2 NYC Hospitals to Offer Veggie ‘Prescriptions’
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 12:45 am |
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Two New York City hospitals are joining a national program that lets doctors write high-risk, low-income patients prescriptions for fruits and vegetables.
The pilot program is being launched by Harlem Hospital and Lincoln Medical Center. Patients who receive the prescriptions can exchange them for “Health Bucks” coupons used at farmers markets. They also get nutrition counseling.
This article appeared in print on page 16 of edition of Hamodia.
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