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A recipe for good health
A recipe for good health
Transform Your Health with Greene County’s Food as Medicine Program
REGISTER HERE: Health First Greene County - Food As Medicine Program
Greene County residents are invited to join this 18-week program targeting healthy eating choices for chronic disease maintenance and prevention.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting May 10, 2025
Nutritional education and live cooking demonstrations: Learn to make healthy choices with our 6-week series of live, in-person cooking demonstrations. Recipes feature the DASH diet principles, focusing on nutrition and portion control.
18 weeks of food boxes: Receive fresh fruits, vegetables, and other nutritional items sourced from local farmers and producers.
Biometric screenings: Screenings will be conducted at program intake, after 120 days of diet support, and one year from initial participation to track bodily changes.
Comprehensive case management: Includes medical and social determinants of health risk screening and check-ins to help remove any barriers to program completion.
Location:
Eastern-Greene High School 11064 E State Road 54
Bloomfield, IN 47424
Our partners in this work:
IU Center for Rural Engagement
Greene County Health Department
Purdue Extension - Greene County
Greene County General Hospital
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How it works
How it works
Meal kits with healthy local food
Meal kits with healthy local food
Every week of the program, we give participants a meal kit with many ingredients grown in the county.
Cooking supplies and tools
Cooking supplies and tools
At the beginning of the program, we give participants cooking supplies and tools so it’s easier to cook at home.
Nutrition and cooking lessons
Nutrition and cooking lessons
During meal kit pick-up hours, we offer nutrition and cooking lessons based on the weekly recipe.
Partnerships between food, education, and health sectors
Partnerships between food, education, and health sectors
Participants connect with local partners and resources, like the Linton Farmers' Market.
Getting food at the Linton Farmers' Market
Getting food at the Linton Farmers' Market
The Linton Farmers' Market is open most Saturdays in late spring and summer from 9:00 am–1:00 pm, located in the back of Humphrey's Park in Linton, Indiana. Learn more about the vendors here.
Partners
Partners
Many local and regional partners spanning the food, health, and education sectors have collaborated to launch this program, including:
Linton Farmers' Market
Purdue Extension—Greene County
Greene County WIC Program
Greene County General Hospital
Greene County Health Clinic
Healthy Start Communities that C.A.R.E., a program of the Indiana Rural Health Association
Indiana University—Bloomington Center for Rural Engagement
Indiana University Sustainable Food Systems Science
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