rates of diet-related diseases. Barriers to food and nutrition access are not experienced equally, with low-income and rural communities, and historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups being most impacted by food and nutrition insecurity..

缺乏适当的营养是美国健康状况不佳的头号驱动因素，导致饮食相关疾病的发病率更高。获得粮食和营养的障碍并没有得到平等的体验，低收入和农村社区以及历史上边缘化的种族和族裔群体受到粮食和营养不安全的影响最大。。

Kaiser Permanente will provide participants with Instacart Health Fresh Funds, grocery stipends that can be used to purchase nutritious foods and pantry staples like fresh and frozen produce, legumes, plant-based oils, and spices, from a curated virtual storefront. Participants will have items delivered to their homes via Instacart..

Kaiser Permanente将为参与者提供Instacart Health新鲜资金，杂货津贴，可用于从策划的虚拟商店购买营养食品和食品主食，如新鲜和冷冻产品，豆类，植物性油和香料。参与者将通过Instacart将物品交付到家中。。

This is Kaiser Permanente's latest addition to its Food Is Medicine portfolio, that includes building the evidence base for food-based interventions to treat and prevent diet-related disease. These efforts include support for medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions, targeted to meet specific nutrition needs..

这是Kaiser Permanente最新增加的Food is Medicine产品组合，其中包括为基于食品的干预措施建立证据基础，以治疗和预防与饮食相关的疾病。这些努力包括支持医疗定制的膳食和生产处方，以满足特定的营养需求。。

The study will measure the effects of providing funds to purchase nutritious groceries for Medi-Cal patients with diet-related diseases. It will measure blood sugar levels as compared to the usual standard of care, reported food and nutrition security, diet-related disease quality of life, patient readiness to change, and hospitalization or emergency department visits.

该研究将衡量为患有饮食相关疾病的医疗患者购买营养杂货的资金的影响。与通常的护理标准，报告的食品和营养安全，饮食相关的疾病生活质量，患者的改变准备情况以及住院或急诊就诊相比，它将测量血糖水平。

The results will provide further evidence on the impact of Food Is Medicine on health and the health care industry..

结果将进一步证明食品是药品对健康和保健行业的影响。。

The expansion of 1115 Medicaid waivers in states across the U.S. provides an additional avenue to scale creative, effective health interventions such as Food Is Medicine programs, and this research will contribute to understanding innovative, scalable ways to improve diet-related health of the most vulnerable populations..

美国各州扩大1115项医疗补助豁免提供了一个额外的途径来扩大创造性的，有效的健康干预措施，如食品就是药物计划，这项研究将有助于理解创新的，可扩展的方法来改善最脆弱人群的饮食相关健康。。

'At Kaiser Permanente, we know that without access to nutritious food, individuals are less likely to stay healthy, increasing the likelihood of new and widening health disparities and health care costs,' said Anand Shah, MD, vice president of social health at Kaiser Permanente. 'This innovative study is one of the many avenues that we're pursuing to improve the health of our members and communities with diet-related diseases.'.

“在Kaiser Permanente，我们知道，如果没有营养食品，个人不太可能保持健康，增加了新的和不断扩大的健康差距和医疗保健成本的可能性，”Kaiser社会卫生副总裁Anand Shah博士说。永久'这项创新研究是我们追求的改善饮食相关疾病成员和社区健康的众多途径之一。

In 2022, Kaiser Permanente joined national leaders in food and nutrition at the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to discuss strategies to address the nation's food and diet-related challenges. Coinciding with the event, Kaiser Permanente announced a $50 million Food Is Medicine commitment to strengthen food and nutrition security programs while building evidence for the ways food can treat and prevent certain health conditions.

2022年，Kaiser Permanente在历史悠久的饥饿，营养和健康白皮书会议上加入了食品和营养国家领导人，讨论应对国家食品和饮食相关挑战的战略。与此同时，Kaiser Permanente宣布了5000万美元的食品是药品承诺，以加强食品和营养安全计划，同时为食品如何治疗和预防某些健康状况提供证据。

At the same time, Instacart launched the company's Health initiative to leverage its platform, partnerships, and products to increase nutrition security, enable nutritious choices, and scale food as medicine programs across the country..

与此同时，Instacart发起了该公司的健康倡议，利用其平台，合作伙伴关系和产品来提高营养安全性，实现营养选择，并在全国范围内扩大食品作为药品计划。。

'We're dedicated to addressing nutrition insecurity, and by leveraging our technology, significant reach, and retail partnerships, we can help families across the country get nutritious foods delivered through Instacart,' said Sarah Mastrorocco, vice president and general manager of Instacart Health.

“我们致力于解决营养不安全问题，通过利用我们的技术，重要影响力和零售合作伙伴关系，我们可以帮助全国各地的家庭通过Instacart提供营养食品，”Instacart副总裁兼总经理Sarah Mastrorocco说。健康。

'We know access can lead to better health outcomes, and we're proud to partner with Kaiser Permanente to demonstrate the positive impact that nutrition security and food as medicine can have on a patient's overall health and well-being.' .

“我们知道获得服务可以带来更好的健康结果，我们很自豪与Kaiser Permanente合作，证明营养安全和食品作为药物可以对患者的整体健康和福祉产生积极影响。” .

'We know food and nutrition insecurity is felt by people in the communities we serve, as well as for by millions of Americans nationwide,' said Pamela Schwartz, MPH, executive director of food security at Kaiser Permanente. 'Identifying best practices to address these inequities is essential to building healthier communities.'.

Kaiser Permanente粮食安全执行总监公共卫生硕士Pamela Schwartz说：“我们知道，我们所服务社区的人们以及全国数百万美国人都感受到粮食和营养不安全感。”确定解决这些不公平现象的最佳做法对于建立更健康的社区至关重要。

Instacart partners with more than 1,400 national, regional, and local retail banners to facilitate online shopping, delivery, and pickup services from more than 80,000 stores across North America on the Instacart Marketplace.

Instacart合作伙伴拥有1400多个国家，地区和本地零售横幅，以促进Instacart市场上北美8万多家商店的网上购物，交付和取件服务。

About Kaiser Permanente

关于Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.

Kaiser Permanente致力于帮助塑造医疗保健的未来。我们被公认为美国领先的医疗保健提供者和非营利性健康计划之一。Kaiser Permanente成立于1945年，其使命是提供高质量，负担得起的医疗服务，并改善我们的成员和我们所服务的社区的健康。

We currently serve 12.6 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management.

我们目前在8个州和哥伦比亚特区为1260万成员提供服务。对成员和患者的护理侧重于他们的整体健康状况，并由他们的个人永久医疗小组医生，专家和护理人员团队指导。我们的专家和关怀医疗团队拥有行业领先的技术进步和工具，可用于健康促进，疾病预防，最先进的护理服务和世界级慢性病管理。

Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. For more information, go to about.kp.org.

Kaiser Permanente致力于护理创新，临床研究，健康教育和社区健康支持。有关更多信息，请访问about.kp.org。

For more information, contact: Hilary Costa, [email protected]

欲了解更多信息，请联系：Hilary Costa，[电子邮件保护]

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