Produce Prescription for Hispanic Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.
Project Overview
This project implements and evaluates a culturally tailored produce prescription program for Hispanic adults with diabetes, combining bi-weekly produce deliveries with individualized nutrition counseling and culinary education to improve diet quality, food security, and long-term glucose control. The program provides fresh produce, diabetes-focused education, and regular touchpoints from registered dietitians to address both access and knowledge barriers to healthy eating.
This project implements and evaluates a culturally tailored produce prescription program for Hispanic adults with diabetes, combining bi-weekly produce deliveries with individualized nutrition counseling and culinary education to improve diet quality, food security, and long-term glucose control. The program provides fresh produce, diabetes-focused education, and regular touchpoints from registered dietitians to address both access and knowledge barriers to healthy eating.
Project Contact: Maha Almohamad, PhD
Project Team
Principal Investigator
Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD
Director, Center for Healthy Communities
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology
Co-Principal Investigator
Logan Thornton, DrPH
Executive Director, Population Health & Evidence-Based Practice
UTHealth Houston
Co-Investigator
Maha Almohamad, PhD
Center for Healthy Communities
Registered Dietitian
UT Physicians
Registered Dietitian
UT Physicians
Health Educator
Natalia Williams, MPH
Manager, Health Education
UTHealth Houston
Graduate Research Assistant
Project Manager, McGovern Medical School
Linh Nguyen
Data Evaluator