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Our Prescription for Health program connects patients to their local farmers markets though their medical clinics. Health care providers write "prescriptions" for their patients to eat more fruits and vegetables, and patients redeem their prescriptions at the farmers market.
The program was piloted in 2008 and funding has been generously provided by Saint Joseph Mercy Health System since 2016.
The program runs from June to December.
Check out the Washtenaw County Farmers Markets website to see all of the markets in Washtenaw County that accept Prescription for Health and other food assistance programs.
For more information contact Ariane Reister, MPH, RD, our Prescription for Health Program Coordinator. Or read our Program Implementation Guide or program evaluation and outcomes.