VeggieRX is in the News!

2/17/2020

Windy City Harvest
Food as Medicine
Windy City Harvest and VeggieRX.

Health Care and Food Partnership
Case Studies. The VeggieRx program began as a partnership between Windy City Harvest and Lawndale Christian Health Center in 2016, with Loyola/PP4H in 2018, and PCC launched a program in June 2019. Windy City Harvest was looking to enhance their ability to address food insecurity and diet-related disease, as well as increase demand for fresh, local food. MORE

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VeggieRX Begins February 24, 2020, at the Maywood Park District
Who is Eligible for VeggieRX?

LINK Card Participants, or
Loyola Medicine Patients, or
Residents of Maywood, Bellwood, Broadview, and Melrose Park

For More Information:
Ask your health care provider or contact Mary Mora: mdanza@luc.edu • 708.531.5929

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Food Justice Supporting the local food system through urban gardening and farm stands

Cultivates health equity and community economic business development
Manages the urban agriculture growing, harvest donations, and farm stand sales for the Giving Garden and other PP4H community gardens
Educates and trains Proviso youth on urban agriculture and improving job readiness skills
Supports PP4H's Veggie RX no-cost fresh produce distribution program serving local families in partnership with Loyola health clinics

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