Start Date

5-3-2024 9:10 AM

End Date

5-3-2024 11:00 AM

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Introduction and Objectives

  • The Philadelphia-based Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) is a community-based organization that home delivers medically tailored meals (MTM) to local residents with serious illness andnutritional risk.
  • Previous research has shown that in the U.S., Hispanics bear a disproportionate burden of major pathologies such as kidney disease [1] and experience lower rates of healthcare utilization [2].
  • The objective of this project is to describe health outcomes of 258 Hispanic clients (mean age 57, 50% women) enrolled in MANNA’s program for 3-6 months between 2020-2022.

Keywords

MANNA, meal program, Hispanics, patient outcomes

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Health Equity Honorable Mention Award

Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.

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May 3rd, 9:10 AM May 3rd, 11:00 AM

Health Outcomes of Hispanic Clients in a Community-Based Medically Tailored Meal Program

Introduction and Objectives

  • The Philadelphia-based Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) is a community-based organization that home delivers medically tailored meals (MTM) to local residents with serious illness andnutritional risk.
  • Previous research has shown that in the U.S., Hispanics bear a disproportionate burden of major pathologies such as kidney disease [1] and experience lower rates of healthcare utilization [2].
  • The objective of this project is to describe health outcomes of 258 Hispanic clients (mean age 57, 50% women) enrolled in MANNA’s program for 3-6 months between 2020-2022.