P234 - Reducing Disparities: Tools for Improving Health Equity in a Community DSMES Program

Food As Medicine (FAM), the provision of medically tailored foods to individuals with chronic disease, can improve health outcomes in individuals with food insecurity. In 2021, MedStar Health launched its Food Rx program at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (MGSH) in northeast Baltimore. Using the established model, in 2022, MedStar Health expanded the Food Rx Program to MedStar Harbor Hospital (MHH) in south Baltimore. However, the program's location and structure came with new challenges. This poster explains how, using program data, a toolkit was developed to enhance program equity and outcomes, and to address current and future challenges.