Food Is Medicine Statewide Landscape Scan.
Project Overview
Building off the work of the Health Equity Collective's Food Security Workgroup and the Texas Consortium for Non Medical Drivers of Health Program Index, the Center for Health Equity is conducting a statewide review of Food Is Medicine programs to understand the depth of work happening in Texas and to gather information about intervention design, partnerships, organizational experience, and funding sources.
Details:
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Center for Health Equity is conducting a Food Is Medicine (FIM) Landscape Scan to better understand FIM programs across Texas. The goal is to develop a comprehensive inventory of programs, partnerships, and evaluation efforts to help share best practices, strengthen the evidence base, and drive systems-level change. Insights from this scan will also play a key role in advocating for and securing sustainable funding for FIM initiatives.
This effort builds on the Texas Consortium Program Index and expanding it with questions tailored to FIM programs—such as intervention type, target population, health outcomes, and key partnerships. All information collected through the Landscape Scan is deidentified.
The final product is two-fold:
Food Is Medicine Landscape Scan Key Statistics dashboardWe’ve created an interactive dashboard that highlights key statistics from the Landscape Scan, allowing users to explore findings in a dynamic format. For better visibility, we recommend viewing the dashboard on a monitor. For better visibility, we recommend viewing the dashboard on a monitor. |
Food Is Medicine Landscape Scan Interactive Texas Counties MapWe’ve also designed an interactive Texas counties map that visually shows the counties where respondents report implementing one or more Food Is Medicine interventions. The interactive map compares this programming with county-level data on age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. |
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Food Is Medicine Landscape Scan - your input is needed!
If you are implementing a FIM program, please follow this link to complete the survey for FIM programs you are involved with. If you are aware of others working within the FIM space, please share this webpage with them. This survey is best completed by those who are very familiar with the program.
Project Contact: Naomi Tice, MPH
Project Team:
Principal Investigator
Director, Center for Health Equity
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology
Heidi Hagen McPherson, MPH
Co-Lead, Health Equity Collective
Ryan Ramphul, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Wesley Gibson
Research Coordinator, Center for Health Equity
Project Manager
Naomi Tice, MPH
Center for Health Equity
Food Is Medicine Landscape Scan - your input is needed!
Are you a Food Is Medicine program implementer? Complete the program questionnaire here to have your program included in the statewide landscape scan.
Complete the questionnaire here
Food Is Medicine Landscape Scan Key Statistics dashboardWe’ve created an interactive dashboard that highlights key statistics from the Landscape Scan, allowing users to explore findings in a dynamic format. For better visibility, we recommend viewing the dashboard on a monitor. For better visibility, we recommend viewing the dashboard on a monitor. |
Food Is Medicine Landscape Scan Interactive Texas Counties MapWe’ve also designed an interactive Texas counties map that visually shows the counties where respondents report implementing one or more Food Is Medicine interventions. The interactive map compares this programming with county-level data on age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. |
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