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The initiative’s research efforts were announced in January 2024 with funds awarded to foundational research projects across the country led by experts in the food and nutrition, behavioral science, epidemiology and cardiovascular research fields.
AdapTive personalized dietitian coacHing, messaging and pRoduce prescrIption to improVE healthy dietary behavior – THRIVE
This study will test the feasibility of combining produce prescription, adaptive messaging, dietitian coaching, and linkages to social resources to sustainably improve dietary behaviors amongst Black adults with hypertension living in high food priority areas
- PI: Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH, RN
- Co-PI: Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN, FAHA
- Co-I: Lisa A Cooper, MD
- Coordinator: Faedra Bernier Arwady, MS
Impact of a food purchasing intervention on consumption patterns and improved dietary outcomes in New Orleans
This study will examine how food consumption behaviors in adult patients with clinically documented high blood pressure, living in the Greater New Orleans area of Louisiana, will be impacted by access to educational materials and a monthly food stipend for in-person grocery shopping versus an online grocery delivery platform.
- PI: Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS
- Co-I's:
- Beth Nauman
- Bridget Simon-Freidt, PhD
- Coordinator: Sarah Palmer