When you hear of the Oregon State University Extension Service, what comes to mind? For most of us, it is their long history of academic/rural partnering to improve local agriculture
MALHEUR COUNTY
A program to prescribe fruits and vegetables to Oregonians who are experiencing food insecurity and who may also be enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan has been growing locally since March of 2019. There are two entities locally, Valley Family Health Care, and Malheur County Health Department, which can prescribe food through a voucher system to be redeemed at local participating stores, including Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Red Apple and Waremart, in Ontario, and M & W Market, in Nyssa.
Innovative program
A news release from Eastern Oregon Health Living Alliance, issued in early April, outlined how the Frontier Veggie Rx Innovation program is making efforts to help resolve food insecurity for individuals and families in rural areas.