Background
The Los Angeles County Departments of Public Health (DPH) and Health Services (DHS) established a learning collaborative in March 2021 to reduce diet-related chronic diseases by increasing access to healthy food at safety-net healthcare sites. Following a series of motions by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors and with support from the CalFresh Healthy Living program, the Los Angeles County Food Rx Collaborative (Food Rx Collaborative) was formed.
The Food Rx Collaborative works to streamline food insecurity screening, facilitate referrals to local food resources, and coordinate onsite produce distributions. Its members include clinical social workers, community health workers, physicians, and public health nurses, representing five ambulatory care networks, four hospital-based centers, and seven wellness centers.
