ModivCare Delivers Free, Fresh Produce to Trenton Residents in Need
04 2월 2021 - 11:00PM
ModivCare Solutions, LLC (“ModivCare”), formerly LogistiCare
Solutions, LLC, the nation’s largest non-emergency medical
transportation company and the contracted transportation vendor for
New Jersey Medicaid participants, has partnered with
Trenton
Health Team (THT) and
Snipes Farm and Education Center
to deliver free nutritious, fresh produce to Trenton residents
living with diabetes while also facing challenges related to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
With just three grocery stores, Trenton is considered a “food
desert.” Lack of convenient transportation leads many residents to
shop at local corner stores that may not offer fresh produce or
other nutritious options. Those who are homebound face an even
bigger challenge in finding local healthy food distribution
options. Lack of healthy food options can contribute to diabetes,
which affects Trenton residents at rates exceeding state and
national levels.
Recognizing the need, THT is teaming up with ModivCare to make
weekly home deliveries of fresh produce free of charge to
participants through contracts with its local transportation
providers, helping to maintain and further sustain jobs within the
local community.
ProduceRx, a program of the Capital City Diabetes Collaborative,
is funded by the Merck Foundation’s Bridging the Gap: Reducing
Disparities in Diabetes Care and addresses major issues identified
with treatment of and support for individuals living with diabetes
in Trenton, such as lack of access to healthy foods. While access
is a longtime challenge for city residents, the COVID-19 pandemic
has both increased the need for free food and greatly impacted its
distribution.
ModivCare’s participation in this initiative aligns with the
expansion of its contract with the New Jersey Department of Human
Services to include the delivery of food, groceries, and now fresh
produce to Trenton residents.
“This partnership highlights the need to tear down barriers that
prevent access to healthy and nutritious food because we know how
it can significantly impact the health of our communities,” said
Kenneth W. Wilson, Chief Operating Officer for ModivCare. “We are
thrilled to work with innovative partners like Trenton Health Team
and Snipes Farm and Education Center in addressing the social
factors that affect health outcomes, while leveraging our
transportation network to deliver food, so that together we may
better serve those in need.”
“We know people with diabetes are at higher risk of COVID-19
complications and we know the pandemic has increased the need for
emergency food in Trenton,” said THT Director of Population Health
Natalie Terens. “This partnership addresses both concerns by
delivering free, healthy, fresh produce to individuals living with
diabetes right to their homes.”
About ModivCare
ModivCare Inc. (“ModivCare”) (Nasdaq: MODV) is a
technology-enabled healthcare services company, which provides a
suite of integrated supportive care solutions for public and
private payors and their patients. Our value-based solutions
address the social determinants of health (SDoH), enable greater
access to care, reduce costs, and improve outcomes. We are a
leading provider of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT),
personal and home care, and nutritional meal delivery. ModivCare
also holds a minority equity interest in CCHN Group Holdings, Inc.
and its subsidiaries (“Matrix Medical Network”), which partners
with leading health plans and providers nationally, delivering a
broad array of assessment and care management services to
individuals that improve health outcomes and health plan financial
performance. For more information, visit: www.ModivCare.com.
About Trenton Health Team
Trenton Health Team (THT) is an innovative
multi-sector partnership dedicated to the health and well-being of
the greater Trenton community. Beginning in 2006 as a partnership
among Capital Health, St. Francis Medical Center, Henry J. Austin
Health Center, and the Department of Health and Human Services of
the City of Trenton, THT’s vision of a “Healthy Trenton” includes:
healthy environment and housing, vibrant public spaces, a growing
economy, effective education, healthy food access, improved safety,
equity and social cohesion, and quality healthcare. For more
information, visit: www.trentonhealthteam.org or follow
us @trentonhealth.
- Trenton Health Food Delivery - Executive Medical
Transportation
Liz Thomas
ModivCare
(609) 923-9946
liz@thomasboyd.com
Michelle Ruess
Trenton Health Team
mruess@trentonhealthteam.org
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