The goal of this project is to assess the feasibility of using grocery delivery to strengthen services related to the special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by improving access to and use of food benefits during pregnancy.
Researchers supported the COVID-19 Food Delivery Program's maintenance and the (re)design, implementation, and program evaluation of the (re)design. Their recommendations helped to secure resources to double the program's capacity and sustain its implementation till 2024.
This mixed-methods project assessed the current prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of food insecurity through an online survey representative of the U-M student body in winter 2018.
This project combined the African traditions of generative economy with contemporary technology design to create an AfricanFuturist greenhouse, located at the African Bead Museum in Southwest Detroit.
The researchers will convene trans women of color, administrators of Medicaid In Lieu of Services, and MDHHS staff to co-develop a policy brief with implementable recommendations to promote equitable access to food-as-medicine programs.
Can a new cooking class in a community health center increase participation in existing center programs and build core skills to decrease food insecurity among low-income patients?
