Prescribing Health with 5210 and Produce Rx: A Pilot Study for Obesity Prevention

Introduction: In West Virginia (WV), 16.6% of the children ages 2-4 who participate in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and 20.9% of adolescents ages 10-17 suffer from obesity. WV is one of three states whose obesity rates in young WIC participants continue to increase. Contributing factors related to poverty include food desserts with lack of access to healthy food. Historically, medical systems haven’t commonly engaged with community organizations to improve access to and consumption of healthful foods. Objective: To increase healthy lifestyle counseling and access to healthy foods for low-income children with overweight or obesity by a collaboration between the medical home …