Impact of a Community Health Worker Strategy on Produce Prescription Program Uptake Among People with Diabetes

Overview

The overall objective of this study is to co-design and evaluate a theory-informed, user-centered community health worker (CHW) implementation strategy to improve uptake of a produce prescription, among Hispanic Medicaid-eligible patients with Type 2 diabetes in Connecticut.

Project Details

Principal Investigator

Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

Co Investigator

Sofia Segura-Perez, MS, RD

Natalia Feinstein, JD

Dr. Elizabeth Rhodes

Beth Comerford, MS

Dr. Ulysses Wu

Funders

The Rockefeller Foundation

Estimated Timeline

Jan-2024 - Jun-2025