Page 34 - August 2022 Issue.indd

Choptank provided over the summer to students 18.2% of children in Caroline County
enrolled in Choptank Health’s School- and 980 or 14.3% of Talbot County’s
Community Health Based Health Centers in both counties. children are facing food insecurity.

Provides Produce “Participating students are also Feeding America is the United States’
largest hunger-relief organization that
Prescriptions for receiving health education on conducts an annual study to learn more
topics including the importance of about hunger at local levels.
Students a healthy diet and physical activity,”
explains Choptank Health Director of “This is a great example of how
Choptank Community Health System Community Based Programs Chrissy collaboration with other organizations
is providing produce prescriptions Bartz PA-C, MMS. “By integrating food can help our community,” says
to Mid-Shore students through access and preventative care, we’re able Choptank Health CEO Sara Rich.
community partnerships with the to help address childhood hunger and “These partnerships enhance the
Avalon Foundation and Caroline improve healthy dietary outcomes.” meaningful work our teams do each
County Public Schools Shore Gourmet day while providing essential resources
“Sho Go” Mobile Market. Funding for Bartz and her School-Based Health that strengthen our communities.”
the project comes from a $25K grant Center team planned the logistics of
through the School-Based Health the program. “We’re fortunate to build on a
Center (SBHC) Food Access Learning partnership that began with Choptank
“This program is allowing families
Network and Share Our Strength’s No Community Health at the onset
Kid Hungry Campaign. to select and prepare local produce of the COVID-19 pandemic,” says
together and continue our conversations Avalon Foundation CEO Al Bond.
The program provides local children around healthy diet with everyone in “Transitioning from our outreach

with four, $5 vouchers for the child the home,” says Bartz. “Th is outreach efforts to working together to help
and family to obtain fresh produce with the farmers and mobile markets make sure no child goes hungry is very
from the Easton Farmers Market and is also a great way to meet the needs of meaningful work.”
Shore Gourmet’s “Sho Go” Mobile local children facing food insecurities.”
Market locations in Caroline and “This program is a great way to put
Feeding America reports that 1,430 or

Talbot counties. The vouchers are being fresh produce in the hands of children

Quality Health Care

for the Entire Family

Six Locations to Serve You

Federalsburg Medical & Goldsboro Medical & Easton Pediatrics
Dental Centers Dental Centers 410-770-8910
410-754-9021 410-634-2380
St. Michaels
Denton Medical & Cambridge Fassett- Bay Hundred Medical &
Dental Centers Magee Health Center Dental Centers
410-479-2650 Cambridge Dental Center 410-745-0200
410-228-4045

Accepting Medicare, Medicaid & Most Major Insurance Plans
www.choptankhealth.org

34